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Book Cover for: Saving Face: How to Lie, Fake, and Maneuver Your Way Out of Life's Most Awkward Situations, Andy Robin

Saving Face: How to Lie, Fake, and Maneuver Your Way Out of Life's Most Awkward Situations

Andy Robin

Little fixes for life's BIG faux pas

Figuring out which salad fork to use is a relative no-brainer, but what's the protocol for using a lockless bathroom or getting caught regifting?
Saving Face daringly examines dozens of our worst-case social scenarios. Using helpful illustrations and a "toolbox" of general techniques and technologies, you'll learn what to do if caught:

  • Arriving without a gift
  • Forgetting a name
  • Being served horrible food
  • Starting or ending a workplace romance
  • Sitting next to your boss on a plane
  • Mistakenly thinking someone's coming on to you
  • Clogging someone else's toilet
  • Getting rid of guests
  • Leaving a bad phone message

From the office to the dining room to the appearance of freeloading cousins at your doorstep, you'll confidently turn snafus into saves and finesse those social situations once destined for disaster.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Gallery Books
  • Publish Date: May 1st, 2005
  • Pages: 192
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Original - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.00in - 5.64in - 0.47in - 0.53lb
  • EAN: 9780689878909
  • Categories: GeneralSocial Psychology

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About the Author

Robin, Andy: - Andy Robin is a writer and producer known for his work on Seinfeld, Bee Movie, The Michael Richards Show, and Live Free or Die. He has worked with collaborator Gregg Kavet on numerous projects. They have been nominated for three Emmys and their Seinfeld script for the episode "The Fatigues" won the 1997 Writers Guild Award for outstanding comedy.
Kavet, Gregg: - Gregg Kavet is a writer and director, known for his work on Seinfeld, The Michael Richards Show, and Live Free or Die. He has worked with collaborator Andy Robin on numerous projects. They have been nominated for three Emmys and their Seinfeld script for the episode "The Fatigues" won the 1997 Writers Guild Award for outstanding comedy.