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Peculiar Proverbs: Weird Words of Wisdom from Around the World

Peculiar Proverbs: Weird Words of Wisdom from Around the World

by StephenArnott (Author)

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    Hardcover 2007

    $3.29
Synopsis

Wit and wisdom characterise these pithy proverbs from around the world. With chapters on husbands and wives, age, luck, wealth and many more, these bizarre and quirky sayings reveal lots about their countries of origin, and plenty about human nature.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 272
 Publisher: Summersdale
Published: 03 Sep 2007
ISBN 10: 1840246197
ISBN 13: 9781840246193

Media Reviews
'With patience and saliva, the ant swallows the elephant' Colombia 'The guest who outstays his fellow guests loses his overcoat' China 'Badly cut hair is two men's shame' Denmark 'The world is like a Turkish bath. The higher one sits, the more one sweats' Germany
Author Bio
Stephen Arnott is author of Now Wash Your Hands, Sex: A User's Guide, Eating Your Auntie is Wrong, and the best-selling co-author of Man Walks Into A Bar. He has scripted material for numerous TV and radio comedy shows including Spitting Image, Smith & Jones, Hale and Pace and Naked Video. He has also written feature material for a number of business and consumer titles including The Lady, Popular Crafts, France Magazine and The Sunday Times.