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Preposterous Proverbs: Why Fine Words Butter No Parsnips
Max Cryer
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Description for Preposterous Proverbs: Why Fine Words Butter No Parsnips
Paperback. In 'Preposterous Proverbs', Max Cryer looks at a vast array of proverbs from around the world. Proverbs on birth, food, women and love rub shoulders with others on money, animals, sin and death. He has chosen some of the most interesting and perplexing, and with his wry wit he analyses their meaning and truth. A great book to dip into. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CB; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
From our earliest years we have heard proverbs, and many of them are repeated without much thought. Yes, ‘birds of a feather flock together’ and ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’, but these sayings are so familiar that we are scarcely aware they are proverbs. It has been so for thousands of years, in every culture. It is only when someone like Max Cryer takes the time to look at them that we can see how these ‘pearls of wisdom’ have played such a key role in the moral guidance of every society. Sometimes the wisdom is distinctly odd, sometimes ... Read more
From our earliest years we have heard proverbs, and many of them are repeated without much thought. Yes, ‘birds of a feather flock together’ and ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’, but these sayings are so familiar that we are scarcely aware they are proverbs. It has been so for thousands of years, in every culture. It is only when someone like Max Cryer takes the time to look at them that we can see how these ‘pearls of wisdom’ have played such a key role in the moral guidance of every society. Sometimes the wisdom is distinctly odd, sometimes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Exisle Publishing (Australia)
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Auckland, New Zealand
ISBN
9781921497452
SKU
V9781921497452
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Max Cryer
Max Cryer is a language expert with many years’ experience of researching and writing on the subject. A well-known broadcaster and entertainer, he hosts a weekly radio slot on quirks of the English language. In a long career, he has been a schoolteacher, a compere and television host, as well as a performer on the opera stage in London and ... Read more
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