To protect your soul's thriving is your main job, so it follows that you'd try to take care of yourself first, but that's not ...

One of her standard jabs is to bring me a gift with an insult attached. How does a polite person respond to repeated insults ...

The illustrated book of manners: a manual of good behavior and polite accomplishments by De Valcourt, Robert Publication date 1866 Topics Etiquette Publisher Cincinnati, R.W. Carroll & Co. Collection ...

Subtitled “Succeeding in a Dysfunctional Workplace,” the book identifies the nine managerial personalities Charran often saw as he climbed to the top tiers of his profession. They include The ...

That the Indian politics is caste-based goes without saying. The projected caste census is the culmination of such politics. With each passing day, the casteist discourse will become shriller, for ...

We secretly keep a bad baby name book to remind us of all the crazy first and middle names,” the nurse, who met the child with the delicious name, declared. One can only hope most of these are ...

Although the islands are better known for their pristine beaches and sun-drenched cliffs, Jeff Koehler’s new book, “The Spanish Mediterranean Islands Cookbook,” aims to give the food some worthy ...

Dear Miss Manners: I am a Ph.D. student in a college town where the local public bus also serves as the campus bus, and students get free fare. As a result, it is often very crowded, mostly with ...

In the U.K., Debrett’s has long advised Britons on such matters.Now comes William Hanson, a soft-spoken and somewhat self-consciously droll social-media personality who runs a British etiquette ...

Marc Raimondi's excerpt from "Say Hello to the Bad Guys" looks at the nWo storyline involving two Hall of Famers.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: After several decades of typing on keyboards, I have lost my ability to write nicely by hand. My solution is to send electronic notes -- for expressing appreciation, recognizing ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a 1-year-old grandchild who lives 90 miles from us. Our frustration comes from their parents advising us to purchase gifts only from their curated wish list. They ...