{"product_id":"schott-s-significa","title":"Schott Ben: Schott's Significa [2025]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beyond extraordinary'\u003cbr\u003eGyles Brandreth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Rosetta Stone for modern times'\u003cbr\u003eGraydon Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This truly remarkable book is quite unlike any other work of etymology or entertainment'\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ben Schott ... cannot write an inelegant sentence'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCHOTT IS BACK - and better than ever. From the mind that created the million-copy bestseller S\u003ci\u003echott's Original Miscellany\u003c\/i\u003e comes an indispensable field guide to the hidden lore and language of our modern age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen do London cabbies take oranges and lemons?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do marmalade droppers sell newspapers?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho eats the forbidden brownie at Starbucks?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecret languages surround us. From graffiti writers, gondoliers, and gym rats to spies, sneakerheads, and Swifties - every group creates a private lingo of jargon and gesture that eludes the rest of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot anymore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSchott's Significa,\u003c\/i\u003e Ben Schott - bestselling author and master curator of the ungoogleable - unlocks 53 of the most intriguing linguistic subcultures, including: casinos and crypto, doctors and dog walkers, bartenders and typographers, stunt performers and church ushers, paparazzi snappers and competitive eaters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePainstakingly researched, lavishly illustrated and exquisitely designed, \u003ci\u003eSchott's Significa \u003c\/i\u003eis not just a miscellany of secret languages but a celebration of the power of communication, the joy of connection and the delight of discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Schott","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51892760740179,"sku":"9780241736609","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/ben-schott-schott-ben-schott-s-significa-2025-9780241736609-1192843766.jpg?v=1757969723","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/schott-s-significa","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}