Author(s): P J O'Rourke

Biography & Memoir

How do you introduce a younger sister who, until recently, was a younger brother? Is it possible to vomit courteously? What's the chic thing to throw in a food fight? And why is it not done to commit suicide at someone else's funeral? In today's complex world of shifting values and uncertainties, it's good to know that there are still certain standards we can aspire to. From the best-selling author of Republican Party Reptile and Holidays in Hell comes Modern Manners - the only guide to the social skills that really matter.