Books like Polish your poise with Madame Chic by Jennifer L. Scott

A comic book about a pigeon and a duckling who both get a cookie, with the pigeon getting very angry when the duckling asks for it.

Elizabeth Gilbert shares her personal creative process, guiding readers to embrace curiosity, overcome fear, and unlock hidden inspiration through practical attitudes and habits for a more creative, passionate life.

At a London boarding school for young ladies, Sophronia learns that proper etiquette masks a curriculum of espionage, intrigue, and mechanical tinkering.

Miri returns to her childhood kingdom and learns the power of friendship and self-confidence in an epic fantasy adventure of self-discovery and the quest for a new charter.

Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible: A Comprehensive History of Western Fashion

Jordan Christy’s guide teaches young women how to blend classic manners and modern style, offering practical advice on etiquette, fashion, work ethic, and relationships for confident, charming success in today’s world.

Like its predecessor Classy, this handbook will provide everything you need to know about fashion, socializing, dating, and etiquette, as well as decorating and staying healthy. With tons of practical tips and tools for learning to flaunt what you've got, dozens of specific how-tos, common no-nos, and huge blunders that even smart girls make, this tongue-in-cheek book will train you to be a lady, and not a tramp!

What does it take to perfect a flawless éclair? A delicate yet buttery croissant? To pipe dozens of macarons? The answer is: an intimate knowledge of the fundamentals of pastry. In The Art of French Pastry award-winning pastry chef Jacquy Pfeiffer, cofounder of the renowned French Pastry School in Chicago, gives you just that. By teaching you how to make everything from pâte à choux to pastry cream, Pfeiffer builds on the basics until you have an understanding of the science behind the ingredients used, how they interact with one another, and what your hands have to do to transform them into pastry. This yields glorious results! Expect to master these techniques and then indulge in exquisite recipes, such as: brioche, napoléons / Mille-Feuilles, cream puffs, Alsatian cinnamon rolls / chinois, lemon cream tart with meringue teardrops, elephant ears / palmiers, black forest cake, beignets, as well as some traditional Alsatian savory treats, including: Pretzels, Kougelhof, Tarte Flambée, Warm Alsatian Meat Pie. Pastry is all about precision, so Pfeiffer presents us with an amazing wealth of information—lists of necessary equipment, charts on how ingredients react in different environments, and the precise weight of ingredients in grams, with a look at their equivalent in U.S. units -- which will help you in all aspects of your cooking. But in order to properly enjoy your "just desserts," so to speak, you will also learn where these delicacies originated. Jacquy Pfeiffer comes from a long line of pastry chefs and has been making these recipes since he was a child working in his father's bakery in Alsace. Sprinkled with funny, charming memories from a lifetime in pastry, this book will have you fully appreciating the hundreds of years of tradition that shaped these recipes into the classics that we know and love, and can now serve to our friends and families over and over again. The Art of French Pastry, full of gorgeous photography and Pfeiffer's accompanying illustrations, is a master class in pastry from a master teacher. - Publisher.

A guide for women on creating a stylish wardrobe with just 10 basic pieces of clothing.

Garance Doré offers an intimate, visually rich guide to fashion and life, blending personal anecdotes, striking illustrations and practical style advice from her unique Parisian‑American perspective.

Learn to infuse everyday tasks with style and grace, drawing on French etiquette and practical home‑management tips from Jennifer Scott’s experience as Madame Chic’s apprentice and later California homemaker.

A self-help guide for women on finding personal style and overcoming emotional baggage.