In Rules for Modern Life, Sir David Tang offers a satirical masterclass in navigating the social niceties of modern life. Whether you're unsure of the correct footwear for shooting or how to look professional in a bath towel, debating the etiquette of doggy bags or installing a massage room in your second home, Sir David has the answer to all your social anxieties - and more besides.
Sir David Tang is founder of the China Club, Shanghai Tang and China Exchange. Prior to his career in business he taught philosophy at Peking University. He writes a weekly column for the Financial Times, in which he answers readers' questions about property, interiors, architecture and gardens - although he often strays beyond his remit to debate concerns about everything from etiquette to grammar.
Brilliant... Hugely entertaining
*The Times*
Useful and, more importantly, vastly entertaining
*GQ*
Incisive, outrageous and preposterously entertaining. Reading these
essays in style, manners, gossip, grace and good sense is like
sharing a private railway carriage with a mad but marvellous
maharajah. I never wanted the journey to end
*Stephen Fry*
Funny, clever and disgraceful. In terms of a useful guide to modern
living, it knocks the New Testament into a cocked hat
*Richard Curtis*
Excellent advice that we didn't know we needed
*Sir Michael Caine*
Sir David Tang is the second funniest David in the world
*David Walliams*
A trenchant and entertaining guide to negotiating the pitfalls of
contemporary living
*Daily Mail*
I absolutely love Rules for Modern Life! David's amazing sense of
humour and wit keep one glued to this 'pop culture bible' that
everyone MUST read. It is not only educational but enlightening as
well. Bravo David!
*Tommy Hilfiger*
David Tang always brings something extra to life, which is what we
all want
*Sir Mick Jagger*
Uncompromising and full of style. You will laugh out loud
*Tracey Emin*
Sir David Tang is effortless in his sense of style and being. And
that's how it should be
*Naomi Campbell*
I feel a curious joy of life when I am around David Tang. He knows
best
*Eva Herzigova*
A degree course in 21st-century decorum. It will make an aristocrat
out of an arriviste
*Duke of Marlborough*
Sharply funny and surprisingly informative. I would rather read
style notes from the pen of Tang than any other source on the
planet
*Joanna Lumley*
Eloquent and humorous
*Eric Schmidt*
David is a life-changer
*Mario Testino*
Filled with valuable advice. Amusingly written and a real pleasure
to read
*Sir Terence Conran*
David Tang is the thinking woman's Fu Manchu. If you are allergic
to the combination of wit, brains and mischief you won't enjoy this
book
*Barry Humphries*
A marvellous compendium of good manners and good sense in society,
reinforced with insight and sly humour
*Wilbur Smith*
Anyone who wants to move up the social ladder, or avoid sliding
down, must read Rules for Modern Life. It is the essential primer
for 21st century social success
*Geordie Greig*
Hilarious and edifying. Absolutely essential reading about the
nuances as well as the complexities of life today
*Dame Julia Peyton-Jones*
I have long admired David's irrepressible humour, quick wit and
keen eye for style. This anthology is a collection of indispensable
wisdom
*Lord Foster*
A perfect compendium of distinguished, humorous and polished advice
for a gentlemanly way of living
*Leonardo Ferragamo*
David Tang has never held a commonplace opinion in his life. He is
the most provocative, amusing, sophisticated, counter-intuitive and
energetic man I know, and these qualities are present on every
single page of this remarkable anthology
*Nicholas Coleridge*
Wise, witty and wicked, with useful advice for living
*Anouska Hempel*
David Tang is a living treasure, a unique polymath, equally at ease
thinking inside and outside the box, East, West, modern, old,
refined or not. His 'rules' are anything but conventional, they are
refreshing and humorous reflections on our daily actions, much more
than a code of conduct
*Nicolas Berggruen*
Genuinely hilarious. David was the only person who could make my
father laugh (and who incidentally rated him and only him as being
at his level as a club owner)
*Robin Birley*
David Tang is an astute observer of the social scene with a wicked
sense of humour. A most welcome read in these dark times
*Adrian Zecha*
David Tang is my 'UNCLE DAVE': Unique, Notorious, Charismatic,
Lovable, Eccentric, Daring, Anal, Vivacious, Enigmatic
*Kate Moss*
Can't wait to read it
*Axl Rose*
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