Latin for All Occasions by Henry Beard

Latin for All Occasions by Henry Beard

With more than 200,000 copies in print, Latin for All Occasions and its follow-up, Latin for Even More Occasions, have helped scores of readers harness the language of Caesar and Cicero. Impress your boss with Occupational Latin (Lingua Latina Occupationi); sell your product with Sales Latin (Lingua Latina Mercatoria); flirt with your classics professor with Sensual Latin (Lingua Latina Libidinosa); look like the hipster you are with Pop-Cultural Latin (Lingua Latina Popularis); survive the holidays with Familial Latin (Lingua Latina Domestica) and Celebrational Latin (Lingua Latina Festiva). It's all here, whether you're a student of the language or just want to talk like one.

From cocktail-party banter to climbing the corporate ladder to online dating, Latin for All Occasions features dozens of handy sections, including Las Vegas Latin, Latin for Golfers, Latin for Breakups, Latin for the Politically Correct, and much, much more. In one easy-to-use volume, National Lampoon founder Henry Beard presents hundreds of listings rendered in grammatically accurate classical Latin, with a foolproof pronunciation guide.

Who says Latin is a dead language? From the comic genius who brought us X-Treme Latin comes Latin for All Occasions, guaranteed to help readers delight their friends, insult their enemies, and elevate the public discourse.

Henry Beard was a member of the Harvard Lampoon and a Harvard University student. He later co-founded the National Lampoon with Douglas Kenney and served as the magazine's editor during its heyday in the 1970s. He is the author of several bestselling humor books, including Miss Piggy's Guide to Life and The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook (co-authored with Christopher Cerf).

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ISBN 13	9781592400805
ISBN 10	1592400809
Title	Latin for All Occasions
Author	Henry Beard
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2004-08-19
Number of pages	176
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