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Lapham's Rules of Influence: A Careerist's Guide to Success, Status, and Self-Congratulation Paperback - 1999
by Lewis Lapham
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As the editor of "Harper's Magazine, Lewis Lapham has enjoyed entree to America's "cultural elite," a class distinguished by its talent for currying favor, licking boots, and kissing ass. Now, in this scathingly funny and politically incorrect self-help book, Mr. Lapham offers his best advice to aspiring careerists seeking to ride in helicopters and see themselves on television.
Drawing upon a lifetime of experience among the cogno-scenti, Mr. Lapham breaks rank and reveals the unspoken secrets of getting ahead: what to say, how to dress, when to lie, whom to befriend, where to be seen, and why it is absolutely essential to wear clean shoes. ("The first impression is also the last impression. You don't wish to be remembered as the stain on the rug.")
Anyone interested in self-advancement will be transformed by Lapham's Rules of Influence, which offers proven nuggets of wisdom. For example, when trying to impress the boss, remember: "Flattery cannot be too often or too recklessly applied. Think of it as suntan lotion or moisturizing cream."
Written with stinging wit and tongue planted firmly in cheek, Lapham's Rules of Influence is a brilliant critique of class and manners in America, packed with the kind of irreverent observation that only Lewis Lapham can provide.
Seek out the acquaintance of people richer and more important than yourself, and never take an interest in people who cannot do you any favors.
Rumor tinged with malice is the most precious form of gossip. When you are invited to spend a weekend with important journalists or movie stars, it is considered polite to bring four items of unpublished slander in lieu of a house present or a bottleof wine.
Make unsparing use of cliches. The empty word is the correct word. Contrary to the opinion of snobbish New York intellectuals, the placid murmur of cliche is always preferable to the expression of strong feeling, which is an embarrassment.
A truly fashionable dinner party ends at the moment when all the guests have arrived and everybody has been seen or not seen. Once attendance has been taken, the rest of the evening is superfluous.
A good meeting is one at which nothing happens. Sit erect, second all the motions, remember everybody's name.
Drawing upon a lifetime of experience among the cogno-scenti, Mr. Lapham breaks rank and reveals the unspoken secrets of getting ahead: what to say, how to dress, when to lie, whom to befriend, where to be seen, and why it is absolutely essential to wear clean shoes. ("The first impression is also the last impression. You don't wish to be remembered as the stain on the rug.")
Anyone interested in self-advancement will be transformed by Lapham's Rules of Influence, which offers proven nuggets of wisdom. For example, when trying to impress the boss, remember: "Flattery cannot be too often or too recklessly applied. Think of it as suntan lotion or moisturizing cream."
Written with stinging wit and tongue planted firmly in cheek, Lapham's Rules of Influence is a brilliant critique of class and manners in America, packed with the kind of irreverent observation that only Lewis Lapham can provide.
Seek out the acquaintance of people richer and more important than yourself, and never take an interest in people who cannot do you any favors.
Rumor tinged with malice is the most precious form of gossip. When you are invited to spend a weekend with important journalists or movie stars, it is considered polite to bring four items of unpublished slander in lieu of a house present or a bottleof wine.
Make unsparing use of cliches. The empty word is the correct word. Contrary to the opinion of snobbish New York intellectuals, the placid murmur of cliche is always preferable to the expression of strong feeling, which is an embarrassment.
A truly fashionable dinner party ends at the moment when all the guests have arrived and everybody has been seen or not seen. Once attendance has been taken, the rest of the evening is superfluous.
A good meeting is one at which nothing happens. Sit erect, second all the motions, remember everybody's name.
"From the Hardcover edition.
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- Title Lapham's Rules of Influence: A Careerist's Guide to Success, Status, and Self-Congratulation
- Author Lewis Lapham
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-05-18
- ISBN 9780812992342 / 0812992342
- Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 8.7 x 4.96 x 0.45 in (22.10 x 12.60 x 1.14 cm)
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