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Why manners matter : the case for civilized behavior in a barbarous world
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Why manners matter : the case for civilized behavior in a barbarous world

Author: Lucinda Holdforth
Publisher: New York : Amy Einhorn Books/G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st American ed
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From the Publisher: In the spirit of On Bullshit, a wonderfully erudite and entertaining essay about manners. When Lucinda Holdforth told her mother she was writing an essay about manners, her mother said, "You're writing a book about manners?" Deeply offended, Lucinda called her best friend and relayed what her mother had said. Her best friend paused before saying, "Well, you do say "f***" a lot." Welcome to the  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Lucinda Holdforth
ISBN: 9780399155321 0399155325
OCLC Number: 232257678
Notes: Originally published: 2007.
Description: 172, [1] p. ; 19 cm.
Contents: Because man is an animal --
Because manners are more important than laws --
Because manners nurture our equality --
Because sovereignty demands self-sovereignty --
Because who else can we call on? --
Because McDonald's doesn't own manners --
Because manners give us dignity.
Responsibility: Lucinda Holdforth.
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From the Publisher: In the spirit of On Bullshit, a wonderfully erudite and entertaining essay about manners. When Lucinda Holdforth told her mother she was writing an essay about manners, her mother said, "You're writing a book about manners?" Deeply offended, Lucinda called her best friend and relayed what her mother had said. Her best friend paused before saying, "Well, you do say "f***" a lot." Welcome to the interesting quagmire Lucinda Holdforth finds herself in. She believes that manners are essential to civilization. Yet according to the knife-and-fork snobs, or exclusive bores, her modern-day attitude might not scream manners. And in this age of global warming and warfare, aren't manners frivolous? Do manners really matter? Yes! she passionately exclaims. Citing everyone from Tocqueville to Proust to Borat, Holdforth shows how manners-which many of us might think are inconsequential-are actually the cornerstone of civilization. Incredibly smart, the book illustrates how the philosophies of the greatest thinkers are relevant to our very modern lives.

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