false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171909101m/126074.jpg 126074 4 As one of the few folks who made it out of the <i>National Lampoon</i> alive and writing, P. J. O'Rourke is--a comment that might please him more than most humorists--an elder statesman of American humor. While this says much about the thinness of the field, you gotta give him his props. <p> <i>Modern Manners</i> is good, early O'Rourke, a book that you can read and enjoy without being to the right of Francisco Franco. Who can resist lines such as "A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat." Or, "Don't wear a tweed jacket to work unless you expect to flush a covey of quail from behind the Xerox machine." Manners are a moving target, and some sections are in need of revision (cocaine really was a big deal, wasn't it?), but don't let that dissuade you. By and large, <i>Modern Manners</i> comes through admirably. 1014836 1989 Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People total:218|5:53|4:78|3:60|2:19|1:8| 218 803 289 23 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 13:59:37 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 14:00:05 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 16 21:26:26 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 21:26:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 04:10:57 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 04:12:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Tue Feb 03 15:28:40 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 15:28:59 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 07 13:23:12 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 13:23:37 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Sep 06 04:57:10 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 05:04:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1984 Mon Aug 13 13:07:44 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 13:10:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Sep 18 09:30:42 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 09:32:40 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Tue Jul 01 13:57:49 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 13:57:49 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Mon Jul 16 19:21:09 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 22:25:14 -0700 2007 the biggest influence, at least in terms of tone. Mr. O'Rourke is one of the funniest and smartest fellows out there -- I adore him...and I'm not even a Republican.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 08 16:31:57 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 16:47:35 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Apr 06 01:50:18 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 16 12:27:10 -0800 2008 1 1 0 false false Sat Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 09:26:23 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 10:36:23 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jul 30 18:41:40 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 18:44:26 -0700 2008 ]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jul 29 09:16:05 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 16:15:07 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Wed Jan 23 18:51:12 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 18:52:06 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Nov 15 14:05:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 14:05:28 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri May 16 09:27:13 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 09:27:13 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Mar 20 19:53:33 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 19:54:08 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Aug 28 08:35:15 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 08:35:47 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=126074