Choosing Civility: The Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct

Forni, P. M.

ISBN 10: 0312281188 / ISBN 13: 9780312281182

Published by St. Martin's Press, 2002

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Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front endpage. Rear joint cracked.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Choosing Civility: The Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312281188
• ISBN 13: 9780312281182
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

For most people, thoughtful behaviour and common decency are in short supply, or simply forgotten in hurried lives of emails, mobile phones and multi-tasking. In CHOOSING CIVILITY, civility expert P M Forni identifies the 25 rules that are most essential in connecting effectively and happily with others. Each rule is briefly explained in clear, witty and, well, civilised language. For example: - Think Twice Before Asking Favours - Give Constructive Criticism - Refrain from Idle Complaints - Respect Others' Opinions - Don't Shift Responsibility and Blame - Care for Your Guests - Accept and Give Praise

About the Authors

Dr. P.M. Forni teaches civility and Italian literature at Johns Hopkins University. He is the co-founder of The Johns Hopkins Civility Project (1997 - 2000). His series of commentaries, Speaking of Manners, is aired by the National Public Radio-affiliate station in Baltimore. Among the media outlets that have reported on his work on civility are The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Times of London, the BBC, CNNfn and elsewhere. He lives with his wife Virginia in Baltimore, Maryland.

DR. P.M. FORNI is an award-winning professor of Italian Literature at Johns Hopkins University. In 2000 he founded The Civility Initiative at Johns Hopkins and over the years has continued to teach courses on the theory and history of manners. His book Choosing Civility (2002) has sold more than 100,000 copies. Reports on his work have appeared on The New York Times, The Times of London, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Los Angeles Times. He has been a on a number of radio and television shows, including ABC's World News Tonight, CBS Sunday Morning and BBC's Outlook. For years he was a regular on-the-air contributor to the Baltimore NPR affiliate station and the nationally syndicated radio show The Satellite Sisters.