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That's Amore!: The Language of Love for Lovers of Language

That's Amore!: The Language of Love for Lovers of Language


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About the Book

Love is a defining human quality, one that is inherent to all cultures. Expressions of love are powerful and magical, wherever you live and whatever language you speak. That's Amore! is a captivating collection of the language of love from around the globe, celebrating the universality as well as the diversity of this most sought-after state. Embracing more than 50 languages, learn how the French flirt and the Danes date. Discover that while both the French and the Italians are thunder-struck by love coup de foudre and colpo di fulmine respectively, the Spanish are hit with Cupid's arrow fue flechazo. In Greece, you will be well served to understand the meanings behind the five types of love; philia, eros, agape, storge and xenia. Cleverly arranged by the stages of love--Love at First Sight, Flirting and Flattery, Declarations of Love, Terms of Endearment, and Lifelong Love and Intimacy--Christopher J. Moore once again enchants linguaphiles with his unique style. Including feature pages of customs of love from around the world, learn the history and etiquette of the kiss, Cupid and mythology, the symbolism of love and the language of flowers. Surprising, eclectic, and endearing, this book is the perfect gift for your lover and any lover of words.

About the Author :
Christopher J. Moore holds degrees in modern languages and linguistics. He is the author of several books, including a major anthology of Gaelic oral poetry. He lives in France and Spain.

Review :
"Elegant and compact...Almost every page offers a new lexicographic wonder, a carefully chosen word or phrase or cultural trap door to ponder...This is a book to savor." --Karen R. Long, Cleveland Plain Dealer on In Other Words "Charming." --Chicago Sun-Times on In Other Words Elegant and compact...Almost every page offers a new lexicographic wonder, a carefully chosen word or phrase or cultural trap door to ponder...This is a book to savor. "Karen R. Long, Cleveland Plain Dealer on In Other Words" Charming. "Chicago Sun-Times on In Other Words"" Praise for "In Other Words" "Elegant and compact...Almost every page offers a new lexicographic wonder, a carefully chosen word or phrase or cultural trap door to ponder...This is a book to savor."--Karen R. Long, "Cleveland Plain Dealer" "Charming."--"Chicago"" Sun-Times" Praise for "In Other Words": "Elegant and compact Almost every page offers a new lexicographic wonder, a carefully chosen word or phrase or cultural trap door to ponder This is a book to savor."--Karen R. Long, "Cleveland Plain Dealer" "Charming."--"Chicago"" Sun-Times" Praise for "In Other Words": " Elegant and compact... Almost every page offers a new lexicographic wonder, a carefully chosen word or phrase or cultural trap door to ponder... This is a book to savor." -- Karen R. Long, "Cleveland Plain Dealer" " Charming." -- "Chicago"" Sun-Times"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780802715975
  • Publisher: Walker & Company
  • Publisher Imprint: Walker & Company
  • Height: 197 mm
  • No of Pages: 111
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 290 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0802715974
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2007
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Language of Love for Lovers of Language
  • Width: 137 mm


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