Stanley Marcus from A to Z Vol. II :

Stanley Marcus, Chairman Emeritus of the Neiman Marcus stores, received a B.A. degree from Harvard University and also attended Harvard Business School. Michael V. Hazel is an adjunct professor of history at Southern Methodist University and the University of North Texas

Introduction

xi

Advice

A Compendium of Sage Advice

1

(2)

Advice to the Third Generation

3

(3)

Aging

How to Tell You're Aging

6

(1)

``Physically Challenged'' Tells It Like It Is

7

(2)

Growing Old Can Be Fun

9

(1)

Age Is Not Important

10

(2)

Being Liked: The Ultimate Compliment

12

(3)

Body Language

The Unspoken Language

15

(2)

Books

A Book Borrower Is a Pest

17

(2)

Brains

Our Brain: The Best Computer

19

(2)

Bromides

We Take Bromides to Heart

21

(2)

Change

Colliding with Change

23

(2)

Collecting

Grandmother Was Right

25

(2)

Critics

Criticism of Art Beneficial

27

(2)

Currency

Passing the Dirty Buck

29

(2)

Dieting

The Short and Stout of Dieting

31

(2)

A Discovery That's Worth Living For

33

(2)

Dreams

Use Dreams to Shape the Future

35

(1)

Alas, Poor Yorick

36

(1)

The Thrill is in the Chase

37

(2)

Dress

``Casual'' Shouldn't Be Sloppy

39

(2)

Eating

Chocolate Still Subject of Debate

41

(1)

New Styles Never Capture Entire Market

42

(3)

Efficiency

Spendthrift Hollywood

45

(3)

Exercise

Exercise for Good Health

48

(1)

We Are Taking Better Care of Ourselves

49

(4)

Families

Is Birth Order Important?

53

(2)

Gardening

Flowers Express Their Gratitude

55

(2)

Good Government

Governance Needs Openness

57

(2)

Grudges

Carrying a Grudge is Poor Exercise

59

(2)

Habits

Clean Desk or Messy, the Debate Rages On

61

(2)

Happiness

You Can't Always Catch Happiness

63

(2)

Health

Please, Suffer in Silence

65

(1)

For Long Life, Learn Rules of Good Health

66

(3)

Imagination

Imagination Can Enliven a Strike

69

(2)

Innovations

Once Upon a Time, Wristwatches Were Rare

71

(1)

Fax Revolutionizes Society

72

(2)

Innovations Should Be Matched with a Respect for the Past

74

(2)

The Invention That Changed Texas

76

(3)

Jobs

Getting Noticed to Get the Job

79

(2)

Kissing

The Reducing Power of Love

81

(2)

Language

Animals Dominate Our Language

83

(2)

Language Reveals Age

85

(1)

Our Insincere Greetings

86

(2)

We Should Spring Clean Our Vocabularies

88

(1)

Mrs. Malaprop's Descendants Flourish

89

(2)

Where Are the Language Police?

91

(2)

Management

Management Excellence is No Mystery

93

(1)

When Meetings Replace Work

94

(2)

Casual Attitudes Affect More Than Dress

96

(2)

Manners

The Guardians of Manners

98

(1)

You Can Teach Manners

99

(2)

Maybe Politeness is Making a Comeback

101

(1)

Silence Can Be Golden

102

(2)

Marriage

Separation Can Be Healthy for Marriage

104

(1)

Short Memory Aids Marriage

105

(2)

Music

Music Reflects the Times

107

(2)

Nature

Spring Brightens Our View

109

(2)

Neighborhoods

Sense of Scale helps neighborhoods

111

(2)

Nonconformists

Nonconformists Play a Vital Role

113

(1)

Mavericks Add Spice to Our Lives

114

(3)

Odds and Ends

Some Odds Can't Be Beaten

117

(1)

Pencils Tell a Lot About Us

118

(1)

A World Without Schmoo

119

(4)

Phobias

Those Obscure Phobias

123

(2)

Planning

Needed: A Visionary Planner

125

(3)

Predictions

Some Gloriously Wrongheaded Predictions

128

(2)

Predictions Gone Sour

130

(1)

Prophecy an Uncertain Art

131

(2)

Printing

Printing is Nowhere Near Death

133

(1)

Don't Make Things Hard to Read

134

(2)

Proverbs

Proverbs Show a Society's Wisdom

136

(3)

Quality

List Changes in Quest for the Best

139

(2)

Regrets

Bites We Shouldov Bitten

141

(2)

Regulations

Regulations Can't Be Abolished

143

(2)

We Need to Be Reminded of Rules

145

(2)

Retirement

You Have to Be Ready for Retirement

147

(2)

Self-Knowledge

We're All Like Don Quixote

149

(1)

Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us

150

(2)

Selling

If Customer Isn't Right, Pretend

152

(1)

Making Peace Can Carry a Low Price

153

(2)

Don't Thread on Me!

155

(1)

Retailers Don't Provide Free Lunch

156

(2)

Poor Service Undercuts the Economy

158

(1)

Good Service Starts at the Top

159

(3)

Shopping

Anything Can Be Made Better

162

(1)

Only Thirty-Six Shopping Days Till Christmas

163

(3)

Sports

Sports Arenas Don't Have to Be Throwbacks

166

(1)

Olympics Not an Unmixed Blessing

167

(4)

Talent

The Unrecognized Talent

171

(2)

Taste

Taste Now is Everybody's Business

173

(2)

Expensive Tastes

175

(2)

Toasts

Simple Toasts Are Best Ones

177

(2)

Toys

A Fictious Animal and a Beloved President

179

(2)

Travel

Seeing How Others Do Things

181

(1)

The Rewards of Living Abroad

182

(2)

A Guide to Imaginary Places

184

(3)

Umbrellas

Umbrellas Always Get Last Laugh

187

(2)

Urban Life

Buildings Need Loving Parents, Too

189

(2)

Values

We Need Lessons in Humility

191

(1)

Feelings of Superiority Are Laughable

192

(2)

Standardization Limits Our Choices

194

(1)

Lying Just Gets You into More Trouble

195

(2)

Sometimes It Takes Laws to Enforce Ethics

197

(1)

Clinton Forces Us to Stand on Principles

198

(3)

Weather

Weather Lore Isn't All Wet

201

(2)

Work

When Work Becomes Our Leisure

203

(2)

Writing

A Basic Writing Lesson

205

(1)

Every Writer Wins Some, Loses Some

206

(2)

Writing Easier Than Selling

208

(3)

Yesterday

Our Ancestors Weren't Dumb

211

(2)

Zoos

Zoos Finally Give Animals a Break

213

(2)

Epilogue

215

(2)

Index

The Viewpoints of Stanley Marcus: A Ten-Year Perspective

217

(12)

Stanley Marcus from A to Z

229

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