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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A humorous gift book in the style of a German dictionary, including new German words coined by the author.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>Schottenfreude </i>is a unique, must-have dictionary, complete with newly coined words that explore the idiosyncrasies of life as only the German language can.</b> <p/>Ever thought, <i>There should be a German word for that</i>? Well, thanks to the brilliantly original mind behind <i>Schott's Original Miscellany</i>, now there is. In what other language but German could you construct <i>le mot juste </i>for a secret love of bad foods, the inability to remember jokes, Sunday-afternoon depression, the urge to yawn, the glee of gossip, reassuring your hairdresser, delight at the changing of the seasons, the urge to hoard, or the ineffable pleasure of a cold pillow? A beguiling, ideal gift book for the <i>Gelehrte </i>or anyone on your list--just beware of rapidly expanding (and potentially incomprehensible) vocabularies.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Hugely inventive... Pleasantly pre-Web--a self-enclosed thing that rewards another, older kind of multitasking: reading, laughing, and learning." - <i>The New Yorker</i> <p/>"Perfectly tailored." - <i>The New Republic</i> <p/>"Elegant [and] illuminating. - <i>Wired</i> <p/>"Genius." - <i>Real Simple </i> <p/>[A] work of brilliance.<i>--<i>The Times</i> </i>(London) <p/><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Ben Schott is the creator and designer of the international bestseller <i>Schott's Original Miscellany </i>and its three sequels. He also wrote the news annual <i>Schott's Almanac </i>(2006-2011). Together his books have sold some 2.5 million copies, in twenty one languages (including Japanese and Braille). Schott is a contributing columnist to the op-ed pages of <i>The New York Times </i>and a regular contributor to <i>The Times of London</i>. He divides his time between New York and London.

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