The Best Places To Kiss In And Around New York City

Here's a travel book especially for those in love, who'd like a moment--or an hour, or a day--in an intimate setting. This unusual guide to the Big Apple points out special places perfect for such moments and rates all of the "lovely" locations from Very Romantic (one pair of lips) to Sublime (four pairs).

You're no idiot, of course. You have a reporter's eye, a poet's touch, and you absolutely love to write. Stories, journal entries, letters to the editor - you name it, you know you can write it. But when it comes to selling your ideas to magazines, newspapers and web sites, you feel like the less said, the better. Seeing your words and wisdom printed in black and white seems like a lot more trouble than it's worth. Don't write yourself off just yet! 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Magazine Articles' will help you get where you belong: In Print. In this 'Complete Idiot's Guide', you get answers to all your questions. Who hires writers? What newspaper, magazine, and online editors want from freelancers and how much they might pay for it! How to write effective query and pitch letters. How the internet can help your writing career take off.

“A rich smorgasbord of cultural information full of surprising and helpful revelations” (Roger Axtell, author of Do’s and Taboos Around the World). Your friend’s mother-in-law is visiting from Korea. When greeting her, do you bow, shake hands, or kiss her on both cheeks? The meeting with his international customers is going well for the corporate president—until he gives the thumbs-up sign. Why? You welcome your new neighbors with a bouquet of your prizewinning daffodils. Yet your beautiful yellow blossoms are met with looks of shock and horror. Why? Discover the answers in this incisive, award-winning guide to etiquette, now thoroughly revised to reflect today’s truly multicultural society. Both highly informative and entertaining, Multicultural Manners gives you the understanding you need, the perfect words to say, and the correct behavior to use in a wide range of cross-cultural situations. The book features completely updated etiquette guidelines with special emphasis on post–September 11 culture clashes as well as a brand-new section that demystifies unfamiliar cultures in the news. Norine Dresser identifies key cross-cultural hot spots and suggests methods that foster respect for diversity. You’ll discover: The dos and don’ts of successful business and social interaction with people from different cultures Appropriate etiquette regarding body language, food, child rearing, clothing, word choices, colors, entertaining, romance, and gift giving Detailed tips on avoiding embarrassment at work, in the classroom, in health care settings, on business trips, at meals, at weddings, at funerals, and on vacations and holidays Amusing firsthand accounts of cultural gaffes that illustrate how miscues happen—and how to avoid them A breakdown of customs, religions, languages, and ethnicities for seventy different countries