{"product_id":"schotts-significa-an-unexpectedly-essential-guide-to-language","title":"Schott's Significa : An Unexpectedly Essential Guide to Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Rosetta Stone for modern times'\u003cbr\u003e Graydon Carter\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'This truly remarkable book is quite unlike any other work of etymology or entertainment'\u003cbr\u003e Andrew Roberts\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Ben Schott ... cannot write an inelegant sentence'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ---------------\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSCHOTT IS BACK - and better than ever. From the mind that created the million-copy bestseller S\u003ci\u003echott's Original Miscellany\u003c\/i\u003e comes an indispensable field guide to the hidden lore and language of our modern age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhen do London cabbies take oranges and lemons?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHow do marmalade droppers sell newspapers?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWho eats the forbidden brownie at Starbucks?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Secret languages surround us. From graffiti writers, gondoliers, and gym rats to spies, sneakerheads, and Swifties -- every group creates a private lingo of jargon and gesture that eludes the rest of the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Not anymore.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSchott's Significa,\u003c\/i\u003e Ben Schott -- bestselling author and master curator of the ungoogleable -- unlocks 53 of the most intriguing linguistic subcultures, including: casinos and crypto, doctors and dog walkers, bartenders and typographers, stunt performers and church ushers, paparazzi snappers and competitive eaters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Painstakingly researched, lavishly illustrated and exquisitely designed, \u003ci\u003eSchott's Significa\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a miscellany of secret languages but a celebration of the power of communication, the joy of connection and the delight of discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Schott's Significa An Unexpectedly Essential Guide to Language","offer_id":44876257755333,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/schotts-significa-an-unexpectedly-essential-guide-to-language","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}