Product Description: Respond to Japanese Noh theater like a native: Kazoku sorrote no seppuku ga yokatta. (“I love the part where the whole family disembowels themselves.”) Speak to homicidal Parisian taxi drivers in a language they’ll understand: Ou avez-vous appris à conduire? En Italie? (“Where did you learn to drive? Italy?”) Discuss Italian olive oil with the proper degree of reverence: Un assaggio ti dice che le olive sono maturate di fronte ad una cattedrale...read more

Product Description: Master the gift of gab with the phrase book that makes Erin go ha!From Dublin on Five Pints an Hour to Genuflection for Beginners, Wicked Irish helps visitors negotiate the nuances of a country where even trees are considered Protestant or Catholic...read more

Product Description: For two thousand years visitors have been touring the rugged glory of Greece. But with a difference--when the early Romans went visiting, those wacky Greek gods were still holed up on Mount Olympus. Today they've come down, and they're driving taxis, tending bar, dancing and yelling and throwing plates around restaurants...read more

Offers tongue-in-cheek advice on surviving adventure sports, including climbing, skiing, scuba diving, ocean sailing, and cave exploration

A research scientist uses a powerful scanning electron microscope to investigate the hidden wonders and amazing secrets of both nature and the human body.

A German phrase book offers facetious expressions for handling a variety of travel situations

Product Description: From the sneakily successful travel series with over 1,000,000 copies in print, here is the pocket-sized guide that combines verbal self-defense with cultural insight. Specifically focused on getting in, getting around, and getting the deal done, Wicked Japanese prepares the gaijin (that's you) for a world so alien that just wearing the wrong necktie can spell certain death to the bargain you flew 18 hours to seal...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A pocket-sized phrasebook enables travelers to not only survive but thrive in Latin America, with tips on haggling, how to avoid dysentery, and speaking with authority about cockfighting and Zapotec basketball (view table of contents)

Describes various dangerous animals, including the blue-ringed octopus, scorpion, diamondback rattlesnake, and vampire bat

Offers tongue in cheek advice on traveling to France and provides humorous phrases, including curses, to use in restaurants, nightspots, and hotels (view table of contents)