Congratulations, Robin! I'll be buying it because I always read your column and enjoy it!Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Robin Abrahams <robina...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Dear friends, family, colleagues past and present, people I have > interviewed or been interviewed by, spoken for or heard speak-- > > As many of you might know, my first book was released yesterday. > > The title is "Miss Conduct's Mind Over Manners" (or MCMoM as I call it) and > it is comprised of new material based on my "Miss Conduct" column. It's > etiquette for the fault lines of society: how to cope gracefully with people > whose values, priorities, and experiences are different from your own, > presented not just with "how to" but also with plenty of "why." > > As one Amazon.com advance reviewer put it, "While advising the reader on > how to navigate contemporary social quandaries, the author sails smoothly > from topic to topic -- neurobiology to sociology, philosophy to economics -- > with tremendous wit and grace. This book is informative, culturally > sensitive, and makes liberal use of relevant quotes (from diverse sources > ranging from Shakespeare to Adam Smith to Mark Twain) and reference to pop > culture (Wallace & Gromit, Gilligan's Island)." > > Early signs for the book are good! I've already appeared on the "Today > Show," and the reviews on Amazon.com are excellent. You can check my blog ( > http://robinabrahams.com/) for listings of local appearances. > > I'd appreciate it, obviously, if you'd buy a copy of the book yourself (a > link to Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/qohjyd). > > Also, if you've read my writing and enjoyed it in the past, would you also > consider forwarding this e-mail on to others whom you think would enjoy the > Miss Conduct book or blog? If you don't forward this to 10 of your friends, > absolutely nothing will happen. If you do, there is a chance one of them > might e-mail you back and say it's been a while and how about coffee. So > clearly you should forward this. > > And I look forward to seeing you again, perhaps for coffee, or to > interviewing or being interviewed by you, or speaking to you or hearing you > speak. > > Have a wonderful summer, > > Robin > > Robin Abrahams > www.robinabrahams.com > > My first book, "Miss Conduct's Mind Over Manners," is available now on > Amazon.com: http://tinyurl.com/bvcfzr. > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
