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After the considerable success of The Xenophobe's Guides series, which uncovers the quirks and curiosities of other nations for xenophobes (people who fear foreigners) a series of phrase books is now being launched for the 'xenolinguist' -- people who are afraid of speaking a foreign tongue.

When visitors are traveling abroad, they have to expect to meet foreigners. Most of these foreigners will not speak English. The Xenophobe's Phrase Books series aims to help users overcome this setback and cope with the unexpected difficulties that may arise should they need to communicate with the natives.



About the Author :
John Winterson Richards has Welsh parents and was born in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, in no less a place than Saint Davids Hospital.
Despite this most promising start, he turned out badly. It was soon discovered that he possessed a singing voice that would offend a frog, he enjoyed drinking French red wines even when beer was available, and the nicest thing ever said about his attempt to turn himself into a tolerably mediocre loose-head prop forward was that his enthusiasm for rugby greatly exceeds his skill. Obviously he was unfit for the company of civilised people. He was therefore exiled to England.
Whilst suffering this, the greatest punishment that can be inflicted on any Welshman, he got himself educated and studied to become a lawyer (being too lazy for medicine and completely unsuited for the Church). Living with the English for several years so broadened his mind that he became a rabid Welsh nationalist.
Finally overcome with hiraeth, he returned home and set up a management consultancy with the aim of bringing enterprise and prosperity to his fellow countrymen. Since few of them appear to be interested in enterprise or prosperity, he has had only limited success to date. This is probably just as well: had he actually succeeded, he would have caused far more offence than his singing ever did.


Review :
"An enlightened new series, good natured, witty and useful. The Xenophobe's Guides to different nations deserves a real cheer."
--"The European "

"Each book is an entertaining essay on the failings, foibles and good points of their subjects. Their humour is relaxed and gentle and it would be a sour, churlish native of a subject country who would object seriously."
--"The Northern Times "


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781902825465
  • Publisher: Oval Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Oval Books
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Xenophobe's Guides
  • Width: 111 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1902825462
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 1999
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 179 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 48 gr


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