Jeanne Martinet (1) (1958–)
Teoksen The Art of Mingling: Proven Techniques for Mastering Any Room tekijä
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Tietoja tekijästä
Jeanne Martinet is author of The Art of Mingling, and has been featured in The New York Times, Salon, The Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Post. She has shared her humor and mingling know-how on hundreds of TV and radio shows, including NBC's The Today Show, and NPR's Morning näytä lisää Edition. näytä vähemmän
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Tekijän teokset
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Syntymäaika
- 1958-02-27
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Asuinpaikat
- New York, New York, Etats-Unis
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
The Art of Mingling, Third Edition: Fun and Proven… Tekijä: Jeanne Martinet
Not only packed with lots of good tips for surviving and thriving in any party environment, but also just an entertaining read.
Tess Eliot has just lost her job, ended her multi-year relationship with her boyfriend when he tells her that he has been cheating on her, and she's estranged from her brother over an inheritance that he got and she didn't, and she really needs to make some money. Through a weird series of events, she gets hired to write a book on etiquette for the end of the world, which is needed just in time for 12/21/12, when certain groups of people are expecting the end of the world as we know it as prophesied (they think) by the Mayan calendar (it's a whole thing). She sets out to learn as much as she can about the supposed apocalypse, and starts to get pulled into the conspiracy theories against her will. She doesn't forget to write her book, though, with as much humor and good advice as she can think up.
I thought this was a really fun book. There was more of a mystery than I was expecting, which was a bonus. My favorite parts of the book, though, were definitely the chapters in her end of the world etiquette book. They were filled with humor, most of it tongue in cheek, and I found myself looking forward to reading more of them as the book went on. The characters were enjoyable (other than the ones you weren't supposed to like), and I like how the book progressed from start to finish.
In summary, this was a fun, light, quick read, and I enjoyed it very much.
4/5 stars..… (lisätietoja)
I thought this was a really fun book. There was more of a mystery than I was expecting, which was a bonus. My favorite parts of the book, though, were definitely the chapters in her end of the world etiquette book. They were filled with humor, most of it tongue in cheek, and I found myself looking forward to reading more of them as the book went on. The characters were enjoyable (other than the ones you weren't supposed to like), and I like how the book progressed from start to finish.
In summary, this was a fun, light, quick read, and I enjoyed it very much.
4/5 stars..… (lisätietoja)
Better title would be "The art of lying". The author suggests lying and employing a range of dishonest schemes in order to accomplish some self-serving goals. There is no lesson to be learned from this book. Waste of time. Would give negative rating if that would be an option.
A pretty good book for folks that have no idea how to mingle intentionally, like myself. Marinet gives a number of different techniques that you can take or leave. Use what seems to work for you. I didn't care much for when she started talking about the "Tao of Mingling". I had a worldview clash there.
Still a helpful read to at least give you some language.
Still a helpful read to at least give you some language.
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