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    Better than Beauty: A Guide to Charm
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    Better than Beauty: A Guide to Charm

    By A. Thompson, H. Valentine and Emery I. Gondor

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    About this ebook

    Chronicle Books resuscitates the long-lost art of charm with this classic compendium of hints, tips, and tricks guaranteed to boost anyones charm quotient. First published in 1938, this delightful handbook is overflowing with timeless advice to guide readers through a maze of social interactions with wit and grace. More than an etiquette or personal grooming book, Better than Beauty tackles complicated social situations with delicacy:

    How to be kind to atrocious people

    How to avoid the gossip mill

    How many drinks is too many drinks

    How to deflect unwanted advances from married men

    How much to tip

    And much, much more

    With good humor, authors Helen Valentine and Alice Thompson offer straightforward charm counsel, making it a cinch to win the admiration of friends, family, and suitors. Featuring original artwork, Better than Beauty proves that charm never, ever goes out of style.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChronicle Books Digital
    Release dateOct 21, 2011
    ISBN9781452103747
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    • 3/5
      Better Than Beauty was originally written in 1938 (for example, one section mentions having a date under three dollars-someting that would be difficult to pull off today), and thus this explains why some of the advice may seem dated. However, the charming drawings remain cute and original, and the advice can be applied to any decade. Topics in Part One covered include how to dress, wear one's hair and look well-groomed. Part Two deals with manners, charm, relating to others, and how to be a good hostess/guest/all-around person.A timeless, cute read that has a well-deserved place among etiquette books on today's bookshelves.
    • 5/5
      Written during that brief but magical time at the end of the Depression and right before the onset of WWII, Better Than Beauty offers the reader a perspective on style, manners and charm that isn't readily found in modern etiquette manuals. Some of the advice and information is certainly dated (i.e., where and when it is polite to smoke), but overall this is a wonderful little read that encourages self awareness and promotes a return to 'old fashioned' civilities. If for no other reason, read Better Than Beauty for the little slice of yesteryear it offers.
    • 2/5
      Seems like a primer by a Martha-Stewart or well-bred Victorian type, for housewives trying to be Stepford wives.
    • 5/5
      Old but gold. Most of this applies to today's world.
    • 1/5
      I don’t like her repeated stressing of the scale and weight, that is not real poise.
    • 4/5
      totally dated but a very very wonderful book on advice!
    • 3/5
      I read this a few weeks ago and cannot remember anything concrete about it to put into a review. It was a quick read with some good advice and some dated advice.

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