Raise Your Social I.Q.

by Michael Levine

Book Overview

This work details the proper etiquette for a variety of social situation, including business situation, dating, sex, family, friends, losses, and high-tech etiquette. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806520477
• ISBN13: 9780806520476
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Citadel Press
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

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This book did not really tell me a whole lot that I didn't already know. Why, then, did I give it 5 stars (you ask)? Well, it's because I know a great many people who would gain a lot from reading Levine's book. Unfortunately, the people who would benefit the most from this book are also the least likely to read it. Most of the people I know who are guilty of the most egregious social practices that Levine details are also COMPLETELY oblivious that they are doing anything wrong. Sometimes it amazes me how some people are consistently so thoughtless, yet they never give a 2nd thought to their words or actions. It is a quick read, even quicker than what it looks [thanx to several mini-quizes]. That is a good attribute of a Self-Help book. It means that it is focused on discerning tangible problems and finding tangible problems. Self-Help books that are 600 pages long frequently meander around so much and try to solve all the world's problems @ once. In doing so, they many times leave the reader dumbfounded as to what he / she just read. Not so this book. The length is adequate to what Levine is trying to accomplish. In Plato's APOLOGY Socrates said that "the unexamined life is not worth living." In saying this he was not just talking about philosophers. One need not have a degree in philosophy to do some introspection and learn how to become a better person. To that end, this book is highly recommended to the general populace. The more you think you don't need it, the more I would recommend it anyway. Even if you find that your life's practices are equivalent to what Levine writes, it's good to know that you're on the right track.

good buy

This book is great. It not only tells you how certain situations should be dealt with, but it also has short quizzes to show whether or not your social IQ is up to speed. Deals with topics from friend and dating issues to life at the office.