The Good Citizen's Handbook : A Guide to Proper Behavior

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"One can adopt a less-nihilistic approach to life and make The Good Citizen's Handbook your instruction manual."


American Heritage, May 2001
"Tips and advice from a vanished era are both dated and timeless."


Book Description
Good citizenship starts with you! This crucial collection of real guidance from government, civics, and scouting handbooks of the 1920s–1960s shows you how--through proper dental hygiene, a pleasant demeanor, and obedience of even minor laws--you can ensure the health and happiness of nation, neighbor, and kin. Jennifer McKnight-Trontz, author of the popular Yes You Can: Timeless Advice from Self-Help Experts, leads the way with hundreds of illustrations, charts, and tips compiled in this pocket-sized handbook for a better world, a better community, a better you. Learn the importance of good posture, the benefits of taxation, and simple ways to avoid infection! Understand, too, just how dangerous slouching is to national character. There's simply too much at stake not to read this book.


About the Author
Jennifer McKnight-Trontz, a South Florida--based author and designer, never crosses against a red light.


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We cross at the green and never in between. After every meal, we brush in a circular motion. We vote in every election and read all campaign literature. We report suspicious characters. When we borrow something, we return it promptly. We never make noise around hospitals, churches, or where old people may be sleeping. The national anthem is our favorite song and the pledge of allegiance, our daily motto. We are good citizens. Culled from school and government publications from the '50s and '60s, this handbook returns to a simpler world, where eating plenty of red meat and paying your taxes were considered Really Good Things. Father Knows Bestseal of approval.


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