Miss Manners: A Citizen's Guide to Civility
Miss Manners "finds herself drawn into the role of defining, rather than reporting on, the fast-changing standards of etiquette. . . . Behind the mask of Miss Manners lurks a subtle parodist named Judith Martin, and deep inside Judith Martin beats the heart of an authentic visionary who is enraptured by the prospect of a world characterized by social equality and social justice. . . . She is passionately interested in the weightiest and most urgent issues in our troubled world--class hatred, senseless acts of violence, the struggle for social justice, the search for enlightenment and fulfillment."          --Los Angeles Times"One of the freshest, funniest and most instructive guides to (civilized) behavior to come down the pike in years. . . . (Miss Manners) turns to such timely subjects as 'the I-gotta-be-me' mentality, out-of-control children, rude relatives, 'gentlemanly behavior,' 'on the spot corrections,' breaking dates, and, yes, the positioning of all manner of forks!"          --San Francisco Chronicle