Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People (O'Rourke, P. J.) - Softcover

O'Rourke, P. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087113375X ISBN 13: 9780871133755

Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing, 1994

Synopsis

In Modern Manners cultural guru P. J. O'Rourke 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 attention to one's own awkwardness and stupidity. Today, with everyone wanting to appear special, stupidity is at a premium and manners-as outrageous and bizarre as possible-are a wonderful way to distinguish ourselves, or have a fine time trying.

Modern Manners is an irreverent and hilarious guide to anti-etiquette that offers pointed advice on a range of topics from sex and entertaining to reading habits and death. With the most up-to-date forms of vulgarity, churlishness, and presumption, the latest fashions in discourtesy and barbarous display, P. J. O'Rourke makes it easier for all of us to survive with style in a rude world.

About this title

Synopsis

A resource guide to etiquette for the 1990s touches upon everything, from which books to read in bed--in case you die in your sleep--to how to achieve distinction by being outrageous and bizarre.

Edition details

• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087113375X
• ISBN 13: 9780871133755
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280