Examines various facets of topics pertaining to 'guests'. This title discusses the changing face of hospitality, from an older more formal time to the author's time, when a more informal culture prevails, with some attending confusion. It also discusses different types of hosts and hostesses including the bossy, and the shy.
Presents a humorous look at the phenomenon of snobbery. The author begins by stating, 'the social snob, while not extinct, has gone underground, and snobbery has emerged in a whole new set of guises'. He playfully skewers the many types that have since emerged, from Emotional Snobs to Sensual, Political, Taste, Regional, and Reverse Snobs.
A history of American popular taste in art, architecture, and interior decoration, with short sketches of the men and women responsible for the trends.
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