We hope to inspire not just fancy dinner parties and handwritten thank-you notes, but also acts of kindness, patience, compassion, awareness, and thoughtful behavior.

The first edition of Emily Post's guide to "taking care of people and helping them feel at ease" was published in 1922. Now, one hundred years later, times may have changed in seismic shifts, but being careful with the way we treat others is as important as ever. Luckily, Emily's great-great grandchildren (who share their ancestor's good humor) have rewritten her beloved classic with modern (generously inclusive) sensibilities. The kind arts of conversation, correspondence, table manners, entertaining, gift giving, and more are detailed with confident authority and warm grace in this hefty reference that is simply a joy to read.