The Illustrated Book of Sayings

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The Illustrated Book of Sayings
The Illustrated Book of Sayings
Author : Ella Frances Sanders
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Language : English
Release Date : 13 September 2016
ISBN : 9781607749349
Pages : 112 pages
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The Illustrated Book of Sayings by Ella Frances Sanders Book PDF Summary

From the New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Translation and Eating the Sun, a charming illustrated collection of more than fifty expressions from around the globe that explores the nuances of language From the hilarious and romantic to the philosophical and literal, the idioms, proverbs, and adages in this illustrated collection address the nuances of language in the form of sayings from around the world. From the French idiom “to pedal in the sauerkraut” (meaning, “to spin your wheels”), to the Japanese idiom “even monkeys fall from trees” (meaning, “even experts can be wrong”), The Illustrated Book of Sayings reveals the remarkable diversity, humor, and poignancy of the world’s languages and cultures.

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