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The Art and Power of Being a Lady
by Noelle Cleary, Dini Von Mueffling

The Art and Power of Being a Lady
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Author: Dini Von Mueffling, Noelle Cleary
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-09
ISBN: 0871137933
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press

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Book Review: Disappointing- I I felt really short-changed
Summary: 2 Stars

Unless you were raised Mowgli-style by a tribe of wild apes in the jungle, do not expect to learn anything new from this book. The first two chapters on dignity and grace are promising and the final chapter on social responsibility is quite inspirational in this day and age, but the rest is just blindingly obvious rhetoric about keeping your house tidy and not swearing in front of your boss.

At least a quarter of the text is made up of self-congratulatory and often conflicting quotes on What A Lady Is, and the rest is written in a rather irritating southern-belle manner - every other sentence seems to start "A lady NEVER..."

I've come to the conclusion that if you are even thinking about purchasing books on etiquette, you probably already know more than the authors - in which case, save your money and start saving towards those essential pearl-handled fish knives!

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