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Manners: Always Gracious, Sometimes Irreverent by Kate Spade

jewelianne's review

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3.0

Manners is a quick read about some, but certainly not all, of the basics of etiquette. Although the book does seem to get off topic in some instances (I'm not sure that including several pages of telegrams written by famous people throughout history is really necessary to show the proper way to write a polite letter), it is a useful guide to general social niceties.

rachel_rountree's review

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3.0

Another fun read by Kate Spade. I learned a few new things, but would love to see this updated with her thoughts in light of the social media and smartphone era.

tarynrochelle's review

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4.0

This book was adorable but filled with (what I thought was) common sense. Many of the passages were simple, like always be a good sport while playing games and don't do your nails at the office. However, some people definitely stand to gain from more common sense! She referenced Emily Post's book Etiquette a lot so that is going on the list. This is a good read for anyone who just wants to be a little bit more classy!

brittcopp's review

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4.0

Kate Spade is the queen. While I already knew the majority of these rules, Spade's renderings bring the book alive.

summermsmith's review

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4.0

I enjoyed the information and the watercolor pictures inside.
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