{"product_id":"in-other-words-an-illustrated-miscellany-of-the-worlds-most-intriguing-words-and-phrases-9781635574036","title":"In Other Words: An Illustrated Miscellany of the World's Most Intriguing Words and Phrases","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delightful treasure house, literally a thesaurus, of linguistic marvels. --from the foreword by bestselling author Simon Winchester\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA colorfully\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eillustrated collection of more than ninety untranslatable words and phrases and the unique insights they offer into the cultures they come from.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver racked your brain for a word you're convinced should exist, yet is inexplicably absent from the dictionary? All languages have their limitations-should English fall short, the expression may lie elsewhere. That's where this book comes in: a quirky, international lexicon of linguistic gems that capture cultural untranslatables with satisfying precision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTake for example the Japanese \u003ci\u003eyoko meshi\u003c\/i\u003e, \"a meal eaten sideways,\" describing the experience of trying to communicate in an alien tongue, or \u003ci\u003emono-no-aware\u003c\/i\u003e, the appreciation of life's sadness. From the distinctive coziness of the Danish \u003ci\u003ehygge\u003c\/i\u003e, to the unrestrained dis of the Mayan \u003ci\u003ebol \u003c\/i\u003e(\"in-laws\" and \"stupidity\"), to the profound collectivism of the Zulu concept of \u003ci\u003eubuntu \u003c\/i\u003e(roughly, \"I AM because WE ARE), these \u003ci\u003emots justes\u003c\/i\u003e are grouped according to language and prefaced with insightful overviews of the relevant cultures by linguist Christopher J. Moore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmbellished with 20 entertaining new untranslatable words and phrases and 90 characterful color illustrations by Lan Truong, and with a foreword by Simon Winchester, \u003ci\u003eIn Other Words\u003c\/i\u003e is amusing, profound, and unputdownable--a gorgeously packaged gift book to entertain even the most well-versed polyglot with marvels of language from around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635574036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.60w x 0.70d","brand":"Christopher J. Moore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935641571509,"sku":"9781635574036","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2f7ec21d-a8b4-4fed-a7aa-96bd22c52731.jpg?v=1688491161","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-other-words-an-illustrated-miscellany-of-the-worlds-most-intriguing-words-and-phrases-9781635574036","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}