{"product_id":"9780802199065","title":"Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn “extremely funny” take on the decline of civility, from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Hell Did This Happen?\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eModern Manners\u003c\/i\u003e, cultural guru P. J. O’Rourke provides the essential accessory for the truly contemporary man or woman—a rulebook for living in a world without rules.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Traditionally, good manners were a means of becoming as bland and invisible as everyone else, thus avoiding calling attention to one’s own awkwardness and stupidity. Today, with everyone wanting to appear special, stupidity is at a premium, and manners—as outrageous and bizarre as possible—are a wonderful way to distinguish ourselves, or at least have a fine time trying.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This irreverent and hilarious guide to anti-etiquette offers pointed advice on topics from sex and entertaining to reading habits and death. With the most up-to-date forms of vulgarity, churlishness, and presumption, the latest fashions in discourtesy and barbarous display, O’Rourke is our guide to the art of incivility.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eModern Manners\u003c\/i\u003e is O’Rourke doing what he has always done: making hilarious, insightful, often vicious fun of the world and all its inhabitants.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A reader who rushes through [\u003ci\u003eModern Manners\u003c\/i\u003e] from cover to cover—like I did—will feel like a child who has gorged on chocolate cake: happy, but a bit disappointed that it’s all gone. The reason O’Rourke’s book is so successful, however, is not just his great sense of humor. O’Rourke’s writing has a cutting edge behind it, which makes a reader’s laughter just a bit thought-provoking, and just a bit rueful . . . Very funny.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107203760368,"sku":"9780802199065","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802199065_p0.jpg?v=1763738394","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802199065","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}