Overview

Drawn from Post Institute surveys and organized into three parts—Daily Life, Social Life, and On the Job—Peter Post tackles the etiquette topics of real concern to today’s men. The advice is quick, strategic, and sensible, enriched by sidebars, tips, and stories from Peter Post’s own experience. Some questions he answers include: • What does “casual” mean in an invitation • Should a man precede a woman through a revolving door to push for her, or step aside and let her enter first • When passing a coworker in the hallway, how many times should greetings be exchanged on a given day • How to tell if a wedding invitation includes a man’s girlfriend Short and shoot-from-the-hip honest; Peter Post’s Essential Manners for Men helps men make the right decisions about what to do and say in every situation that counts.

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...men should welcome this book. -- Andy Spade, CEO and creative director, Kate Spade LLC A helpful manners survival guide for figuring out those sticky everyday situations. -- Joshua Piven, coauthor of The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Survival Handbook [Peter Post] has masterfully tackled a specific market that desperately needs his advice. -- Letitia Baldrige ...tells men, in a readable and unscolding way, the basics of what they need to know. -- Chicago Sun-Times ...a fast-paced and witty guide to help men handle everyday situations. -- Charlotte Observer ...a sensible, realistic guide for men on how to relate to others with grace, courtesy, and charm. -- Elegant Weddings magazine

""...men should welcome this book."" -- Andy Spade, CEO and creative director, Kate Spade LLC ""A helpful manners survival guide for figuring out those sticky everyday situations."" -- Joshua Piven, coauthor of The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Survival Handbook ""[Peter Post] has masterfully tackled a specific market that desperately needs his advice."" -- Letitia Baldrige ""...tells men, in a readable and unscolding way, the basics of what they need to know."" -- Chicago Sun-Times ""...a fast-paced and witty guide to help men handle everyday situations."" -- Charlotte Observer ""...a sensible, realistic guide for men on how to relate to others with grace, courtesy, and charm."" -- Elegant Weddings magazine

[Peter Post] has masterfully tackled a specific market that desperately needs his advice. -- Letitia Baldrige

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Peter Post, great-grandson of Emily Post, is the author of the New York Times bestseller Essential Manners for Men , as well as Essential Manners for Couples . He is also co-author with Peggy Post of The Etiquette Advantage in Business and A Wedding Like No Other . His weekly business etiquette column in the Boston Globe is distributed by the New York Times Syndicate. A director of The Emily Post Institute, Peter conducts hundreds of seminars, speeches, and media interviews each year. His media features include Weekend Today , Dateline NBC , The Early Show , People , and many more. The father of two grown daughters, he lives with his wife in Vermont.

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