Guests: Or, How to Survive Hospitality: The Classic Guidebook
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061706418 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Who better to address this concern than the inimitable pundit Russell Lynes—a man renowned for his unparalleled expertise on the social graces and the many personality types who regularly abuse them? In this classic guide to "guesting," Lynes provides an indispensable overview of the rituals of behavior that make it possible to visit and be visited, and the necessary safeguards that protect us from our friends and our friends from us. Our eminent founding father Ben Franklin once famously compared guests to stinking fish. While this assessment may seem a trifle harsh, the truth remains that social intercourse is a most risky endeavor. It is a book that demands to be read by every potential guest and host, stinker and stinkee alike.
"kitschy fun reading" according to P. J. Mullins. This is a book from a different era, which must be understood from the onset of reading it. This book was written from a 1950's martini-soaked typewriter, which, in my opinion, makes it kitschy and fun to read.It doesn't make the assumption that anyone who reads this book wishes to learn good manners; instead, it describes the different types of personalities who believe they are well-mannered, yet are boorish in the exaggeration of . TravellingCari said from another planet. if I'd read the reviews before taking this from the library I'd likely not have bothered. It's a nice overview of the kind of host and guests common, but there's no depth and narrative. Still, I found myself chuckling a few times at guests of a bygone time.
Russell Lynes (1910-1991) was an art historian, cultural critic, author, photographer, and managing editor of Harper's Magazine. His articles for Harper's and Life in 1949 made parsing American culture into highbrow, upper or lower middlebrow, and lowbrow a national pastime. He wrote many books, including Snobs and Th
Essayist, social historian, photographer and Renaissance man, Mr. Lynes was an acclaimed expert on what was highbrow, what was lowbrow and what was no brow at all.” (New York Times) . “One of America’s foremost arbiters of taste and mores