Cover of How to Be a Lady: A Contemporary Guide to Common Courtesy (A Gentlemanners Book)

How to Be a Lady: A Contemporary Guide to Common Courtesy (A Gentlemanners Book)

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Whether a woman is a contractor, a stay-at-home mother, or a high-poweredbrattorney, the suggestions in How to Be a Ladywill cause others to think, "Wow! She's got it all together!"

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If a lady is on a diet, she does not speak of it at the table. A lady never eats a meal while behind the wheel of a car. A lady makes it a point to know the names of the teams playing in the Super Bowl.

The roles women play in society today are drastically different than they were 25 years ago, and some of the rules are different as well. Patterned after the successful How to Be a Gentleman, How to Be a Ladyis a practical book of etiquette that is not snobbish, boring or intimidating. It is designed for a new century by discussing such issues as how to dress for the workplace, the importance of knowing self defense, and how to tactfully ask for the sexual history of a person with whom a lady is considering an intimate relationship.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 154 pages

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