How to Behave: A Guide to Modern Manners Hardcover – October 4, 2011

The world would probably be a much better place if everyone read this book. It wasn't quite what I was hoping for, but it was entertaining.

This was a repurchase for a gift as I already owned a copy and it went over as a hit. Hilarious and yet true... stating things we're thinking but cant quite find the courage to say. good read.

Disappointing for a college student. This may be good for someone in middle school.

Great book

The advice on when and how to retaliate is among the items that distracts from the solid tips in much of the book. Are you really supposed to get back at another airplane passenger? Are you really better off blocking someone in traffic? Do you really want to confront the person with a few extra items in the express line (yes, I know I feel like doing it)? Do you actually tell the clerk who spritzed you with perfume that you are "enraged and disgusted"? Perhaps the author was trying satire or humor. If so, the attempts all failed. She isn't as clever as Miss Manners, and too most of the mainstream content is played straight up.OK, with the complaints aside, Ms. Tiger is very sound on the basics. In proposing how to deal with rude behavior (pre-escalation), she reminds us not to do those things ourselves, which is the corollary of how to respond. In America, be well aware of personal space. Use your cell phone quietly and with awareness of others. Don't leave the copier without paper. How to pick up on clues that your co-workers don't feel like chatting. Keep the office kitchen and fridge clean. Don't use insipid signatures and greetings in your e-mails. Watch the personal calls. Be polite getting in and out of elevators. No checking out people at the gym. How to split the check or pick up the tab. And so on.The book is an easy read, with 200-ish small pages without a lot of type. You'll finish quickly, unless you pause to contemplate the advice or remember relevant situations from your own life.

Honestly, I have often worried about the dilemnas referred to in this book. Finally, someone has provided an end to my woes.I recommend this for anyone who has a conscience. Many topics reveal (and quite humorously) the answers to some of life's most uncomfortable moments: how to avoid overtalkative office workers (and a helpful voodoo remedy for extreme cases); quieting people who talk during movies; and cell-phone etiquette are just a few examples.This is a fun and helpful book. Good for just about any kind of gift. Or keep it for yourself. I did.

That is essentially what this book teaches. If you were socially challenged before you read this book and actually inclined to follow the instructions, you'll soon wonder why random strangers and old friends alike seem to hate you. This book details perfect examples of most, if not all, unpleasant encounters I've observed with what I considered to be extremely rude individuals. However, that appears to be its rather well masked intention.

If you have a sense of humor, you'll have a good laugh with this book, and pick up many useful tips along the way. Dealing with everything from commuter protocol to e-mail etiquette, this guide covers situations that most manners books miss. The section on gym etiquette should be required reading for certain gym users I've come across. Lastly, using a little common sense will easily allow you to tell which suggestions have been made in jest.