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 ([email protected])
