Have you forgotten a person's name two minutes after being introduced? Have you wondered which fork to use or how to discreetly pay the check while attending an important business dinner? Have you insulted an international client by mistake and didn't realize it until it was too late? Making these types of errors can get in the way of getting ahead. However, these faux pas can be avoided by exercising a little bit of business etiquette. Business...

Taking his inspiration from a 16th century French manual on etiquette, young George Washington compiled his own set of instructions under the title, The Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior. These concise rules to live by have been studied and copied by millions of readers eager to absorb Washington's secrets of success in life and work. Neither unduly severe nor sentimental, the rules have stood the test of time and still reverberate today.

School, clubs, soccer practice, piano lessons, study groups, latte with friends, dinner with grandparents, sleepovers, birthday parties, shopping-young ladies today are always on the go, their busy lives filled with activities and socializing. Girls interact with more people and in more places than ever before. But all of those opportunities to build friendships, make a good impression, and enjoy exciting experiences can go awry if she hasn't learned...

Make your special day perfect with an emphasis on etiquette Your wedding day is one of the most important events in your life, but planning for it doesn't have to be nerve-wracking. This wedding planning book can help ensure your wedding is memorable, meaningful, and most importantly, stress-free. With a unique focus on empathy and mindfulness, this wedding planner offers savvy advice, inclusive considerations for all partners and guests, and interactive...

In today's multicultural society, we are increasingly likely to meet and become friends with people from different religious backgrounds, and to find ourselves attending an unfamiliar ceremony. When this happens, there can be few of us who know exactly what to expect, or are confident about how to behave. This book will help you: • to understand the backgrounds to the key festivals, ceremonies, and practices of the major world religions • to...

What to do and what not to do when traveling almost anywhere- an entertainment for the armchair or the intrepid traveler Why shouldn't you offer to pay for your share of the meal in China? Or, use the thumbs-up sign to mean "that's excellent" in Sardinia? Because, of course, despite the ease with which we can now communicate with and visit one another, they still do things differently over there. In China your host will "lose face" if you don't...

In a series of funny and illustrative stories, Trisha Prabhu, the CEO and inventor of #ReThink, asks readers to stop and consider the consequences before they post, tweet, comment, or text. Because of her own experiences as a cyberbullied preteen, Trisha Prabhu decided that ending internet hate and promoting the idea of being a thoughtful, considerate, kind online citizen was her life's goal. After creating the #ReThink? technology, winning awards,...

Etiquette exists in some form in all countries, has existed and will exist in all ages. This book offers a complete guide and insight into norms of polite society. It is a practical reference book including everyday situations and numerous tips and recipes for the complexion creams, pastes, home remedies and various household chores. Useful knitting guides also included in this practical guide for a successful woman of polite society.

Every age and social strata has its bad eggs, rule-breakers, and nose-thumbers. As acclaimed popular historian and author of How to Be a Victorian Ruth Goodman shows in her madcap chronicle, Elizabethan England was particularly rank with troublemakers, from snooty needlers who took aim with a cutting "thee," to lowbrow drunkards with revolting table manners. Goodman draws on advice manuals, court cases, and sermons to offer this colorfully crude portrait...

"A bossy little girl makes a bear cub follow all the rules at her tea party before he is allowed to eat any of the cookies"--