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NPR and “Vanity Fair” contributor Alford asks, what do “good” manners look like in our day and age? Troubled by the absence of good manners in his day-to-day life, Alford embarks on a journey to find out how things might look if people were on their best behavior a tad more often.

Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That?: A Modern Guide to Manners

A Modern Guide to Manners

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    242 pages

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    12 March 2013

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780446557658
ISBN-10:044655765X
Author:Henry Alford
Publisher:Twelve
Imprint:Twelve
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:242
Release Date:12 March 2013
Weight:209g
Dimensions:18mm x 126mm x 214mm
Series:Twelve
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Critics Review

“Mr. Manners Henry Alford explains how-and why-to behave. WOULD IT KILL YOU TO STOP DOING THAT? amuses as it informs.”– The New York Times Book Review

“In today’s world of social climbers, inconsiderate shoppers, cell phone yappers and the ever-evolving social media, Alford has taken it upon himself to get to the root of just what good manners really means in 2012. His flair for adding jovial wit to the proceedings offered is evident in every chapter. He has a natural, informative and clever writing talent….All in all, Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That? A Modern Guide to Manners provides a reference point from which to learn, a sympathetic voice of reason and an everyday guide for almost any social situation you could possibly imagine.”– “The Edge”

About The Author

Henry Alford

Henry Alford is the author of two acclaimed works of investigative humor–Big Kiss: One Actor’s Desperate Attempt to Claw His Way to the Top and Municipal Bondage: One Man’s Anxiety-Producing Adventures in the Big City. He has been a regular contributor to the New York Times and Vanity Fair, and a staff writer at Spy. He has also written for The New Yorker, GQ, New York, Details, Harper’s Bazaar, Travel & Leisure, the Villiage Voice, and Paris Review.

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