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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Doubleday
Publication date
January 1, 1997
Pages
473
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385484343
ISBN-10
0385484348
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.80 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$27.50
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A straightforward guide to gracious living and etiquette for contemporary members of the African-American middle class provides information on the social rites of passage, the new corporate workplace, special occasions, and everyday rules and rituals. Tour.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description: Some call it polite behavior,or good manners. Others call it proper breeding, but to most African Americans its simply called "home training." Now in Basic Black, authors Karen Grigsby Bates and Karen E. Hudson offer a modern guide for gracious living.
Contrary to the more traditional etiquette books that most African Americans may find stodgy, off-putting, and culturally alien, Basic Black is for real people who live real lives--and addresses many of the issues of a growing black middle class who want to live riche without seeming noveau. Straightforward, user-friendly and illustrated with line drawings, Basic Black includes all the information any well-mannered person would want to know about the social rites of passage (marriage, birth, christening, death), the new corporate workplace (standard work issues and the more delicate issue of race and its impact in an integrated workplace), various occasions (having guests or being a guest at one's summer home, etc.), and everyday rules and rituals that make living in hectic times a little easier.
For singles and families alike, Basic Black takes the mystery out of conventional etiquette and will arm the reader with the ability to be comfortable and confident in just about any situation.
Contrary to the more traditional etiquette books that most African Americans may find stodgy, off-putting, and culturally alien, Basic Black is for real people who live real lives--and addresses many of the issues of a growing black middle class who want to live riche without seeming noveau. Straightforward, user-friendly and illustrated with line drawings, Basic Black includes all the information any well-mannered person would want to know about the social rites of passage (marriage, birth, christening, death), the new corporate workplace (standard work issues and the more delicate issue of race and its impact in an integrated workplace), various occasions (having guests or being a guest at one's summer home, etc.), and everyday rules and rituals that make living in hectic times a little easier.
For singles and families alike, Basic Black takes the mystery out of conventional etiquette and will arm the reader with the ability to be comfortable and confident in just about any situation.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
1 edition from Doubleday (January 1, 1997)
9780385484343 | details & prices | 473 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.80 lbs | List price $27.50
About: A guide for contemporary African Americans provides information on the social rites of passage, the new corporate workplace, special occasions, and everyday rules and rituals
About: A guide for contemporary African Americans provides information on the social rites of passage, the new corporate workplace, special occasions, and everyday rules and rituals
Paperback
With Deborah A. Porter (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from Broadway Books (January 1, 2002)
9780767907316 | details & prices | 473 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $16.95
About: A guide for contemporary African Americans provides information on the social rites of passage, the new corporate workplace, special occasions, and everyday rules and rituals.
About: A guide for contemporary African Americans provides information on the social rites of passage, the new corporate workplace, special occasions, and everyday rules and rituals.
Miscellaneous
from Broadway Books (March 26, 2002)
9780767910927 | details & prices | 496 pages | List price $16.95
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