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Modern Manners

by O'Rourke, P. J.
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A rule book for living in a world without rules, Modern Manners is an irreverent guide to anti-etiquette for the '90s and beyond. Pointed advice covers a range of topics from sex to death to reading habits. Also included are the most up-to-date forms of vulgarity and churlishness, as well as the latest fashion in discourtesy and barbarous display.

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Book Details

Published
June 14, 1989
Publisher
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c1989.
Pages
280
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780871133137

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