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Back in the "good old days," young people were let loose upon a grateful world with a modicum of social skill and the basic know-how to run a household. But such fundamental competence at the tasks of life seems to be rarer every day.

How did we get here? Should Mom not have done all Junior’s science projects for him? Should Dad have made Tiffany take that summer job in college instead of paying her way through Europe? Perhaps. But what we really want to know is, what can we do about it?

In RAISED BY WOLVES, Christie Mellor lovingly offers a handbook full of advice and gentle verbal spankings that will send them off into the real world. She explains how to RSVP, clean a bathroom, behave in a restaurant, be a good party guest, and much, much more – the things every adult needs to know in order to get through life without alienating every person they meet.
 
This hilarious compendium includes information in a wealth of categories, including:
• How to poach a chicken (and what to do with it when you’re done)
• How to make the perfect martini
• 25 amazing uses for baking soda
• How not to annoy your friends when you break up with your boyfriend
• 10 common work situations, what you think they mean, and what they really mean
• How to go a day without spending any money (and why you should, once in a while).
 
Mellor’s trademark arch, witty style makes even the most pointed advice palatable. If only we’d all had a book like this when we were young!

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To read reviews of Christie's Three Martini Family Vacation, click here.

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Literary agent: Leslie Daniels/Daniels Books – lesliedaniels@earthlink.net