Judith A Martin

Foster Family Care: Theory and Practice

Greater Portland: Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest

Experiencing Intercultural Communication: An Introduction

Intercultural Communication in Contexts

Experiencing Intercultural Communication: An Introduction

Whiteness: The Communication of Social Identity

Whiteness: The Communication of Social Identity

Readings in Cultural Contexts

Judith Martin

Judith Martin (ne Perlman, born September 13, 1938), better known by the pen name Miss Manners, is an American journalist, author, and etiquette authority.

Human Communication in Society (3rd Edition)

Updated in its 3rd edition, Human Communication in Society is the only text to explore the interplay between the individual and society and its impact on communication. By understanding how the tensions among individual forces, societal forces, cultures, and contexts shape communication and meaning,...

No Vulgar Hotel: The Desire and Pursuit of Venice

“Add No Vulgar Hotel to the list of books you must read before you come to Venice.”—Donna LeonThis is the definitive book for managing an incurable passion for a decaying, water-logged village. Whether you already have a raging case of Venetophilia or are among the fifteen million people who yearly ...

Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior (Freshly Updated)

An indispensable manual to navigating life from birth to death without making a false move.Your neighbor denounces cellular telephones as instruments of the devil. Your niece swears that no one expects thank-you letters anymore. Your father-in-law insists that married women have to take their husban...

Miss Manners Minds Your Business

A witty guide to managing a real life wisely in a work-centered world. What do your colleagues, overlords, underlings, clients, and customers have in common? Not knowing how much they annoy you. Not to mention how much you may be annoying them. The route from cubicle to corner office is strewn with ...

Miss Manners' guide to excruciatingly correct behavior

This classic bestseller includes the latest letters, essays, and illustrations, along with the laugh-out-loud wisdom of Miss Manners American misbehavior head-on. This wickedly witty guide rules on the challenges brought about by our ever-evolving society, proving that etiquette, far from being an o...

Miss Manners' Basic Training: Communication

With the failure of schools, families, and other traditional social institutions to teach the basic rules of comportment, "Miss Manners" steps into the breach with this essential new series of "Basic Training" manuals. In this volume, she explores communications, answering all the vexing questions o...

Miss Manners' Guide to Domestic Tranquility: The Authoritative Manual for Every Civilized Household, However Harried

America's leading civility expert knocks household discourteousness off its foundations.As the rudeness rampant in America's streets sends its citizens fleeing inside to bolt the doors and draw the shades, they are finding what was once the relative safety of the hearth threatened by an unwelcome ad...

Miss Manners' Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding

Bride and mother-of-the-bride rebel against today’s monster weddings and explain how weddings can be charming, affordable—and excruciatingly correct. Today’s brides are bombarded with wedding advice that promises perfection but urges achieving it through selfishness (“It’s your wedding, and you can ...