When cultures meet, the results are often surprising
- & frequently hilarious. Even as the world becomes globally connected,
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` Talking to you in English`, he said, `is like touching you with gloves.` A language barrier is no match for love. New Yorker journalist Lauren Collins discovers this first-hand when, in her early thirties, she moves to London & falls for Olivier, a Frenchman. As their relationship begins to grow, Lauren senses that there are things she doesn`t understand about Olivier, having never spoken to him in his mother tongue. (Does `I love you` even mean the same thing as `je t`aime`?) & when they move to French-speaking Geneva, Lauren suddenly finds herself no longer able to talk to the local handymen or shop owners, let alone her husband`s parents. Fearful of one day finding herself unable to communicate with her own children, Lauren decides to learn French. Along the way, she faces a series of challenges, from awkward role-playing games at her Swiss language school, to accidentally telling her mother-in-law that she`s given birth to a coffee machine. But there are also unexpected pleasures: the delights of learning French words that have no English equivalent & the joys of winning her first argument against Olivier in his native tongue.A funny, thoughtful memoir, When in French considers how language shapes our lives, from how we think, to how we fall in love, & what happens when two languages, & two very different cultures, collide. ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARDOES `I LOVE YOU` EVEN MEAN THE SAME THING AS `JE T`AIME`? When Lauren Collins met a Frenchman at a party one night in London, she had no idea that she would one day wake up to find herself married to him, living in Geneva. Feeling almost voiceless in French-speaking Switzerl&, Lauren was no longer able to order a salad, let alone talk to her husband`s parents. But a language barrier was no match for love... A smart, funny & thoughtful look at how language shapes our lives, When in French shows what happens when two languages, & two very different cultures, collide. ...

Enjoy Germany & its culture without feeling like a Dummkopf. Do you want to blend in when visiting Berlin? To feel like you belong in Bavaria? ” When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do” makes it simple! If you long to navigate the narrow streets of an Alpine village unnoticed or go to a movie in Munich without turning heads, transform yourself from a typical tourist into a connoisseur of culture. With this crash course in German customs & heritage, you`ll avoid embarrassing blunders & enrich your travel experience. Packed with almost one hundred articles, this handy collection of cultural dos & don`ts covers a broad range of topics, including food, art, pop culture, politics, business, entertainment, home life, history, & education. In these pages, you`ll find authoritative answers to questions such as: At a restaurant, should I find my own table or wait to be seated? What is a suitable topic for small talk with a stranger in Germany? Are gas stations open on Sundays? What Goethe novel swept the world in the 1770s? Where do Germans get their fascination with the American Wild West? Can I use an ATM card in Germany? With light-hearted quizzes, cool Internet addresses, & up-to-date insights into all aspects of German culture, ” When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do” will delight everyone from students & tourists to armchair travelers & trivia buffs. ...

There is no place like Rome. Throughout its long, long history, its many changes in form & fortune, Rome has always been a tourist centre. In every age
- Classical, Christian, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical, Romantic, Modern, people have flocked to see its wonders. This is the story of what Rome`s visitors have looked at over the past two thousand years, the buildings, the statues, the paintings, the artefacts that have most impressed each generation of travellers from the time of the Roman Republic in the second century BC up to the present age of mass tourism. It is the history both of how Rome has changed with the centuries & how the taste of those who have visited the city has changed with it.
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When In Rome is a riotous, hilarious, gift book that highlights the varying differences between foreign etiquettes when you travel abroad. The book illustrates various nations` cultural, social etiquettes & customs & how funny, confusing & downright ridiculous they are when compared to each other. The book is a rip-roaring guide to 50+ nations` opposing gestures, manners & ways of expressing themselves physically, when their is a communication breakdown in the language barrier. For example, never put your hands on your hips next to a Mexican (you`re asking for a fight), & never give & Iranian a thumbs up (its rude). Trouble will ensue if you do! So, your government urges you: take this amazing travel guide with you with you when abroad, read it, learn from it & if you happen to meet a foreign traveller (which will be inevitable) remember what you`ve learnt &, please, please, please be on your best behaviour. Word count: 20, 000 ...

Monstrous fun with Dad from an exciting new author & illustrator team! Every little monster wants to be just like daddy
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Alice, a young American on her travels, arrives in the West of Ireland with no plans & no strong attachments
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A major motion picture adaptation by Studio Ghibli, creators of SPIRITED AWAY & ARRIETTY. Anna hasn`t a friend in the world
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` We had climbed a mountain & crossed a pass; been wet, cold, hungry, frightened, & withal happy. One more Himalayan season was over. It was time to begin thinking of the next. ” Strenuousness is the immortal path, sloth is the way of death.”` First published in 1946, the scope of H.W. ` Bill` Tilman`s When Men & Mountains Meet is broad, covering his disastrous expedition to the Assam Himalaya, a small exploratory trip into Sikkim, & then his wartime heroics. In the thirties, Assam was largely unknown & unexplored. It proved a challenging environment for Tilman`s party, the jungle leaving the men mosquito-bitten & suffering with tropical diseases, & thwarting their mountaineering success. Sikkim proved altogether more successful. Tilman, who is once again happy & healthy, enjoys some exploratory ice climbing & discovers Abominable Snowman tracks, particularly remarkable as the creature appeared to be wearing boots-`there is no reason why he should not have picked up a discarded pair at the German Base Camp & put them to their obvious use`. & then, in 1939, war breaks out. With good humour & characteristic understatement we hear about Tilman`s remarkable Second World War. After digging gun pits on the Belgian border & in Iraq, he was dropped by parachute behind enemy lines to fight alongside Albanian & Italian partisans. Tilman was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his efforts-and the keys to the city of Belluno, which he helped save from occupation & destruction. Tilman`s comments on the German approach to Himalayan climbing could equally be applied to his guerrilla warfare ethos. ` They spent a lot of time & money & lost a lot of climbers & porters, through bad luck & more often through bad judgement.` While elsewhere the war machine rumbled on, Tilman`s war was fast, exciting, lightweight & foolhardy-and makes for gripping reading. ...