This comprehensive guide offers practical advice on modern etiquette, addressing the complexities of contemporary life, including fast-paced lifestyles and changing social values. It emphasizes the importance of manners in various contexts, from family dynamics to professional interactions, ensuring readers navigate social situations with confidence. The updated content reflects current trends, making it relevant for today’s diverse definitions of family and community.
America's endless fascination with Camelot has enshrined countess pictures of Jack and Jackie Kennedy, Caroline and John-John in our national iconography, but few books have focused on their instinctive grasp of the media's visual magic. Now, in a volume that combines arresting photography and perceptive analysis, Camelot insiders and media experts tell the whole story of the "love affair" between the Kennedys and the camera—a far more complex and sophisticated relationship than we often suppose.The Kennedy Mystique looks behind and beyond what first meets the eye, reminding readers that JFK and Jackie recognized and used the media's power, and encouraged photographers to capture private moments as well as public events. Unique commentaries from Kennedy intimates and observers like Letitia Baldridge, Hugh Sidey and Robert Dallek provide rare perspective on the photographs as historical records, as image-management, and as symbols. Readers learn, for instance, that the heartwarming shots of Jack laughing with John one Halloween were spontaneous, but the famous "candids" of Jack and Jackie putting the children to bed were staged.The Kennedy Mystique puts the carefully crafted vision of Camelot in context of early-'60s culture and history to show how JFK and Jackie turned photography, celebrity, and media savvy into a potent political tool—and left a visual legacy of irresistible and lasting appeal.
Podtitul: Nejromantičtější svatby všech dob, zdroj inspirace pro dnešní nevěsty.
Tato bohatě ilustrovaná kniha je oslavou nadčasové elegance a stylové originality nejslavnějších nevěst, na které se nezapomíná. Svatební závoj Jackie Kennedyové, exkluzivní toaleta Grace Kellyové, kytice princezny Diany, obřad při svíčkách Carolyn Bessetteové a další jedinečné detaily, díky nimž se tyto svatby zapsaly do paměti - to vše autorka přibližuje nové generaci nevěst, které by chtěly, aby i jejich vlastní svatba byla nezapomenutelná.
From Queen Victoria to Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, "Legendary Brides" captures the magic of eight prominent brides and their weddings, providing timeless ideas for gowns, flowers, menus, table settings, and other essentials. 250 illustrations & photos.
America's new manners. What do you wear to a 4.PM wedding? How do you introduce a couple who are living together but not married? Should you invite an "extra" woman to dinner without an "extra" man? How do you write a letter the President of the U.S.? When a man arrives to see a woman executive, should she stand up? It is ever correct to have your elbows on the table? Should a man be invited to a bridal shower? How do you eat an artichoke?
The Best Guide to Manners in the '80s - Completely Revised and Updated
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The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette is the most authoritative book of its kind. Filled with practical advice for every occasion, business and pleasure, this book ensures that all of your social interactions will be handled with grace and confidence. This classic guide, first published in 1952, has been fully updated to reflect the concerns of the modern reader. The advice that has made Amy Vanderbilt the first name in etiquette remains pertinent today. Here is the final word on buying and using stationery, responding to dinner invitations, hosting a party, and attending religious ceremonies. The chapter of the most enduring popularity is, of course, the one on weddings. From addressing invitations to sending thank you notes, everything a bride needs to plan the perfect wedding is easily accessible.
