tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post550703115195985724..comments2024-03-28T21:58:56.757+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Read in 2012 - 28: The Things Your Father Never Taught YouLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-89677415257182372312012-09-27T10:35:31.785+02:002012-09-27T10:35:31.785+02:00I was certain that somewhere I had picked this boo...I was certain that somewhere I had picked this book up in a charity shop or book fair but a cursory glance of my shelves has not revealed it. It is the sort of book I'd dip into rather than read.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-20830101441128807792012-09-26T07:34:00.813+02:002012-09-26T07:34:00.813+02:00Precisely, Kristi! I do understand there are men a...Precisely, Kristi! I do understand there are men and women out there who grow up without learning from their parents about basics such as table manners etc., but I doubt those who'd really nead advice on how to behave in public (and private) would read such a book in the first place...Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-84830253319255314032012-09-26T04:41:26.211+02:002012-09-26T04:41:26.211+02:00I think I might enjoy this...It sounds like fairly...I think I might enjoy this...It sounds like fairly light non-fiction and I often enjoy that, and essays which are witty as well as intelligent. But I might have been too irritated by that basic idea that we humans must do what we do to impress others. I've never cared for that. If we aren't authentic, what are we?Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-75378226383691274232012-09-24T18:52:38.853+02:002012-09-24T18:52:38.853+02:00Thank you, Friko! We, too, hope that our next holi...Thank you, Friko! We, too, hope that our next holiday will not require another trip to a hospital.<br />The thing about such advice books is, I guess, not to take them too seriously. I allowed myself to be entertained, mostly, and not much else - although I must admit I quite liked the drawings that show four different ways of tieing a tie. Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-27501370559823306532012-09-24T18:33:09.109+02:002012-09-24T18:33:09.109+02:00I suppose I would occasionally giggle at a funny r...I suppose I would occasionally giggle at a funny remark but, on the whole, that sort of book with that sort of advice is really annoying. I like men to be a little less shallow.<br /><br />I just read your holiday post about RJ.s hospital episode. That must have been really frightening for you. The problem is that when we are on holiday we don't allow ourselves to become acclimatised enough. I am so glad he is better again and you can still say that you had a good time. Better luck next time.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-14604160194920516372012-09-24T15:57:35.773+02:002012-09-24T15:57:35.773+02:00Never wrong to find out such stuff, Dorothy, and m...Never wrong to find out such stuff, Dorothy, and maybe you'll find it as entertaining as I did. I should have quoted some of the funniest bits, but I never marked them while I was reading the book, and this morning didn't have the time to search for them.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-90852853624257235352012-09-24T15:14:00.538+02:002012-09-24T15:14:00.538+02:00That looks like an interesting book. Will have to ...That looks like an interesting book. Will have to check it out. My motto is "it's a mans world, always has been, always will be"..... :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897188995077538371noreply@blogger.com