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    • Author/Creator:Holdforth, Lucinda, 1963-
    • Title:Why manners matter : the case for civilized behavior in a barbarous world / Lucinda Holdforth.
    • ISBN:9780399155321
      0399155325
    • Edition:1st American ed.
    • Published/Created:New York : Amy Einhorn Books/G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009.
    • Physical Description:172, [1] p. ; 19 cm.
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    • Notes:Originally published: 2007.
    • Format:Book
    • BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references (p. [173]).
    • Contents:Because man is an animal -- Because manners are more important than laws -- Because manners nurture our equality -- Because sovereignty demands self-sovereignty -- Because who else can we call on? -- Because McDonald's doesn't own manners -- Because manners give us dignity.
    • Subjects:Etiquette.