In *Modern Manners* cultural guru P. J. OβRourke provides the essential accessory for the truly contemporary man or woman-a rulebook for living in a world without rules. Traditionally, good manners were a means of becoming as bland and invisible as everyone else, and thus of avoiding calling at
Modern manners
β Scribed by Albert S. Furtwangler
- Book ID
- 104601584
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 1981
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-0633
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
The questions students ask are often disconcertingly beside the point of a teacher's efforts, but nonetheless revealing.
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