How to Raise a Gentleman Revised and Expanded by Kay West

How to Raise a Gentleman Revised and Expanded by Kay West

Somewhere amid the tangle of video game controllers andmuddy sneakers, there's a nice boy. And somewhere within that nice boy is agentleman just waiting to emerge. For at least eighteen years, you'll have thepleasure of coaxing him out, little by little. You'll make sure he knows how toact at a formal dinner, and you'll explain to him that answering a telephoneshould never involve the words yeah or hang on. And eventually, you'll beconfident that he can react maturely when his team loses in overtime or when hemeets a girl he likes. He'll know which fork to use, how to dress on anairplane, and when it's appropriate to speak up for himself and others. Let KayWest guide you through his transformationfrom boy to gentleman, and watch his young life flourish.

For nearly two decades, Kay West has worked in and written about country music. Over the past fifteen years, she has been a columnist, feature writer, and food critic for the Nashville Scene, and she has been chosen Best Feature Writer in Nashville by readers three times in a row. She's also the author of two prior books, How to Raise a Gentleman and How to Raise a Woman, which she wrote for People, Nashville Lifestyles, and NFocus magazines. Kay and her two teenaged children live in Nashville, Tennessee.