The Art of Social Climbing: A Guide for the Socially Ambitious - Softcover

Kerney, Lincoln

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1495441865 ISBN 13: 9781495441868

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Have you ever noticed that those who come from old money share certain tastes? An easily recognizable yet difficult to emulate set of mannerisms and style?

For those looking to climb the social ladder comes a guidebook to the world of old money from an insider. Lincoln Kerney grew up in this world and has watched too many flounder with simple mistakes on their way to the top.

A graceful entrance into the world of the wealthy will not be easy—there are rules and rituals that the rich have been learning from infancy that will require study and practice. That’s why Kerney has created The Art of Social Climbing, a compendium of tips and tricks on everything from what to wear, where to live, and how to behave, all of which will allow you to fit in while remaining true to yourself.

With a conversational tone and a dash of good humor, this is the must-have manual for anyone looking to move up and blend into a world of houses, horses, and hired help.

About this title

About the Author:

Lincoln Kerney was born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey. He is a graduate of the Portsmouth Abbey School and earned a BA in journalism at Texas Christian University. He lived in Fort Worth and New York City before returning to Princeton for the better part of his adult life. Kerney currently lives in Boca Grande, Florida, and Quechee, Vermont.

Review:

"Rather like Holden Caulfield, Kerney detests pretentious snobs, calling them the "worst offenders." So he set out to needle them, drawing on a lifetime of experience. The sly thing about his book is that it really does read like a self-help guide for those who want to insinuate themselves into the upper echelons of society.  " It's a little as if P.G. Wodehouse had deputized his immortal creation Bertie Wooster to pass onto the hoi polloi a list of Dos and Don'ts. The advice seems simultaneously serious and facetious."
-Nicola Smith, the Valley News

"Spot-on in every way"
Shannon Donnelly, the Palm Beach Daily News

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1495441865
• ISBN 13: 9781495441868
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112