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Talk to the hand : the utter bloody rudeness of the world today, or, six good reasons to stay home and bolt the door / Lynne Truss

By:

Truss, Lynne

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Gotham Books , c2005.Description: x, 206 p. ; 20 cmISBN:

9781592401710

Subject(s):

Courtesy

DDC classification:

395 TRU

LOC classification:

BJ1533.C9 T78 2005

Contents:

Was that so hard to say? -- Why am I the one doing this? -- My bubble, my rules -- The unaversal eff-off reflex -- Booing the judges -- Someone else will clean it up.

Summary: "Talk to the hand, cause the face aint listening" the saying goes. When did the world stop wanting to hear? When did society become so thoughtless? Its a topic that has been simmering for years, and Lynne Truss says its now reached the boiling point. Taking on the boorish behavior that for some has become a point of pride, Talk to the Hand is a rallying cry for courtesy.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	395 TRU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		033812

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-206).

Was that so hard to say? -- Why am I the one doing this? -- My bubble, my rules -- The unaversal eff-off reflex -- Booing the judges -- Someone else will clean it up.

"Talk to the hand, cause the face aint listening" the saying goes. When did the world stop wanting to hear? When did society become so thoughtless? Its a topic that has been simmering for years, and Lynne Truss says its now reached the boiling point. Taking on the boorish behavior that for some has become a point of pride, Talk to the Hand is a rallying cry for courtesy.

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