Common courtesy

Common courtesy

by Judith Martin

1985

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In this short book, adapted from her John M. Olin Distinguished Lecture at Harvard University, Miss Manners (a.k.a. Judith Martin) discusses the issue of American etiquette, using historical and contemporary examples to hone in on a solution for a code of behavior that is both democratic and functional.