The Faux Pas Survival Guide: The Fine Art of Removing Your Foot from Your Mouth

by Jeanne Martinet

Provides techniques and advice on how to avoid and recover from an unpleasant social error, including confessing, apologizing, and diverting attention

145 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

Jeanne Martinet is the author of nine books, including THE ART OF MINGLING, which has sold more than 150,000 copies and been published in ten countries. The completely revised fourth edition is coming out in October 2026.

Jeanne has been featured in such publications as: The New York Times, The New York Daily News, Newsweek, The U.S. News and World Report, Salon.com, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, TimeOut New York, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle and The Huffington Post. She has shared her humor and mingling know-how on hundreds of TV and radio shows, including NBC's "The Today Show," and NPR's "Morning Edition."

Jeanne Martinet, AKA "Miss Mingle," lives, writes and mingles in New York City.

Reviews

[Danelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stinking hilarious! Especially the beginning.

[J Crossley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book examines different mistakes you may make when communicating with others, and how to learn to get past those mistakes.