Preposterous proverbs : why fine words butter no parsnips
Cryer, Max2015
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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 characteristic wry wit he analyses their meaning and truth.
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Imprint:
Wollombi : Exisle, 2015.
Collation:
272 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781921497452 (pbk)
Dewey class:
398.9
Language:
English
BRN:
1829160