Emily Post's Entertaining is a practical guide to hosting with elegance and ease. Its goal is to give everyone the confidence to handle any get-together, from casual and cozy to formal and fancy. Among the wide range of events and entertaining quandaries Peggy Post addresses are: getting...

Why not make planning your child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah one of the happiest times in your life?

Now thanks to this indispensable, all-inclusive guide, you can:

- Obtain complete information on how to plan the perfect Bar or Bat Mitzvah
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Once upon a time girls stopped wearing dresses to school and put on jeans and tie-dyed T-shirts. It was the Age of Aquarius, when old rules of behavior no longer seemed to apply. But now that the flower children have children of their own, they're starting to wonder what the new rules ought to be.

Manners expert Carol McD. Wallace, who has two sons of her own, comes to the rescue with a clear, contemporary guide to what today's parents should teach their children, when to teach it, and how to do so with turning their homes into boot camp. Here, in the kind of knowing detail only a...

Most people would agree that thoughtful behavior and common decency are in short supply, or simply forgotten in hurried lives of emails, cellphones, and multi-tasking. In Choosing Civility, P. M. Forni identifies the twenty-five rules that are most essential in connecting effectively and happily with others. In clear, witty, and, well...civilized language, Forni covers topics that include:

* Think Twice Before Asking Favors
* Give Constructive Criticism
* Refrain from Idle Complaints
* Respect Others' Opinions
* Don't Shift Responsibility and Blame
* Care for...

This classic guide, first published in 1952, has been fully updated to reflect the concerns of the modern reader. The advice that has made Amy Vanderbilt the first name in etiquette remains pertinent today. Here is the final word on buying and using stationery, responding to dinner invitations, hosting a party, and attending...

• Invaluable for both business and leisure travelers.
• Comprehensive and practical coverage.

Compiled by Rosalie Maggio, a best-selling author and lifelong collector of finely worded communications, Great Letters for Every Occasion gives you hundreds of model letters that you can use "as is" or easily adapt to your needs.

The letters in this book cover every conceivable situation--from sensitive issues to business correspondence to holiday and special events. You'll even find love letters and pen-pal letters. Each is clearly and...