Would It Kill You To Stop Doing That
A Modern Guide to Manners
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
27 March 2012
Summary
We all know bad manners when we see them, NPR and Vanity Fair contributor Henry Alford observes at the beginning of his new book. But what, he asks, do good manners look like in our day and age? When someone answers their cell phone in the middle of dining with you, or runs you off the sidewalk with their doublewide stroller, or you enter a post-apocalyptic public restroom, the long-revered wisdom of Emily Post can seem downright prehistoric.
Troubled by the absence of good …Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780446557665 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0446557668 |
| Author: | Henry Alford |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Twelve |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 27 March 2012 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 185mm x 24mm |
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Is it a breach of good manners to mislead folks just a little if you are going to show them a good time? The question arises after a brisk and happy trot through Henry Alford’s new book, WOULD IT KILL YOU TO STOP DOING THAT?… Lively. - The New York Times
Investigative humorist Henry Alford explores the illusive art of behaving well… Alford is a charming writer, who seems able to spin delightful stuff from whatever straw he happens to stumble across, and his rumination on good behavior is no exception. - Salon.com[His] self-deprecating wit recalls earlier generations of gentlemanly humor writers… Alford offers a…nearly always charming account of his own confusion about how to act. - The Boston ReviewAlford is a razory-wicked, fun guy to be around, and each of his stories are like those ‘tiny acts of grace’ brightening your day. - KirkusMr. Manners Henry Alford explains how-and why-to behave. WOULD IT KILL YOU TO STOP DOING THAT? amuses as it informs. - The New York Times Book Review[Alford] describes life as a cosmic Wikipedia, in which each of us through our actions is redefining and expanding the categories to which we belong. The book alternates between these idiosyncratic digressions and actual commentary on modern manners…consistently fun. - NewsdayExtremely entertaining… Whatever the ideals may be, most of us can agree decent manners are a good idea. Thanks to this handbook, we stand a better chance of complying. - BookpageEven the best behaved among us would benefit from a close reading of investigative humorist Henry Alford’s brilliant primer on gracious living, Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That? - Vanity FairAbout The Author
Henry Alford
Henry Alford is the author of three acclaimed works of investigative humour - How To Live: A Seach for Wisdom from Old People (While They are Still on this Earth; Big Kiss: One Actor’s Desperate Attempt to Claw His Way to the Top and Municipal Bondage: One Man’s Anxiety-Producing Adventures in the Big City. He has been a regular contributor to the New York Times and Vanity Fair and a staff writer at Spy. He has also written for The New Yorker, GQ, New York, Details, Harper’s Bazaar, Travel and Leisure, the Village Voice and Paris Review. He lives in Manhattan.
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