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An essential guide to modern etiquette.

Life is full of awkward social situations; we forget someone's name while making introductions, we're stuck on the elevator with our boss, we run into our ex on a first date. While these dilemmas might feel trivial, they tap into some of the deepest themes of our social existence: how to pursue our own agenda while honoring the happiness and needs of others? How to go beyond the surface level when relating to another person?

Featuring twenty case studies from our modern world, this book puts good manners back at the center of our lives. Far from being old fashioned or stuffy, The School of Life argues, etiquette provides a framework through which to create a kinder and more considerate world.

• THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO ETIQUETTE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
• NAVIGATING OUR MOST AWKWARD SOCIAL SITUATIONS this practical and relevant guide offers tips and scripts.
• TWENTY CASE STUDIES AND ACTIONABLE ADVICE for dealing with common social dilemmas.
• HOW TO WIN PEOPLE OVER, how to approach strangers at a party, and how to write an effective thank you note-the chapters in this book address common perplexing social situations head on.

• BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGHOUT

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  Introduction

  





  1. How to tell when you are being a bore

  





  2. How to write an effective thank you letter

  





  3. How to choose a good present

  





  4. How to approach strangers at a party

  





  5. What to do at parties if you hate small talk

  





  6. How to shake someone off at a party

  



 7.How to win people over

  





  8. Whether, and how much, to praise

  





  9. How to successfully disappoint someone socially

  





  10. How to be comfortable on your own in public

  





  11. How to deal with upsets in service situations

  





  12. How to become someone people will confide in

  





  13. How to talk to a bereaved acquaintance

  





  14. How to spill a drink down your front ? and survive

  





  15. How to deal with the subtext

  





  16. How to stop worrying whether or not they like you

  





  17. How to be a good guest

  





  18. How to tell someone they have spinach between their teeth

  





  19. How to make people feel good about themselves

  





  20. How to face social catastrophe