Peculiar Proverbs : Weird Words of Wisdom from Around the World S

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Like New: A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is ...
Publication Name
St. Martin's Press
ISBN
9780312387075
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312387075
ISBN-13
9780312387075
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66163082

Product Key Features

Book Title
Peculiar Proverbs : Weird Words of Wisdom from Around the World
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Form / Trivia, Quotations, Reference
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines, Humor
Author
Stephen Arnott
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
13.3 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-025774
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"[T]he proverbs are . . . definitely intriguing. Some are unashamedly baffling, while others are side-splittingly hilarious. Many . . . contain a nugget of wisdom . . . depending how hard you look."  - Middleton and North Manchester Guardian "[This] beautifully produced little book is the perfect gift for that someone that everyone knows who literally has everything." - East Antrim Advertiser, "[T]he proverbs are . . . definitely intriguing. Some are unashamedly baffling, while others are side-splittingly hilarious. Many . . . contain a nugget of wisdom . . . depending how hard you look."  -Middleton and North Manchester Guardian"[This] beautifully produced little book is the perfect gift for that someone that everyone knows who literally has everything." -East Antrim Advertiser, "[T]he proverbs are . . . definitely intriguing. Some are unashamedly baffling, while others are side-splittingly hilarious. Many . . . contain a nugget of wisdom . . . depending how hard you look." - Middleton and North Manchester Guardian "[This] beautifully produced little book is the perfect gift for that someone that everyone knows who literally has everything." - East Antrim Advertiser
Dewey Decimal
808.88
Synopsis
Grouped by topic, this hilarious collection of genuine proverbs from around the world focuses on fascinating and the obscure., Peculiar Proverbs is a hilarious and enlightening collection of genuine proverbs from around the world that ignores the sayings we are all familiar with and focuses on the more obscure. Some are deft, witty, and colorful, others are just plain weird, but they are all fascinating. The proverbs are grouped in topics ranging from work (or reasons not to), family life, love, food, age, religion, money, and many more. Humor and wisdom characterize these bizarre and quirky sayings, and they reveal much about their countries of origin, and plenty about human nature. Peculiar Proverbs includes sayings you won't find in any other collection, sometimes so surreal they defy you to decipher them, providing hours of entertainment. Remember: The man who tickles himself can laugh when he chooses . *Dogs and rude people have no hands (Italy) *God preserve us from pitchforks, for they make three holes (Switzerland) *It is not necessary for priests to marry as long as peasants have wives (Germany) *A mother-in-law, like the yucca tree, is useful underground (Cuba) *Better the gurgling of a camel than the prayers of a fish (Egypt) *Give a dog an appetizing name, and eat him (China) *There are two good people: one of them is dead, and the other one was not born (Estonia) *Mediocrity is climbing a molehill without sweating (Iceland) *You cannot drink water, it is not vodka (Russia) *A cow pat is wider when trodden on (Ireland)
LC Classification Number
PN6405.A76 2008

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