Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior

Oh, Easy Call.Well, to give some Bio Background that will make this Review more Sensible, well, I am from New Jersey. If you have any Sense, you are always 'from' New Jersey... the Problem would be if you Stayed in New Jersey... being From New Jersey is much better than being In New Jersey.But New Jersey People are famously Rude and I realized that I could not simply get away with Rudeness, simply because it was a Cultural Heritage... maybe there is a Lesson in there for... Purple Americans.... Oh, I think they want to be called Zebo Americans at this minute and a half. But if your Heritage and Traditions are Despicable.... duh?I read a lot of Miss Manners in the 1990's... sort of her Hey Days.... or maybe the 80's,,,, she was around for a while.... People used to read these things called Newspapers, and Miss Manners was Syndicated In Every Single Newspaper On Earth. No matter where I went in the World, as long as Something Somewhere was still printed in English, there was Miss Manners.I found her Clever and Amusing... long before I realized I really needed her. You see, one of my Hobbies is Pre-20th Century English Literature... and of course one of Miss Manner's Persona 'Shticks' is to adopt the Manners and Personality... And Language of the Edwardians and Victorians. She Really did a good job! she has Never broke Persona and said anything the least bit Contemporary.... well, maybe if the Joke she was working on really required it.Well, it has been a while since the 1990 and I found myself drifting back into Barbarism (oh, what is 'Barbarism'... well, it might as well be the New Jersey State Bird).I dug around in my Old Books and found "Miss Manners Rescues Civilization". Yes, my reading now is almost All Kindle... but I was reading Miss Manners by 'lamp light' while in bed prepared to go to sleep. I all seemed appropriate.But, that Book came to an end.So I ordered this Book. Well, it is Great. Miss Manners at her Peak. .... Miss Manners from the Top of Mount Olympus, which she must have spent a lifetime scaling... inching up ledge by ledge, rock by rock... finally presenting Herself to the Immortals... in such a Cordial Way they that they could not refuse her.

In my senior year of high school, I came across this book in the library and found that I couldn't put it down. The current librarian was retiring at the end of the year, and I had begged and pleaded with her to let me purchase the book. She told me how she was a Southern Belle in her youth, and how she and her friends were instructed to read it to learn proper etiquette. She smiled at me and said I could not buy the book from the library; and I was certain at that moment that I would never come across the book again (as it is out of print). When passing by the wedding planning section this week at the Barnes & Noble, I instantly remembered Miss Manners and looked for the book which I had so desperately wanted to read again. The Barnes & Noble, of course, did not carry it; but undeterred, I ran to my laptop as soon as I came home and searched for it here on Amazon. Within a few short days---I was not expecting it until next week) I received the package in the mail. Enclosed politely within the pages was a short and sweet little note asking that I leave feedback and promising accommodation should there be any complications; and so I thought I would share this little anecdote. The book is without question delightfully funny and an absolute must-read, for anyone inquiring assistance in the realm of etiquette; but the seller is also by far the most well-mannered I have come across on this site. The book is in wonderful condition and I would love to do business again. Thank you~

I think you will enjoy and profit from reading this book. Judith Martin does give instruction as to correct and polite behavior in all phases of society, the workplace, as well as within a family, but her writing style is sweet and amusing. This is not written as a military manual.This is a good book for anyone to have, provided they care; some people don't. In what appears to be an ever-increasingly rude society, this book becomes important. Having good manners and exercising propriety will help a person in every area of their life, while also causing them to be a blessing to others. The core of this book is all about being thoughtful, considerate, and civilized. There are probably a great many people who want to possess these virtues, but they were never taught, nor have they seen these virtues modeled.It's a good thing when a person wants to be thoughtful, polite, considerate, and refined, but these desires useless until they are lived out in everyday life. Judith Martin will show you how.The book arrived in perfect condition and was carefully packaged. It took slightly longer to arrive than what I expected, but I contacted the seller and they were more than gracious. I would definitely do business with them again.

We've found this book is a good source to answer any questions or settle any doubt regarding any etiquette question we've faced--everything from how to handle a clogged toilet at a guest's house to where to put the dessert spoon on your table and everything in between. She uses a two-part format: Actual questions from readers are answered and where more detail or history is needed, Miss Manners uses a standard paragraph format to inform her gentle readers. I think I've actually read all of Miss Manners' books--they're really enjoyable and amusing!

Read this book the first time more than thirty years ago and lay laughing so hard in the night that the bed was shaking, but Hubby has the best sleep so it didn't bother him.

Using a simple question and answer format, Miss Manners guides the perplexed through some of the difficult areas is social life; weddings , funerals and Christmas day are all in there .The tone is light incisive and sometimes the advice is really very good. There are nice quirky bits of humour to cheer the reader on. Perhaps a book for those interested in contemporary social norms in the u.s.rlexed

A must-read for any self-respecting adult who wishes to learn how to be a polite individual or just brush up on their manners.

Always helpful info to have around.

I had read the authors No Vulgar Hotel a book about er passion for all things Venice, which I thoroughly enjoyed and saw Miss Manners Guide referenced there - bought a pretty battered old copy and have been reading in small chunks (it is a mighty tome) It is a witty and entertaining read, a good bedside companion to dip into.