Social Q's : how to survive the quirks, quandaries, and quagmires of today / Philip Galanes.
Record details
- ISBN: 1451605781
- ISBN: 9781451605785
- Physical Description: ix, 258 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2011.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: not your mummy's advice column -- Getting ready -- When good hygiene goes bad : dog breath and B O and snot, oh my! -- Beauty experiments : or, who died and made you Estée Lauder? -- If the shoe fits, it's ugly! : on fashion crimes and misdemeanors -- Getting there -- The court of public transportation : Judge Judy for a day! -- When strangers get a little strange : on sidewalks, at Starbucks, and just waiting in line -- Car(tastrophes) : see the USA in your own damn Chevrolet -- Getting down to business -- "Who's the boss?" : handling yours like they do on TV -- Taking the "woe" out of co-workers : just because you sit together doesn't make you besties -- Free at last! : after you've quit (or let's face it) been fired -- Getting online -- Step away from that keyboard! : e-mails, texts, and the three commandments for e-living -- Facebook, Twitter, and other social media : it's your party (but you still can't diss your sister) -- Online dating : when true romance is just 10 million clicks away! -- Getting along (with the folks we're stuck with) -- Neighbors and roomies : how can we miss them when they won't go away? -- Kids and parenting : when there aren't enough time-outs in a day -- If it's not one thing, it's your mother : finessing family friction -- Getting nickeled-and-dimed -- Money isn't funny : why do you think we call it "cold, hard cash"? -- Getting lovey-dovey -- Crushing hard! surviving your infatuations -- Break-ups (and how not to) : learning from slaphappy Scarlett O'Hara -- Getting through our big days -- In the spotlight (at last!) : weddings, bar mitzvahs, and our other big moments -- Surviving the holidays : the gifts, the grannies, and all that booze! -- Afterword: so, what do we do now?.
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- Subject:
- Etiquette > Humor.
Manners and customs > Humor. - Genre:
- Humor.
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- 5 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 395.02 GAL (Text) | 37810435090948 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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