And One More Thing...; A Mother's Advice on Life, Love, and Lipstick

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Chapter 1: Entertaining and Men Behaving Badly at Dinner Parties
When daughters strike out on their own, they usually know the basics: never answer the door without asking who's there, always write thank-you notes, don't wear a T-shirt that says 'Beer is Food' to a job interview.

Chapter 1: Part 2
Once I went to a dinner party and sat beside a woman, and my date was sitting next to a man. There were six men and six women. Why did I end up with a woman when there were enough men to go around?

Chapter 1: Part 3
And what if I sit next to someone who doesn't want to discuss anything? Occasionally, you will find yourself at a dinner party, haplessly trying to make conversation with a man who thinks you exist only to draw him out.

When daughters strike out on their own, they usually know the basics: never answer the door without asking who's there, always write thank-you notes, don't wear a T-shirt that says "Beer is Food" to a job interview. But it's usually only the do-or-die warnings that stick: daughters are notorious for their allergic reactions to their mother's advice. Now, for daughters of all ages who wish they had listened just a little more-and for their mothers, who want to pass on the invaluable information only a mother can give-comes a book that offers hundreds of sophisticated, savvy pointers on just about everything a young woman needs to know.

Unabashedly modern, practical, and wise, And One More Thing...is based on the journal Joan Jakobson created for own daughter when she became engaged (the daughter, not Joan-although she was married twice). And in addition to telling you how much to tip bellmen and doormen, this fearless author explores subjects the etiquette books won't touch-like how to spot a cheating spouse and why actual childbirth should never be videotaped.

Are e-mail thank-you notes ever ok? Should you tell a friend you saw her husband out with another woman? What are the important differences between Jewish and WASPy men ... so-so and fabulous flower arrangements ... imitation and real Pradas? Why should you use lash primer and, for heaven's sake, never hesitate to talk about sex and politics at a dinner party? An often hilarious mixture of attitude, priceless insights, and time-tested observations, And One More Thing... is the only guidebook of its kind. Who could ever have guessed that Mother really does know best?

Joan Jakobson has written the "Hers" column for the New York Times Sunday magazine, the "My Turn" column in Newsweek, the "Social Graces" column for Town & Country, and the "On My Mind" column for Cosmopolitan. Her articles have also appeared in Family Circle, New York, Bergdorf Goodman Magazine, Civilization, Quest, and New York Social Diary.

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