This could be you... Nov 18, 2009
We bring you the office party etiquette guide to get you through those few hours unscathed. The internet dating scene has the good, the bad and the desperateWe tell you all about it. (iAfrica.com)
Minding manners in the modern age Aug 15, 2009
In her entertaining, insightful modern etiquette guide, Abrahams asserts that recent changes in technology, the workplace, and society have made being polite more challenging than ever: Everywhere, there is pressure to do more, do better, and look fantastic and youthful while you re doing it. When our time, energy, and budgets are sapped by such demands, we quickly become too tired and cranky and stressed to be polite. (Boston Globe)
Second Marriage Gifts May 23, 2009
Etiquette Guide and Gift Ideas for Wedding Present Giving. Etiquette guide and gift ideas for those planning to give a wedding gift to a couple who are getting married for the second time. (Suite101.com)
There's a lot to like if you're a middle-class leftie May 22, 2009
Pitched as a tongue-in-cheek etiquette guide, Stuff White People Like lands its punches squarely. According to Lander, white people like Wes Anderson movies, shopping at farmers' markets and having black friends. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Housewives of New Jersey' adding bite to the brand May 12, 2009
The franchise has spawned swag (Ramona Singer of New York City and her Tru Renewal skin-care line), books (New York City's LuAnn de Lesseps, an aristocrat by marriage, and her new etiquette guide, Class With the Countess) and, of course, scandal (the aforementioned countess' split from her count husband, largely over e-mail). "People like seeing inside other people's lives when they're fun and dramatic and relatable and sometimes shocking," says Bravo general manager Frances Berwick. (USA Today -- Life)
'Good manners' guide to curb behaviour of Thailand's gay monks Apr 28, 2009
Etiquette guide' for Thai monks. It is customary for Thai men to enter the monkhood for training at least once. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Book Review Exchanging Lives by K... Apr 19, 2009
Charm School (Penguin Books Aust, 2003) one-stop etiquette guide for modern women. Quit for Chicks (Penguin Books Aust, 2003) tips for women who want to stop smoking. (Suite101.com)
