{"product_id":"miss-manners-rescues-civilization-1","title":"Miss Manners Rescues Civilization","description":"In an era of American history that has shown a heightened sensitivity toward the ideals of democracy, self-expression, freedom, and individual rights, we are paradoxically experiencing a breakdown in our nation's ability to function as a civil people.\n\nFrom athletes who shout obscenities on national television to surgeons who blast their favorite music while operating, from gang members who kill those who've \"dissed\" them to mourners who treat funerals casually, we trample over the rights of others in a savage pursuit of individual agendas. We have cashed in etiquette (yes, the \"E word\") for a generous helping of self-importance, and the exchange is crippling our ability to function as a civil society.\n\nIn her ground-breaking new book,MISS MANNERS RESCUES CIVILIZATION: From Sexual Harassment, Frivolous Lawsuits, Dissing and Other Lapses in Civility, Judith Martin puts etiquette on the public agenda in response to our nation's cry for a return to civility.\n\nA thought-provoking book that calls on etiquette to champion the quest for civil decency, MISS MANNERS RESCUES CIVILIZATION discusses the futility of using the law to correct our ever-increasing list of societal offenses cluttering the courts and declaring new laws has proved to be both costly and ineffective. However, a rebirth of good manners places the privileges and challenges of a civil society back where it belongs in the hands of the individual. This witty, thoughtful, and timely book responds to the public cry for a return to civility and puts etiquette on an equal plane with morality as society's most powerful guiding force.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0517701642\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 56JPTJ001EPE_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Martin, Judith\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages can have notes highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. The dust jacket or box shows normal wear and tear. May have varying covers. Fast Shipping - Mailed in plastic mailer!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47385007423665,"sku":"56JPTJ001EPE_ns","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0517701642-0.jpg?v=1781287334","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/miss-manners-rescues-civilization-1","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}