{"product_id":"in-other-words-book-christopher-j-moore-9781635574036","title":"In Other Words","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\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50228126712081,"sku":"CIN163557403XVG","price":4.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50398590304529,"sku":"CIN163557403XG","price":3.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/163557403X.jpg?v=1751089103","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/in-other-words-book-christopher-j-moore-9781635574036","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}