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Social Qs, how to survive the quirks, quandaries, and quagmires of today, Philip Galanes

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Social Qs

bibliography

709673408

Philip Galanes

how to survive the quirks, quandaries, and quagmires of today

Introduction: not your mummy's advice column -- Getting ready -- When good hygiene goes bad : dog breath and B.O. and snot, oh my! -- Beauty experiments -- or, who died and made you Estee Lauder? -- If the shoe fits, it's ugly! : on fashion crimes and misdemeanors -- Getting there -- The court of public transportation : Judge Judy for a day! -- On the street : when strangers get a little strange -- Car(tastrophes) : or, see the USA in your own damn Chevrolet -- Getting down to business -- "Who's the boss?" : handling yours like they do on TV -- Taking the "woe" out of co-workers : just because you sit together doesn't make you besties -- Free at last! : after you've quit (or let's face it) been fired -- Getting online -- Step away from the keyboard! : on emails and text messaging -- Social networks : it's your party (but you still can't diss your sister) -- Online dating : when true romance is just 10 million clicks away! -- Getting along (with the folks we're stuck with) -- Neighbors and roomies : how can we miss them when they won't go away? -- Kids and parenting : when there aren't enough time-outs in a day -- If it's not one thing, it's your mother : finessing family friction -- Getting nickel-ed and dime-d -- Money isn't funny : why do you think we call it "cold, hard cash"? -- Getting love-y dove-y -- Crushing hard! surviving your infatuations -- Break-ups (and how not to) : learning from slap-happy Scarlett O'Hara -- Getting through our big days -- In the spotlight (at last!) : weddings, bar mitzvahs and special occasions -- Surviving the holidays : the gifts, the grannies and all that booze! -- Afterword: so, what do we do now?