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Office attire and e-mail misfire. Twitter snafus and dating miscues. Philip Galanes hears an awful lot of WHAT SHOULD I DOs?! andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;and#8220;Iand#8217;m pretty sure the woman who swims laps next to me at the Y is peeing in the pool. What should I do?and#8221;andlt;/Iandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;It started in 2008, when Galanes began the and#8220;Social Qand#8217;sand#8221; advice column for the Sunday Styles section of andlt;Iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt;.andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;and#8220;My boyfriend has an identical twin that Iand#8217;m strangely hotter for than I am for him. What should I do?and#8221;andlt;/Iandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Since then, the questions come faster than a drunken starlet behind the wheel of a speeding Maserati.andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;and#8220;My Dad seems to have mixed up my cell phone number with the number of the woman heand#8217;s seeing behind my motherand#8217;s back. He sends andlt;/Iandgt;her andlt;Iandgt;sexy texts that are freaking andlt;/Iandgt;me andlt;Iandgt;out. What should I do?and#8221;andlt;/Iandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A cornerstone of andlt;Iandgt;The New York Timesand#8217;andlt;/Iandgt;s Styles section, Philip Galanes confronts todayand#8217;s most awkward and pressing questions. Branded with an inimitable voiceand#8212; witty and wise, sharp and saucyand#8212;Philip tackles unanswered questions and brand-new subjects with laugh-out-loud dish and practical wisdom. Not only about the new ways to thank a friend for throwing you a bridal shower (at a strip club), or when itand#8217;s appropriate to tell Nana to stop dressing like the latest Pop Tart, but also how to navigate a new age crowded with Tweets, twits, OMGs, and WTFs. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Social Qand#8217;s andlt;/Iandgt;is a knockout book that will guide you swiftly through the treacherous terrain of modern etiquetteand#8212;and keep you laughing for days.
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and#8220;Philip Galanes has made a name for himself as a weekly columnist doling out important advice on social etiquette and now has collected all this wisdom in one terrific book called andlt;iandgt;Social Q'sandlt;/iandgt;. But all this leaves me to wonder what an expert on social etiquette was thinking when he asked a busy woman in the throes of redecorating her apartment to take valuable time away from her rabbit to write a book blurb?and#8221;and#8212;andlt;Bandgt;Amy Sedarisandlt;/Bandgt;
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"Social Q's is a hilarious set of solutions to all the problems we're lucky to have.
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"SOCIAL Q'S by Philip Galanes is the one book you need to help guide you through some of life's toughest social challenges!
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"Philip knows his way around an awkward situation--but enough about us!" --Kathie Lee & Hoda
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"I love Philip Galanes' New York Times column!
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"Consider SOCIAL Q's your funny, wise and indispensable guide for honing, improving and finessing YOUand#8212;your own special creation!"andlt;bandgt;and#8212;George Wayne, contributing editor, andlt;iandgt;Vanity Fairandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/bandgt;
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and#8220;Zesty, zingy, zippy, zany. Everything I want to say about the funny and very talented Philip Galanes starts with the letter z. He and SOCIAL Qand#8217;S are truly zonderful.and#8221;and#8212;andlt;Bandgt;Henry Alford, humorist and author of andlt;iandgt;How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still On This Earth)andlt;/iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;
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and#8220;Life in the 21st century is one rude awakening after another. But now we have Philip Galanesand#8217; SOCIAL Qand#8217;S to the rescueand#8212;very smart, very funny advice for sidestepping any etiquette A-bomb.and#8221;and#8212;andlt;Bandgt;Kendall Farr, author of andlt;Iandgt;The Pocket Stylistandlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Style Evolutionandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;
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and#8220;SOCIAL Q'S by Philip Galanes is the one book you need to help guide you through some of life's toughest social challenges! It's smart, funny, and incredibly practical.and#8221; and#8212;andlt;Bandgt;Peter Walsh, andlt;iandgt;New York Times andlt;/iandgt;bestselling author of andlt;iandgt;Lighten Up andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;iandgt;Itand#8217;s All Too Muchandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;
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and#8220;Philip knows his way around an awkward situationand#8212;but enough about us!and#8221; andlt;Bandgt;and#8212;Kathie Lee andamp; Hodaandlt;/Bandgt;
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andlt;divandgt;"I love Philip Galanes' andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; column!
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andlt;divandgt;"andlt;iandgt;Social Q'sandlt;/iandgt; is a hilarious set of solutions to all the problems we're lucky to have.
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"I love Philip Galanesand#8217; andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; column! And the book is a must! andlt;iandgt;Social Qand#8217;s andlt;/iandgt;is a beacon of light in the foggy haze of today's world." andlt;Bandgt;and#8212;Jessica Seinfeldandlt;/Bandgt;
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"andlt;iandgt;Social Q'sandlt;/iandgt; is a hilarious set of solutions to all the problems we're lucky to have. A must-read survival guide."and#8212;andlt;Bandgt;Christian Landers, author of andlt;iandgt;Stuff White People Likeandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;
Synopsis
Office attire and e-mail misfire. Twitter snafus and dating miscues. Philip Galanes hears an awful lot of WHAT SHOULD I DOs?
"I'm pretty sure the woman who swims laps next to me at the Y is peeing in the pool. What should I do?"
It started in 2008, when Galanes began the "Social Q's" advice column for the Sunday Styles section of The New York Times.
"My boyfriend has an identical twin that I'm strangely hotter for than I am for him. What should I do?"
Since then, the questions come faster than a drunken starlet behind the wheel of a speeding Maserati.
"My Dad seems to have mixed up my cell phone number with the number of the woman he's seeing behind my mother's back. He sends her sexy texts that are freaking me out. What should I do?"
A cornerstone of The New York Times's Styles section, Philip Galanes confronts today's most awkward and pressing questions. Branded with an inimitable voice-- witty and wise, sharp and saucy--Philip tackles unanswered questions and brand-new subjects with laugh-out-loud dish and practical wisdom. Not only about the new ways to thank a friend for throwing you a bridal shower (at a strip club), or when it's appropriate to tell Nana to stop dressing like the latest Pop Tart, but also how to navigate a new age crowded with Tweets, twits, OMGs, and WTFs.
Social Q's is a knockout book that will guide you swiftly through the treacherous terrain of modern etiquette--and keep you laughing for days.
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From New York Times columnist Philip Galanes, a comedy of manners that strives to answer what exactly passes for good behavior these days.
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Direct from the author of the popular “Social Q’s” column in
The New York Times —a comedy of manners that strives to answer what exactly passes for good behavior in a world buzzing with tweets, twits, OMGs, WTFs, White House party crashers, fame monsters, and Facebook bullies.
Since its debut in June of 2008, Philip Galanes’s “Social Q’s” column has been a fixture in The New York Times and has quickly become one of its most popular features. In addition to his weekly column, Philip appears monthly on the Today show to dish with Kathie Lee and Hoda and dispense advice to the many Americans who need help navigating the murky moral waters of these modern times. Now, in Social Q’s, Philip collects his etiquette tips for a Mr. Manners-type guide that would make Emily Post dizzy.
Using a series of witty, briskly paced and hilarious essays, Philip Galanes considers a host of awkward, everyday situations…from texting on the bus to splitting the dinner check—and guides readers to a light-hearted awareness of how they behave…and misbehave. Sharp but never biting, smart without scolding, Social Q’s gives modern-day etiquette the helpful and entertaining shot in the arm it needs.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Philip Galanesandlt;/bandgt; is the author of and#8220;Social Qand#8217;s,and#8221; the advice column published weekly in the Sunday Styles section of andlt;iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/iandgt;. Philip is also an entertainment lawyer and novelist.andnbsp;He was born and raised in New England, and graduated from Yale College and Yale Law School.andnbsp;He occasionally sidelines as an interior designer, and his projects have been published in andlt;iandgt;Architectural Digestandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Elle Dand#233;corandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;New York andlt;/iandgt;magazine, and andlt;iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/iandgt;. Visit him at PhilipGalanes.com.