Modern Manners: Tools to Take You to the Top

I just received Modern Manners today, and have spent over an hour perusing it. Although I admit I haven't read every word, I am very impressed with the book. The format is pleasing, interesting and makes for a quick reference for many situations. The book, co-authored by a renowned etiquette expert and her granddaughter, covers topics ranging from dress, posture, introductions, how to mingle, and even how to shake hands. These may seem to be very simplistic areas, until you find yourself in a situation and you don't know what to wear, how to introduce your boss to a friend, how to feel comfortable at a social/business function, or dining at a table where there's more silverware in front of you than in your momma's silver drawer! The book also gives relevant information about other cultures including greetings, dining information and conversation distances. All of this being very relevant as international travel and trade increases. Many of the suggestions in the book not only cover what is proper socially, but gives wonderful suggestions for those who want to make a positive impression in the business world. Manners may not ever go out of style, but they do evolve. Many of the rules from Emily Post and Amy Vanderbilt, even though perfect for their time, are outdated. Ladies, we may still want to be treated special by our husbands, boyfriends, and male friends, but being catered to by men in the business world is not going to help us get ahead. This book addresses this need and shows women how to step up and show ourselves as equals (standing when someone enters, offering our hands for a firm shake, etc.). Don't get the idea from the last comment that this book is just for females, it has beneficial information for all!I think this would be an excellent book for young men and women about to go to college or who are in college and will be entering the business world soon or those already in the business world.

I LOVE IT!!!!!It's easy, and if there was a second book with more details I would definitely buy it!The illustrations are really nice and it has the ABC about modern etiquette.I'm sure there must be other books that are more extensive and maybe have more scenarios BUT for me it was just the right amount of information.The sections are well divided and it always kept me interested.I would recommend it for someone who is new in this and wants to have a glance, or to someone who maybe already knew most of the things but needs a refresher.Click the button if this review helped you at all. :)

Very helpful but doesn’t get into why things are done and why many people don’t follow manners. Ignorance is part of the problem, but not everyone has time to read this kind of book so how are people supposed to learn these things. Who decides what these practices are? The book is simple and easy to read, like a rule book, but I wish it would get more into why manners are practiced so inconsistently in our society and how unequal socio-economic conditions make it hard for everyone to be on the same page about what is polite and what’s not.

This book is just PERFECT. I have bought many Etiquette books and this one is a must have: simple language but very effective, perfect topics, with cute illustrations what helps a lot and the paper is soft. It will be my Bible Manners/Etiquette book after buying and read SO many. Thank you Ms. Johnson and Tyler for this amazing book. PS: Well, Im a Amazon Shopper and after almost 5 years shopping heavy here it is be my FIRST review here, it means how much I LOVED this book :)

In a nutshell, it didn't live up to the hype. I'll stick with books written by Emily Post. No offense, but this book was only published because of her connection to Liv Tyler. The book was okay, but it wasn't great. There were things in there I already knew. It was a "basic" book. It lacked organization, and had some useless sidebar comments from Liv Tyler.

I used this book in our homeschool to teach my kids some manners. We did skip over some parts that just aren’t super applicable to their life. But we really enjoyed learning about various greeting styles around the world. They really seemed to pick up some better manners along the way, learning when and how to properly hold open a door and how to properly mingle at a social event. I know a handful of kids was likely not the target audience the authors had in mind, but it worked perfectly for us.

"Modern Manners" is a beautifully written guide to civility in one's life. The real life stories allows one to see the validation of the etiquette tools which are shared.I have followed M's Johnson's work since 1997and attended The Protocol School of Washington in October of 2000. I have been passing her tools for life on ever since. Knowing these tools has been the best investment I ever made in myself."Modern Manners" presents these same etiquette tools through the tender relationship M's Johnson has with her granddaughter, Liv Tyler. I will give copies of this book for years to come.B. Christine Lancaster

I like the modern culture updates that were included in the information about manners. It is a quick read, but packed with valuable information. I an an executive business person who travels internationally. I have had formal etiquette training, but find it a good practice to review from time to time. I bought the book for a niece attending college. I though I would just skim through it before presenting it as a gift, read it cover to cover and now I plan to order another one to keep for myself.

very well written, easy to remember, loved it

Cute little reminder of manners in modern times. Easy to read.

Great condition and beautiful book. Perfect 👌

It's the funniest book I have ever read and it also gives us valuable insights

Sto ancora leggendo questo libro e vorrei già rileggerlo. É un piccolo manuale che aiuta a comportarsi in modo corretto in questi tempi in cui siamo tutti piu maleducati.É semplice anche se in inglese... Mai noioso e attuale.