Town & Country Modern Manners: The Thinking Person's Guide to Social GracesThomas P. Farley Hearst Books, 2005 - Počet stran: 256 As a follow up to the extremely successful Town & Country's Social Graces comes this new collection of essays by some of our most celebrated writers, exploring the need for manners in today's hectic world. Such keen observers as David Brown, Hugh Downs, Frank McCourt, and Peggy Noonan offer their witty and incisive views on how to avoid offending others. Town & Country magazine has been synonymous with good taste and refinement for more than a century. So who better to comment on the need for manners in a time of constant cell phone chatter, non-step competition, hair-trigger-tempers, and fast-paced lifestyles? Both humorous and insightful, this sparkling collection of essays reflects on the pressing need for kindness, consideration, and civilized behavior. And the list of contributors is stellar: David Brown makes a persuasive plea for civility; Jamie Lee Curtis talks about "Having Dinner with the Family"; Sonya Friedman reflects on motherhood; Charles Osgood comments on everyday courtesies; and Ted Sorenson discusses "Patriotic Pride." With topics that range from the art of listening to good elevator etiquette, these eloquent pieces offer advice worth following. |
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Introduction by Pamela Fiori | 11 |
Win Some Lose Some by Charles Osgood | 21 |
Peaceful Coexistence | 31 |
Elevator Ups and Downs by Patricia Marx | 37 |
When Bad Things Happen to Bad People | 45 |
The Genuine Article | 51 |
Insincerely Yours by John Sedgwick | 57 |
Material Whirl by Jane Hammerslough | 66 |
You Must Be Kidding | 121 |
Way Too Familiar? by Joan Caraganis Jakobson | 127 |
Home Is Where the Heart | 137 |
In the Company of Friends by Karen Duffy | 144 |
Lets Make a Meal by Francine Maroukian | 154 |
Thank You for Not Sharing by Andy Borowitz | 163 |
FACE OF THE NATION | 173 |
Minding Miss Manners An interview with Judith Martin | 180 |
Marriage Matters | 73 |
Matrimonial Manners by Stacey Okun | 79 |
To Love and to Cherish? by Janet Carlson Freed | 90 |
So What Do You Expect? by Jill Kargman | 102 |
How to Treat Your Nanny by Janet Carlson Freed | 110 |
The Mother Tongue | 189 |
Fighting Words by Geoffrey Nunberg | 195 |
September 11 2001 | 206 |
What Ive Learned by Peggy Noonan | 216 |
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