Miss Manners' Guide to Rearing Perfect Children

Judith. Martin

ISBN 10: 0241114918 / ISBN 13: 9780241114919

Published by Hamish Hamilton, 1985

About this Item

408 pages. inside cover and page edges tanned, text lightly tannedIn her inimitable, arch, no-nonsense style, Miss Manners provides etiquette g uidance for every social situation from school dances to conversations at the fa mily dinner table, explains how to impress a college admissions officer, and off ers rules for divorced parents and weekend parents.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Miss Manners' Guide to Rearing Perfect Children
• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241114918
• ISBN 13: 9780241114919
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

In her inimitable, arch, no-nonsense style, Miss Manners provides etiquette guidance for every social situation from school dances to conversations at the family dinner table, explains how to impress a college admissions officer, and offers rules for divorced parents and weekend parents

About the Author

Judith N. Martin is currently Herberger Professor of Communication in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University. She received her Ph.D. in speech communication from the Pennsylvania State University. She also studied at the Universite de Grenoble for a year, and was involved in study aboard administration for a number of years. She also has experience in cross cultural training and has co-authored three books with Prof. Tom Nakayama. Her current research interests focus on: the role of communication in cross cultural transitions, white identity and and communication, and pedagogical issues in teaching intercultural communication.