Her Ladyship's Guide to Modern Manners - Couverture rigide

Gray, Lucy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1849943672 ISBN 13 : 9781849943673

Editeur : Batsford Ltd, 2016

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

An essential guide to modern manners, this enlightening and useful book strikes a balance between the stuffy, rigid rules of the 1950s and today's anything-goes school of thought. It is packed with good-humoured advice for the way we live today, but also discusses which formal points of etiquette are still relevant in the 21st century. * Introduction: who needs manners? * A Few Basics: punctuality (and overstaying your welcome), saying sorry and when it's best to lie * Party People: invitations, playing host, being a good guest, meeting and greeting * What to Wear: avoiding the pitfalls of modern dress codes * Rites of Passage: christenings, weddings and funerals * Eating Out: from saying grace to understanding cutlery * Going to Stay: following house rules, helping out, not making yourself too much at home * Getting Around: the rules of public transport and how to avoid road rage * Communications: how to make a phonecall and write an email * A Good Day at the Office: how to conduct yourself at work

Biographie de l'auteur :

Robert Allen was born in London, grew up in Edinburgh and lived in Cambridge with his German wife. As a psychologist he became Director of Mensa Psychometrics, a company selling psychological testing to businesses and individuals. The human mind has been a source of enduring fascination and he wrote many books in the field of popular psychology, including The Mind Workout Book (Collins & Brown, 2003) and Improve Your Memory (Collins & Brown, 2004), Boost Your Creativity (Collins & Brown, 2005), Me, myself and I (Collins & Brown, 2005). He also contributed to Fowler's Modern English Usage and wrote articles on the modern use of English in English Today and other journals.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Batsford Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1849943672
• ISBN 13: 9781849943673
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 176