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Preview | FAQ | More Books How to Handle the Top 100 Manners Dilemmas [IMG] By Peggy Post Bestsellers * Diners, Drive-ins and Dives Price: $19.95 * More Diners, Drive-ins and Dives On Sale: 10/3/2006 * The Pioneer Woman Cooks Formats: Hardcover | Audio | E-Book View more bestsellers >> Most Viewed Books on Site buy "Excuse Me, But I Was Next...": How to Handle the * PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and Top 100 Manners Dilemmas God Book Description * The Visual Miscellaneum * If You Have to Cry, Go Outside Have you ever been annoyed by cell phone yakkers, * Avatar line cutters, or movie chatterers? Been confused * Hot for Words about who pays at a restaurant? Received a gift you hated? Fumed over how to respond to a nosy question? America's etiquette expert Peggy Post comes to the rescue in this concise, readable handbook devoted to the top 100 etiquette issues everyone wonders about. You'll learn how to politely say "no" to difficult requests, how to introduce someone if you've forgotten his or her name, how to perform damage control for e-mail bloopers, and countless other strategies for handling life's awkward moments. Additional highlights include: Ten Conversational Blunders . . . Five Introduction Goofs . . . Top Dinner-Table Manners Goofs . . . Tipping Guidelines . . . A Family Gathering Survival Guide . . . How to Spot a Dud on the First Date . . . Playdate Etiquette . . . How to Be a Welcome Houseguest . . . How to Simplify Gift Giving . . . Dispelling Wedding Myths . . . and much more. In "Excuse Me, But I Was Next . . . ," Peggy Post distills the essence of etiquette for today's world into the perfect portable book. ------------------------------------------------- Author Extras * Peggy Post Biography * Visit Peggy Post's Web Site [IMG] Essays: * Emily Post's The Gift of Good Manners Critical Praise for "Excuse Me, But I Was Next..." ------------------------------------------------- "In this easy-to-read guide, every reader will discover a means of getting out of at least one jam." - Library Journal ISBN: 9780060889166; ISBN10: 0060889160; Imprint: William Morrow ; On Sale: 10/3/2006; Format: Hardcover; Trimsize: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4; Pages: 304; $19.95; Ages: 18 and Up Books by Peggy Post Prom and Party Etiquette So, you've hit your teen years, and suddenly your social calendar is booked. There's homecoming, Prom and Party sweet sixteens, sports games, Etiquette prom, graduation, and all the parties in between. You are so excited, but you have a lot of questions, too. 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