Author: Rosemary Harri
Publisher: Minotaur Book
Keywords: business, dirty, mysteries, mystery, nap, dirt
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-02-17
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0312369689
ISBN-13: 9780312369682
A smart, engaging heroine who isnt afraid to get her hands dirtyliterally.- Brian Freeman, author of StalkedA hit with mystery lovers and gardening fans nationwide, Pushing Up Daisies introduced Paula Holliday, ex-NYC media exec turned Connecticut gardener, in Rosemary Harriss celebrated series debut. Now in The Big Dirt Nap, Paula is back in a second scent-sational thriller.Something stinks to Paula Holliday, and it isnt just the corpse flower, titan arum, named for its off-putting fragrance. When Paulas friend Lucy asks her to tag along on an all-expense-paid junket to the Titans Hote
Author: Rosemary Harri
Publisher: Minotaur Book
Keywords: business, dirty, mysteries, mystery, nap, dirt
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2010-02-02
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0312372221
ISBN-13: 9780312372224
New York media exec-turned-gardener Paula Holliday is thrilled when her friend Lucy asks her to tag along on an all-expenses-paid junket to the Titans Hotel. On display is the rare titan arum, a notoriously pungent plant known as the corpse flower. Unfortunately, the flower isnt bloomingand the only thing Paula smells is a real corpseLucys would-be suitor has been found deadwith a hole in his headand Lucy has mysteriously disappeared. Now Paula has to start digging up clues before the polices worst suspicions take root. Even if the odious flower finally blooms, Paula has more importan
Authors:Juan Caballero, Nick Denton Brow,
Publisher: Ulysses Pre
Keywords: slang, dirty, everyday, f*%, spanish
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2008-09-01
List price: $10.00
ISBN-10: 1569756597
ISBN-13: 9781569756591
Featuring slang for both Spain and Latin America and indicates which expressions are used in which countries. Includes a section on native banter that will help readers make friends over a pitcher of Sangra and convince the local taco maker that it’s OK to spice things up with a few fresh habaneros. The book also provides not-approved-for-nuns sex terminology graphic enough to embarrass the street walkers of Madrid’s infamous Red Light district.
Author: Mignon Fogarty
Publisher: Holt Paperback
Keywords: tips, dirty, quick, writing, girl, grammar
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-07-08
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0805088318
ISBN-13: 9780805088311
Are you a fool for mnemonics? If so, you’ll fall head over nubucks for Mignon Fogarty--a.k.a. the Grammar Girl--and her handy new audio guide to writing and speaking well. It’s chock-full of smart little anecdotes and memory tricks for felling the most common grammatical foes (who can ever remember the difference between "nauseous" and "nauseated" anyway?) and at just an hour long it’s the perfect turn-to resource for students and professionals alike. I didn’t try too hard to stump Grammar Girl in our Q&A, but with her eagle eyes she spotted my grammatical (typographica
Authors:Erin Coyne, Igor Fisun,
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Keywords: slang, dirty, everyday, f*%, russian
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2009-08-25
List price: $10.00
ISBN-10: 1569757062
ISBN-13: 9781569757062
GET D!RTY Next time you’re traveling or just chattin’ in Russia with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including: Cool slang Funny insults Explicit sex terms Raw swear words Dirty Russian teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of Russia: ? What’s up? ??? ????? ? I really gotta piss. ??? ????? ???? ???????. ? Damn, you fine! ????, ?? ?? ? ????????! ? Let’s
Authors:Adrien Clautrier, Henry Rowe,
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Keywords: slang, dirty, everyday, f*%, french
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2008-08-05
List price: $10.00
ISBN-10: 1569756589
ISBN-13: 9781569756584
GET D!RTYNext time youre traveling or just chattin in French with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including:Cool slangFunny insultsExplicit sex termsRaw swear wordsDirty French teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of France:What’s up?a va?He’s totally hot.Il est un gravure de mode. That brie smells funky.Ce brie sent putain de drle.I’m gonna get ripped!Je vais me fracasser!I gotta piss.Je dois pisser.The ref is fucking asshole.L’arbitre est un gros enael!Wann
Author: Matt Fargo
Publisher: Ulysses Pre
Keywords: slang, dirty, everyday, f*%, japanese
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-04-26
List price: $10.00
ISBN-10: 1569755655
ISBN-13: 9781569755655
Invaluable for those traveling to Japan, this guide features useful sidebars featuring English expressions commonly used in Japan. Pronunciation guides, a reference dictionary, sample dialogues, and an offensiveness-rating system from "use at will" to "use at your own risk" also help readers learn to communicate effectively.
