Emily Post's Etiquette by Peggy Post
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Description
Everything you need to know about etiquette! All in just an 847-page hardcover, indexed book! It's a must have!
Book review from Publisher's Weekly:
Looking for the user’s manual that should have come with your life? This compendium of socially acceptable responses to every conceivable opportunity for personal embarrassment or inadvertent insult is as close as you’re likely to get. Post, great-granddaughter-in-law to the famous Emily, carries on the family business as a recognized authority and frequently interviewed and published author. Far from quaint, her update to the 1922 classic includes sections on how to graciously discuss a potential sex partner’s past and the circumstances under which one can re-gift in good conscience. These new sections seamlessly co-exist with discussions on perennially necessary topics, such as where to place a soupspoon when setting a formal table and whether one may wear white after Labor Day (the answer is yes). This integration of new material with old, according to Post, follows the same basic principles that underlay Emily Post’s original version—showing respect and consideration for others while placing a premium on honesty, graciousness and deference. The original book was considered revolutionary in its time because it recast manners from rigid Victorian rules into behavior that was based on ethics, values and common sense. This latest version isn’t revolutionary, but it’s useful. It also serves as a reminder of how individual choices may affect others and how easy it is to choose—words, wardrobes, gifts and actions—more wisely. At 800-plus pages, cover-to-cover reading isn’t intended. This is a book best referred to like a wise old aunt who would be consulted as situations warrant. Regardless of how one consumes it, every section, from "Dining and Entertaining" to "You and Your Job," tends to leave the reader feeling a bit improved for the effort and hopeful about Post’s assertion that good behavior is catching—the more it is displayed, the more it spreads.
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Special Instructions
Peggy Post, Emily Post's great-granddaughter-in-law,
is a director of The Emily Post Institute and the author
of more than twelve books. Her newest books include Emily's Christmas Gifts (September 2008) co-authored with Cindy Post Senning, as well as A Wedding Like No Other (May 2008), written with Peter Post.
Peggy's books also include the 17th edition of Emily Post's Etiquette; Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette;
"Excuse Me, But I Was Next..." How to Handle the Top 100 Manners Dilemmas; The Etiquette Advantage in Business (written with Peter Post); The Gift of Good Manners: A Parent's Guide to Raising Respectful, Kind, Considerate Children; and Emily's Everyday Manners (both written with Cindy Post Senning, Ed.D.). All are published by Collins.
Peggy writes a monthly column in Good Housekeeping magazine. She is also a contributing editor for USA Weekend. Peggy conducts lectures and seminars for businesses and community groups across the country. Peggy's vibrant personality and media savvy have led companies to request her services for spokesperson campaigns. In this role she has worked with clients like MasterCard, Yahoo!, American Express, Florida Citrus, Merci Chocolates, Tassimo Hot Beverage System, Hit Entertainment, and SBC Communications.
Peggy began her career as an international flight attendant for Pan American World Airways. She then taught seventh grade English and history in New York City before entering the business world, developing a 30-year career in management, consulting and sales. Born in Washington, DC, she was raised in Maryland and New Orleans and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in education from LSU. Peggy and her husband, Allen, live in south Florida, and she has two stepsons, Casey and Jeep.