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Robin Abrahams is the “Miss Conduct” columnist for The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine and writes the “Socially Scientific” column for the science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research. A research associate at Harvard Business School, she has also worked as a stand-up comedian and holds a doctorate in psychology. She and her husband, Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Introduction: Welcome to the Real World of Etiquette | p. 1 |
You Are What You Eat: Food | p. 15 |
Mad (About) Money: Finances | p. 41 |
Happy Holidays: Religion | p. 74 |
She Said, He Said: Sex and Relationships | p. 106 |
Mother, May I?: Children | p. 142 |
Private Parts: Health | p. 170 |
The Best Friend: Pets (and Other Passions) | p. 196 |
Conclusion: The Principles of Thoughtful Engagement | p. 219 |
A Note to the Reader | p. 245 |
Appendix: Recipes for the Soul | p. 247 |
Bibliography: Improve Your Mind over Manners | p. 251 |
Acknowledgments | p. 255 |
Index | p. 259 |
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