Preposterous Proverbs: Why fine words butter no parsnips (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print)

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Main Details

Title Preposterous Proverbs: Why fine words butter no parsnips (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Max Cryer
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:236
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreLarge Print
RHYW Large Print
NZ Author/Topic in Large Print
ISBN/Barcode 9781459629912
Audience
General
Edition Large Print Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher RHYW Large Print
Imprint ReadHowYouWant
NZ Release Date 1 November 2011
Publication Country Australia

Description

From our earliest years we have heard proverbs, and many of them are repeated without much thought. Yes, birds of a feather flock together and absence makes the heart grow fonder, but these sayings are so familiar that we are scarcely aware they are proverbs. It has been so for thousands of years, in every culture. It is only when someone like Max Cryer takes the time to look at them that we can see how these pearls of wisdom have played such a key role in the moral guidance of every society. Sometimes the wisdom is distinctly odd, sometimes it has become outdated, and sometimes it is simply contradictory. After all, do many hands make light work or do too many cooks spoil the broth? You cant really have it both ways. 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. A great book to dip into, Preposterous Proverbs will take you from Greece (A thousand men cannot undress a naked man) and China (A dry finger cannot pick up salt) to Japan (Fools and scissors must be carefully handled) and India (A fat spouse is a quilt for the winter).