A modernized adaptation of more than one hundred maxims according to which the first president conducted his life shares insight into Washington's beliefs and the historical events of his time.

"A completely revised and stylishly illustrated 20th edition-and centennial celebration-of the American classic, Emily Post's Etiquette, focused on the need-to-know etiquette of today"--

Journalist and theater critic Hitchings (The Language Wars) takes up the curious study of proper English behavior in his latest book. Manners matter to the English, yet the Daily Mail reported a study in 2008 "claiming that bad manners were the biggest problem facing society." Part social history, part cultural critique, the book moves humorously from the ancient to the modern with pithy anecdotes and amusing factoids. In the medieval court of Henry...

"Have you ever found yourself watching a show or reading a novel and wondering what life was really like in the Middle Ages? What did people actually eat? Were they really filthy? And did they ever get to marry for love? In Life in Medieval Europe: Fact and Fiction, you?ll find fast and fun answers to all your secret questions, from eating and drinking to sex and love. Find out whether people bathed, what they did when they got sick, and what actually...

With methods of eating and manners that are probably all too familiar to children and adults, these mischievous dinosaurs show in a big way that burping, spilling, playing with one's food and outright refusing to eat are not the best ways to enjoy a meal. An entertaining guide to table manners and a good reminder that positive and pleasant mealtime behavior gets the best results. Includes read along option and optional Bilingual soundtracks in Spanish...

Help little monsters learn to mind their manners! Can Rosita control her emotions and keep her hands to herself? Will Prairie help Cookie Monster master polite table manners and can Cookie stop himself and not cobble all the cookies when a Cookie Connoisseur visits Sesame Street?