IT CAN'T CRASH, IT WON'T PUT YOU ON HOLD, AND IT NEVER TAKES LUNCH BREAKS.

• Your computer screen freezes after hours of work on the proposal due to your boas at 7 A.M.
  
• You try to save a masterpiece graph, and your computer reports "insufficient memory."
  
• You need a copy of your resume for your interview in an hour, and the printer is printing in an alien language.
  
• Your computer "crashes," and you haven't got a backup.

If you've ever used a personal computer (and who hasn't), you know what these moments are...

Kids today need manners more than ever, and Dude, That's Rude makes it fun and easy to get some. Full-color cartoons and kid-friendly text teach the basics of polite behavior in all kinds of situations--at home, at school, in the bathroom, on the phone, at the mall, and more. Kids learn Power Words to use and P.U. Words to avoid, why their family deserves their best manners, and the essentials of e-tiquette (politeness online). It seems like light reading, but it's serious stuff: Manners are major social skills, and this book gives kids a great start.