Table Manners

How to Behave in the Modern World and Why Bother

De: Jeremiah Tower

Narrado por: Jeremiah Tower

An authoritative and witty guide to modern table manners for all occasions by one of the world's most acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs

Table Manners is an entertaining and practical guide to manners for everyone and every occasion. Whether you are a guest at a potluck or the host of a dinner party, a patron of your local bar or an invitee at a state dinner, this audiobook tells you exactly how to behave: what to talk about, what to wear, how to eat. Jeremiah Tower has advice on everything: food allergies, RSVPs, iPhones, running late, thank yous, restaurant etiquette, even what to do when you are served something disgusting. This charming audio guide is your Strunk & White for navigating our cosmopolitan age with confidence and good taste.

©2016 Jeremiah Tower (P)2016 Random House Audio

Concise, accurate, entertaining

this is a good manners book. it doesn't draw out each point with a long story example like many other books. it's focused around eating but still covers social functions bcs most social functions include some type of meal.

Pared down to the nub of the topic, not flowery

Covers the modern-day needs of coping with today's social, business, and travel scenes. Why do mistaken actions, especially unknowingly or unintentionally, which result in other people disliking or disrespecting you, which thus can narrow and reduce your opportunities to be accepted and well-regarded?
Very little here is written as old tradition-for-tradition's-sake. This is for now and the foreseeable future, to position you for success in the real world!

Best of year

Loved this book. Yes, it's about table manners, etiquette and staying cool in sticky situations, but it's done with panache and even made me laugh out loud a few times. Great advice in here too!

Captivating

Excellent well written book. Charming reader. The book and reader kept my children ages 9 & 10 totally captivated! Well done! Recommending this audible book to my girlfriend. My children and I learned a lot. Thank you! We look forward to listening to this book again and again! :)

Useful review

Concise, clear, honest presentation. Delightfully droll at times. Useful throughout. If used as a review, the audiobook will suffice. If bought to learn the basics, I suggest buying a paper volume to refer to as the need arises.

Nice refresher

I definitely learned some things, but mostly a nice refresher. There were a couple of things that I completely disagreed with but maybe they were just a difference in culture.