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Summary: Great gift
Review: Honestly, I have often worried about the dilemnas referred to in this book. Finally, someone has provided an end to my woes.I recommend this for anyone who has a conscience. Many topics reveal (and quite humorously) the answers to some of life's most uncomfortable moments: how to avoid overtalkative office workers (and a helpful voodoo remedy for extreme cases); quieting people who talk during movies; and cell-phone etiquette are just a few examples. This is a fun and helpful book. Good for just about any kind of gift. Or keep it for yourself. I did.
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Summary: Finally, the book I've been looking for all these years!
Review: I've been searching for a modern etiquette book for a long time and this one fits the bill perfectly! I was attracted to its handy size but it's the info inside that really delivers. Ms. Tiger tackles all the pesky situations we find ourselves in everyday and gives practical advice on how to get out of it gracefully. Shutting up chatty coworkers, handling cretins who pull out their cell phones in inappropriate places, dealing with drunk friends, regifting presents. This book has it all! And the author's tone is conversational and friendly. I feel like she's whispering advice into my ear, a pal watching my back. Get a copy of this book before you find yourself giving stinkeye over dinner to a jerk glued to his cell phone!
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Summary: Partly useful, but more satire than manners guide
Review: If the "Worst-Case Scenario" authors ever wrote a guide to modern etiquette, it would probably turn out a lot like this. Each subject area, from "sharing armrest space on a plane," to "puking in a taxi," is written with an introductory paragraph of potentially useful etiquette info. But what follows is a two-part "how to" section: first, how to confront the person and lecture them about their error; and second, how to take revenge on them or forcibly get your way. Examples would include seeking out the person who jostled your headrest on the plane and hitting *their* headrest, or performing deft elbow maneuvers to knock the other person's elbow off the armrest. If you're an etiquette junkie looking for a useful guide on modern situations, avoid this. "How to Behave" will horrify you, and mining for the bits of useful info is far too much trouble. If you want to read something more along the lines of "etiquette satire as entertainment," and indulge all your personal modern manners fantasies about what you secretly wish you could do to people who have offended you, then you'll find this book to be a riot.
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