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Provides guidance on how to remain courteous in situations that can be hostile, including advice on how to behave on the Internet and how to deal with troublesome friends and family members.--

"If you've ever worried about your table manners, the correct way to handle an introduction, how to write a thank-you note or answer an invitation, then this is the book for you. In question-and-answer format, Peggy Post, America's foremost etiquette in everyday life, at home and on the job." --

A story about a rude cake who never says please or thank you or listens to its parents, and a Giant Cyclops who is polite.

A young girl and her monster friend demonstrate good behavior and manners.

"From the brilliant comedic mind behind the hit movie Yes Man, a hilarious and pitch-perfect look at the rudeness that's all around us -- where it comes from, how it affects us, and what we can do about it. You're not just imagining it: People are getting more and more rude - from cutting in line, gabbing on their phones and clipping their nails on public transportation, to hurling epithets on Twitter and in real life (including a certain President...

The acclaimed author of The Choosing Civility returns to the subject of common decency and thoughtful behavior. Many of us find ourselves confronted with rudeness every day and don't know how to respond. From the intrusive cell-phone user who holds loud conversations in public to the hostile highway driver who cuts one off with a quick swerve of his car, politeness seems to be on a downward spiral, surprising us at every turn. P.M. Forni, the author...

Rotten Ralph makes an earnest attempt at good behavior but is enticed, not too reluctantly, into a series of misadventures by some ruffian alley cats.