Phineas Mollod, Jason Tesauro

The Modern Gentleman: A Guide to Essential Manners, Savvy, & Vice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Refine your cool with this quintessential sourcebook of manners and mischief. Author-raconteurs Phineas Mollod and Jason Tesauro offer timely advice and timeless wisdom for adventurous gents curious about: JAZZ & FLASKMANSHIP FRIENDS & GAFFES DATING & ENTERTAINING TWEETIQUETTE & MODERN LIT TUXEDOS & TATTOOS CAVIAR & CRASH PADS BYO, BBQ & IOUs With new sections covering the Digital Man, the Local Epicure, and the Bespoke Gent, this second edition provides a panoramic snapshot of the enlightened modern man: witty and poignant, traditional but tech savvy, flirtatious yet courtly. So roll up your yoga mat, uncork a Barolo, spin some vinyl, and crack open this freshly updated edition of The Modern Gentleman: your Man Cycle is peaking.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House USA Inc
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 181mm x 131mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9781607740063
• ISBN-10: 1607740060
• Artikelnr.: 31076923

Autorenporträt

Phineas Mollod uses his Vanderbilt law degree to counsel his wayward pals in divorces and landlord-tenant imbroglios and write about technology law in New York City.    Jason Tesauro forewent law school for a mastery of wine, spirits, style, and sustainable food. You’ll find him swinging a croquet mallet in Richmond, Virginia, or wielding a champagne saber as he conducts the Modern Gentleman Seminar Series and other events of consequence around the world. 

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction       x
 
Part One: The Gregarious Gentleman       1
Chapter One: Out & About       2
Digital Man • Artful Conversation • Jukeboxing • Flaskmanship • Elevator
Etiquette • At Table • Skinny-Dipping • Comings & Goings • Family Reunions
• Amen Corner
Chapter Two: Entertaining      38
Group Dynamics • Hosting • Intimate Gatherings • The Active Table •
Houseguests • Charcoal Briquetiquette • Bachelor Party • Best Manning
Chapter Three: Wooing      65
Flirtation • Dates • The Open Triangle • Do-It-Yourself • Long-Distance
Runaround • Exes & Ohs • Taking a Break • The Crack-Up
 
Part Two: The Inner Gentleman      95
Chapter Four: Gentlemanly Knowledge      96
Literature • Poesy • Classical Music • Jazz • Fitness • Soothsaying • Man
Cycle • Fonzarelli Moves & Legerdemain
Chapter Five: Appearance & Style       126
Sartorial Savvy • Accessories • Knots & Cravats • Pyjamas • Eyewear •
Hatiquette & Umbrella Policy • Tattoos • Hair, Hygiene, & Habits
Chapter Six: Domesticity       154
Domestic Policy • Vittles • Single Space • Heartifacts • Toiletiquette •
Spitting, Hiccoughing, & Other Expulsions
 
Part Three: The Potent Gentleman       179
Chapter Seven: Venerable Vices: Alcohol, Tobacco, & Fireworks       180
Spirits • Beyond & Tonic • The Solitary Drink • Oenophilia • Bubbly •
Working with a Hangover • The Ethic of Alcohol • Tobacco • Substances •
Gaming • Golf • The Ponies
Chapter Eight: Between the Sheets       221
Romantic Recon • Prophyletiquette • XXX: Phineas’s Phavourites & Tesauro’s
Titillations • The Afterglow • To the Power of 3
Chapter Nine: Trouble      239
Sticky Situations & Solutions • Conversational Gaffes • Secrets, Lies, &
Confidences • Office Romance • Losing It • The Bile Barometer • The Apology
 
Part Four: The Wayfaring Gentleman      263
Chapter Ten: Travel            264
Motoring • Sleeper Trains • Theorem de Valise • Guest Decorum
 
Part Five: The Ceremonial Gentleman       283
Chapter Eleven: Public Relations      284
Politics of Friends • Social System • Correspondence • Flora • Gifting •
Handy Gifting Guide
Chapter Twelve: Beyond Bachelorhood      303
The Fourth Decade • The Rock • Proposals • Vows • The Good Husband
 
Afterword       314
Bibliography       316
About the Authors       319
Index      320