Author Bullard said he almost subtitled his book, “The Powerful Politics of Thank You Notes” because her “attention to such civilities would become the source of a great deal of her ...
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New technologies are shaping behaviors and dissolving civilities. In 2005, Lynne Truss, in her book Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home ...