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Title: 100 PRETENTIOUS PROVERBS
By: Michael Powell
Format: Paperback

List price: £3.99


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ISBN 10: 1853754862
ISBN 13: 9781853754869
Publisher: PRION BOOKS LTD
Pub. date: 6 July, 2002
Pages: 128
Description: Stun your friends into silence as you take the humble proverb and transform it into a display of linguistic acrobatics. Here are 100 simple proverbs and their verbose translations for you to memorize and regurgitate at dinner parties and social gatherings.
Synopsis: Stun your friends into silence as you take the humble proverb and transform it into a display of linguistic acrobatics. Why use one word when ten will do? If you want to sound as though you've swallowed a dictionary, here are 100 simple proverbs and their verbose translations for you to memorize and regurgitate at dinner parties and social gatherings.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Prion Books Ltd
Returns: Non-returnable
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