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The Great Book of Mobile Talk

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Description for The Great Book of Mobile Talk Hardcover. Overheard mobile pronouncements are a modern phenomenon. In the street, in the park, in supermarkets, buses, waiting rooms and even, heaven help us, in libraries, it's quite impossible to get away from these tasty or repellent fragments of other people's private lives. This title offers a collection of overheard mobile conversational gems. Num Pages: 144 pages, B&W line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 161.

Overheard mobile pronouncements are a modern phenomenon. In the street, in the park, in supermarkets, buses, waiting rooms and even, heaven help us, in libraries, it’s quite impossible to get away from these tasty or repellent fragments of other people’s private lives.

Wherever you lurk, their outbursts of despair or irritation ring out: mega-tantrums, in-jokes, celebrity spottings, instant post-mortems, office politics, whoops of joy and anger, weather reports, devilishly dull domestic details, parental problems, health issues, holiday plans, money matters, dinner menus, ultimatums, gossip, sporting news, amorous overtures, business deals – and any number of time-wasting pleasantries.
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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224095624
SKU
V9780224095624
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-14

About Andrew Barrow
Andrew Barrow is a writer and journalist who regularly contributes to the pages of the Independent, Daily Telegraph and The Spectator. He has written several works of non-fiction including Animal Magic: A Brother's Story and two novels. Andrew has been listening to other people's conversations since childhood. His various collections of overheard remarks have appeared in Vogue and ... Read more

Reviews for The Great Book of Mobile Talk
Dozens of shouty (and occasionally whispered) one-sided conversations, all of which have been turned from annoying to hilarious thanks to a sublime collaboration between two very beady talents.
The Guardian
Beautifully illustrated… it will strike a chord, even if it seems a bit unfair to strip the ordinary things people say then put them in a ... Read more

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