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Explains what table manners are, how they should be used, and in what situations they should be used. Learn how to use your manners in different places and occasions with this helpful set of books. Simple text uses everyday situations to illustrate what good manners are, how they should be used, and in what situations they should be used. A quick quiz and fun illustrations are found in each book. Additional features to aid comprehension include a...
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Learning Seed
Pub. Date
2004.
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While teenagers face the etiquette traps of a formal restaurant, an "etiquette hotline" expert answers questions posed by youthful callers. Advice ranges from proper handling of eating utensils to how to manage spaghetti and finger foods. Presented from the students point of view, this motivational and often amusing program emphasizes avoiding embarrassing mistakes in social and business situations, using a napkin, cutting food, proper posture and...
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"Inspired by the classic Tiffany's primer on manners for teens, this is a modern and humorous take on table etiquette that shows young readers what to do and what not to do at a formal dinner party"--
"A mischievous modern manners primer for kids Inspired by the classic Tiffany's primer on manners for teens and featuring a familiar cast of characters, Terrific Table Manners is a modern take on table etiquette that follows the course of a proper dinner-party...
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Who better to ensure the nation's table manners come up to scratch than an English butler with over 10 years' experience? With the revival in good manners, etiquette, spelling and grammar, this is a timely book on table manners and dining etiquette to ensure grace at the table at all times.
Covers all aspects of eating etiquette from napkin folding, cutlery, glasses, bread rolls (never use a knife!) and silver service to how to eat soup, spaghetti,...
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Which fork do I use? How do you use chopsticks? Is it okay to answer my cell phone during dinner? What is the polite way to eat spaghetti? These and other important questions are answered in this handy guide to eating without grossing people out. Pretty much everything you need to know to get you through any meal is here-from table settings, to eating tricky foods, to holding up your end of a dinner conversation. Written by two codirectors of The...
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This story was written as a bedtime story fairy tale for county jail inmates' bedtime story so the writer felt safe.
Francisco native since arriving in 1955. Lives in Sonoma County wine country. Former standup comedian, pirate radio show host, chef/cook and dishwasher/owner of tiny bistro in Humboldt County.
The story began as a bedtime story for other inmates in County jail when I was afraid of them. Tired of the rat races, I ran a classified ad...
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In this follow-up to To Be Now: New and Selected, Windsor's first poet laureate turns his attention to the border stories of southwestern Ontario. Gervais writes about the flat open farm country outside of Windsor, but also about living and working in the shadow of Detroit. The table becomes the metaphor for all that takes place in a lifetime: a place for conversation, creativity, work, sustenance, deal-making, and relationships.
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"An authoritative and witty guide to modern table manners for all occasions by one of the world's most acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs Table Manners is an entertaining and practical guide to manners for everyone and every occasion. Whether you are a guest at a potluck or the host of a dinner party, a patron of your local bar or an invitee at a state dinner, this book tells you exactly how to behave: what to talk about, what to wear, how to eat....
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"The book progresses like a feast. Read it, because you'll never look at a table knife the same way again." -The New York Times Book Review This award-winning work by Margaret Visser is a wry and remarkable exploration of the way we eat. Solidifying her standing as a preeminent observer and scholar of everyday life, Visser takes on the sweeping history of table manners, from the civilizations of ancient Greece and medieval Europe to the ancient Ainu...
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A Lady at the Table will give any woman the knowledge she needs to maneuver any dining situation - from a casual meal of fried chicken at her mom's house to a seven-course dinner at the finest restaurant in the world. It includes. . . How to set a tableHow to pronounce more than 100 different food namesHow to use obscure eating utensilsHow to perform the Heimlich maneuverHow to eat more than 25 foods that are challenging to eat gracefully such as...
15) A Practical Primer on Theological Method: Table Manners for Discussing God, His Works, and His Ways
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Around a table sit men and women with distinct roles: The Interpreter, the Theologian, the Virtuous, the Philosopher, the Scientist, the Artist, the Minister, and the Historian. Each is ready to engage in a passionate discussion centered on God, his works, and his ways. Regardless of which role you play at the same table, you're invited. You simply need to pull up a chair and join the conversation. But how? What do you say when you take your seat?...
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Evie and Simon always mind their manners. But sometimes, they have to mind their father's, too! In this humorous spin on manners books, two kids teach their father everything he needs to know about mealtime etiquette. Everything is going well, until a surprise visitor arrives for dinner! Will Father be able to remember all of Evie and Simon's lessons? With humor, charming word for word narration, and a dash of silliness, No Slurping, No Burping! uses...
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2021.
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"Katie Crocodile is having a tea party, when in storm three very rude and naughty tigers. They slurp and burp, they gulp and guzzle, then dance on the table and swing on the chairs. Will the tigers ever be invited out to tea again?"--Back cover.
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