Search results for ""Author Caroline Tiger""

Is there any polite way to shush a chatty person at the movies? Should roller bladers be passed on the left side or the right side? When is it unacceptable to answer your cell phone? And why doesn't anyone in your grocery store seem to understand the basic rules of shopping cart navigation and right-of-way? If you've ever pondered these kinds of questions, "How to Behave" is the book you've been waiting for: a hip, irreverent, but entirely practical guide to proper behavior in the twenty-first century. Here are dozens of fascinating skills that Emily Post wouldn't even think to mention like the best ways to: Share elbow space on an airplane armrest. Contend with road rage. Position yourself when boarding a crowded elevator. Observe basic e-mail etiquette. Speak on a cell phone without enraging others...plus dozens of other essential survival techniques. Much more than a simple etiquette book, "How to Behave" is a real-life guide to living in the real world.

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"The Newlywed's Instruction Manual" is the perfect follow-up to Bride and Groom and a natural companion to "The Home Owner's Manual". And like these fun and informative guides, our latest offering covers all the touchy topics that accompany this uncharted territory, but with hip useful text and cute tech-y illustrations. Covering all the issues and quandaries that arise during the first year of marriage, from finances and home-buying to fights, in-laws, romance, and combining all of your belongings, "The Newlywed's Instruction Manual" makes the perfect wedding gift for that starry-eyed couple just embarking on their life together.

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