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In these modern, stress-filled times, etiquette is not as standard as it once was. The changing scenes of profession, dating, and political awareness call for another look at common manners. With this book, top Hollywood agent Michael Levine shares his social expertise culled from years of doing business with some of the world's most famous people.
People face many awkward situations: the dating scene with all its pitfalls; friends going through grief and loss; job difficulties and other personal problems; the woes of love, friendship, and profession. To avoid gaffes and goofs and other embarrassments, we need to bring our social I.Q. into the twenty-first century. This book defines manners and etiquette for how we live today and shows readers how to keep their mouths foot-free.
Among the topics covered are:
–How to mix business and social relationships
–Thank-you notes and why they are indispensable
–E-mail versus snail mail (guess which one is better)
–How to behave on a first date
–Racism, politics, and sex
–RSVP or else!
–The Ten Commandments of social I.Q.
–The basics of friendship
The book also includes a social I.Q. test—the author dares readers to improve their score before the "final exam" given at the end of the book. Raise Your Social I.Q. shows readers how to live better, happier, and nicer, and how to help rid the planet of bad manners and incivility.
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" It was good to read about social convention as seen by the pre-internet generation. Sadly i have to say most concepts seem outdated in focus and relevance. "
— Fausto, 11/3/2011 -
" I would hate to live in this man's world, where people are rude, self-centered, and generally crazy. The baby boomers' idea of rejecting everything their parents stand for seems to have turned society into a bunch of rude jerks. Yikes "
— Lori, 4/11/2008
About Michael Levine
Michael Levine, founder of one of the country’s most prominent entertainment public relations firms, has been called “one of Hollywood’s brightest and most respected executives” by USA Today. He is the author of numerous books, including Guerrilla PR, the world’s most widely used introduction to public relations. His essays have been featured in the New York Times, Reader’s Digest, Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today. He hosts Inside Out with Michael Levine on KRLA, and he is the founder and owner of Levine Communications, based in Los Angeles.
About Mary Woods
Mary Woods began her career in Washington, DC, where she performed at Ford’s Theater, the Folger Theater, Round House, and Washington Stage Guild. She spent several seasons at New Playwrights’ Theater developing new American plays. She is a veteran narrator of Talking Books for the Library of Congress, and received the Alexander Scourby Narrator of the Year Award for fiction in 1996. Formerly a radio news director, she now hosts a daily local affairs interview program on Catholic Radio, for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. She lives in Albuquerque, where she continues to act on stage and in film. She received her BA at the Catholic University of America in Fine Arts and Drama.