| "Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition" is not your | | | | such as table manners, introductions, displaying the flag |
| grandmother's guide to manners. The most respected | | | | and responding to invitations. Entertaining, planning and |
| authority on all things proper since 1922, "Emily Post's | | | | attending weddings and communication are covered in |
| Etiquette" has been completely rewritten by Peggy | | | | detail. Most people will find the guidelines in the chapter |
| Post, Emily Post's great-granddaughter-in-law, to help | | | | titled "The Finer Points of Tipping" very useful. There's |
| you conduct yourself with courtesy appropriate for | | | | even a section on Official Protocol, so you'll know how |
| today's contemporary living. | | | | to behave if you are ever invited to the White House. |
| In "Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition," Post offers | | | | "Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition" is well-written and |
| advice for handling modern situations such as online | | | | well-organized. That is of key importance considering |
| dating,"blended" families and breastfeeding or pumping | | | | this book is 896 pages long. Post's style is easy and |
| at the office. Guidelines are given for using high-tech | | | | conversational, keeping you from feeling like you're |
| devices like cell phones, e-mail, and instant messaging. | | | | getting bogged down and welcoming you to continue |
| There is even a discussion on the inappropriateness of | | | | reading. If you have a specific etiquette question, you |
| displaying body piercings at a job interview. | | | | will be able to find the answer quickly and easily due to |
| Fortunately, when updating the book to address | | | | the attention paid to the book's structure. The table of |
| modern advances and changes, Post did not disregard | | | | contents and index are intuitive. The chapters are |
| the situations and concerns that have remained | | | | broken up and easy to navigate through the effective |
| important through the years. "Emily Post's Etiquette, | | | | use of headings and subheadings. Indexed tabs are |
| 17th Edition" is packed with timeless advice on matters | | | | even thoughtfully included. |