
Peas & Queues
Sandi Toksvig (Allen & Unwin, $29.99)
Mind your Ps and Qs is an expression most children hear when growing up, but what does it actually mean in 2013?
Written as a series of letters to “Mary” – an eight-year-old in the author’s life – this is a comprehensive manual of etiquette history and social observation.
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From table manners and behaviour at the office party to pregnancy (never, ever ask a woman if she’s expecting), and Twitter trolls, Sandi has sage advice.
What’s acceptable or not changes with the social mores of each generation and in this witty, no-nonsense guide there’s advice for people of all ages to navigate the modern world.
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Marilynn McLachlan is the editor of the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly and has spent more than two decades in media, building her career around stories that connect, inform and inspire. A published author and the founding editor of Urban List Auckland – which she later helped expand nationwide – she has also worked for the New Zealand Herald, Woman’s Day and New Idea.A former teacher who cares deeply about people, she believes everyone has a story to tell and is passionate about giving a voice to the everyday Kiwis and well-known faces who help shape Aotearoa. Outside of work, she loves to travel – both within New Zealand and abroad – spend time with her husband, four grown children and dog, Molly. Or, you'll find her enjoying quiet moments journalling, on a Pilates reformer or lost in a good book.
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