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For the first time in its history, this American classic has been completely rewritten. Peggy Post gives us etiquette for today's times. Read by millions since the first edition was published in 1922, Emily Post -- the most trusted name in etiquette -- has always been there to help people navigate every conceivable social situation. The tradition continues with this 100 percent revised and updated edition, which covers the formal, the traditional, the contemporary, and the casual.

Based on thousands of reader questions, surveys conducted on the Emily Post Institute and Good Housekeeping websites, and Peggy's travels across the country, the book shows how to handle the new, difficult, unusual, and everyday situations we all encounter. The definition of etiquette -- a code of behavior based on thoughtfulness -- has not changed since Emily's day. The etiquette guidelines we use to smooth the way change all the time.

This new edition resolves hundreds of our key etiquette concerns: dealing with rudeness, netiquette, noxious neighbors, road rage, family harmony, online dating, cell phone courtesy, raising respectful children and teens, and travel etiquette in the post-9/11 world...to name just a few.

Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition also remains the definitive source for timeless advice on entertaining, social protocol, table manners, guidelines for religious ceremonies, expressing condolences, introductions, how to be a good houseguest and host, invitations, correspondence, planning a wedding, giving a toast, and sportsmanship.

Peggy Post's advice gives us the confidence of knowing we're doing the right thing so we can relax and enjoy the moment and move more easily through our world. Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition will be the resource of choice for years to come.

Customer Reviews:

• "Emily Post Etiquette" A Valuable Companion
  This 17th edition (hardback) is excellent. It only arrived a week ago but has already proved to be a tremendous help in solving many tricky situations. I have recommended it to all my friends and relatives as a MUST to have on the Reference shelf of the Home Library. ...more info
• please read...
  my dad gave me the emily post etiquette book when i was about 12 yrs. old. this book was bought for our 11 year old. the updated edition addresses same parent families and other social issues.the book is tabbed for quick reference and is user friendly.
  overall, we hope our dtr. will us this as a guide[esp. during these troubling teen yrs.] and pass on the next updated version to her child....more info
• from SherriAllen.com
  "Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition" is not your grandmother's guide to manners. The most respected authority on all things proper since 1922, "Emily Post's Etiquette" has been completely rewritten by Peggy Post, Emily Post's great-granddaughter-in-law, to help you conduct yourself with courtesy appropriate for today's contemporary living.
  
  In "Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition," Post offers advice for handling modern situations such as online dating,"blended" families and breastfeeding or pumping at the office. Guidelines are given for using high-tech devices like cell phones, e-mail, and instant messaging. There is even a discussion on the inappropriateness of displaying body piercings at a job interview.
  
  Fortunately, when updating the book to address modern advances and changes, Post did not disregard the situations and concerns that have remained important through the years. "Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition" is packed with timeless advice on matters such as table manners, introductions, displaying the flag and responding to invitations. Entertaining, planning and attending weddings and communication are covered in detail. Most people will find the guidelines in the chapter titled "The Finer Points of Tipping" very useful. There's even a section on Official Protocol, so you'll know how to behave if you are ever invited to the White House.
  
  "Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition" is well-written and well-organized. That is of key importance considering this book is 896 pages long. Post's style is easy and conversational, keeping you from feeling like you're getting bogged down and welcoming you to continue reading. If you have a specific etiquette question, you will be able to find the answer quickly and easily due to the attention paid to the book's structure. The table of contents and index are intuitive. The chapters are broken up and easy to navigate through the effective use of headings and subheadings. Indexed tabs are even thoughtfully included.
  
  Peggy Post has done an excellent job with "Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition." She has provided a guide that allows for the more casual nature of modern society while honoring the simple courtesy and civility that will never be out of style....more info
• Helpful guide for handling grieving, funerals, condolences and memorial services
  Emily Post's Etiquette, a well-respected book on manners,includes a chapter called Grieving and Condolences that addresses related protocols. The chapter covers topics such as notifying others of a death, funeral and memorial-service arrangements, eulogies, online memorials, flowers and donations, guest registers, appropriate clothing for funerals, various religious customs, and sympathy notes. Very helpful to refer to for many areas of life. Excellent guides for people not familiar with death, funeral and memorial service protocols. -- Author of the multi-award winning resource guide-- Mom Minus Dad: The Essential Resource Guide for Busy Adults with a Newly Widowed Parent...more info
• This is a complete book for the "Good Manners"
  I recommend this book for everybody: children and adult, mother and father, employee and employer.
  
  It's for any occasion in social life: relationships, communication, celebrations, Job, Travel, Leisure...
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• The best of its kind
  Emily Post is arguably the most famous American writer on the subject of etiquette. I have heard about this book a few times but it was written so long ago that I thought it to be obsolete and never purchased it. Recently, my grandmother passed away and I stumbled upon the 1957 edition of Etiquette while searching through her books. I must say that I was dead wrong about the book being out of date. There are some traditions that have since died out, like what to do with hats, but only because the fashion has changed. The rest of the book is still very practical. In the preface to this book Emily Post says, "Graciousness and courtesy are never old-fashioned, though their expression does change."
  
  The importance of learning etiquette can be summed up in one quote from the first page of the book: "no one--unless he be a hermit--can fail to gain from a proper, courteous, likable approach, or fail to be handicapped by an improper, offensive, resentful one."
  
  While most people think of etiquette in relation to table setting and dinners, it is much more than that. This book guides the reader through everyday good manners and civility....more info
• Wonderful
  I was totally happy with both Amazon and the quality of my "used" book! The book was in perfect condition and the transaction with Amazon went very smooth. Many thanks!...more info