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The name "Emily Post" is synonymous with etiquette, good manners, and decorum-and, with this newly revised and updated 2nd Edition of the New York Times bestseller Essential Manners for Men, Peter Post, Emily Post's great-grandson and director of The Emily Post Institute, Inc., once again does the great lady proud. In this invaluable handbook, Post addresses the topics men really need to master to succeed in business and in life-how to act and to...
3) Sour Grape
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"The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borrowed? Grudge! Orange never called back? Grudge! But when a friend holds a grudge against the Sour Grape without listening to an explanation, the Sour Grape realizes how unfair grudges can be. Could a bunch of forgiveness and compassion be enough to turn a sour grape sweet?"-- Amazon.
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Have you forgotten a person's name two minutes after being introduced? Have you wondered which fork to use or how to discreetly pay the check while attending an important business dinner? Have you insulted an international client by mistake and didn't realize it until it was too late? Making these types of errors can get in the way of getting ahead. However, these faux pas can be avoided by exercising a little bit of business etiquette.
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What to do and what not to do when traveling almost anywhere- an entertainment for the armchair or the intrepid traveler
Why shouldn't you offer to pay for your share of the meal in China? Or, use the thumbs-up sign to mean "that's excellent" in Sardinia?
Because, of course, despite the ease with which we can now communicate with and visit one another, they still do things differently over there. In China your host will "lose face" if you don't...
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A straight-talking guide that tackles how we should act when using a digital device or when online. As communication technologies change, becoming more and more essential to our daily lives, sometime the appropriate ways and times to use them remain unclear. Senning shows you how to navigate today's communication environment with emotional intelligence.
10) One cool friend
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Elliot, a very proper young man, feels a kinship with the penguins at the aquarium and wants to take one home with him.
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Identifying good manners as an important social skill, this guide describes proper etiquette in such situations as being home with other family members, having a conversation, eating in the school cafeteria, greeting others, and practicing personal hygiene.
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"I can't choose between my two best friends. Can I have two maids of honor? ""My fiancé and I are considering a destination wedding. Are we obligated to cover our attendants' travel expenses? ""Do we have to invite our guests' children to our wedding? ""I'm still close to my ex-husband's parents. Would it be okay to invite them to my wedding? ""How do my partner and I go about planning our commitment ceremony? ""My parents are divorced and each has...
18) Rude cakes
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A story about a rude cake who never says please or thank you or listens to its parents, and a Giant Cyclops who is polite.
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Alfie loves his mommy's cookies, and he wants one more than anything! But grabbing for one, fishing for one, and dressing up as a cookie inspector don't seem to work. His mommy says there is a better way. What is it? The littlest of readers will learn proper manners with Alfie as his mommy teaches him to say the magic words.
20) The good egg
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When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.
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