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So, you're back on the road, it's getting dark and you've lost your spot on the map — this is one way to get off the beaten tourist track! Unless, of course, you're willing to take directions from the signs found within these covers.

It's easy to get lost in translation - and it can be hard to find your way back when signs tell you to 'beware of missing foot' or a menu offers 'tasteless coffee'. The world of gaffs and good ol' miscommunications is back: Signspotting 2 is a round-up of the world's most perplexing signs and garbled messages. Now, who's in the mood for a serve of 'fried pimple'?

Or perhaps you fancy a weekend at the George Bush Centre for Intelligence, or are willing to navigate your way around a city despite the 'Explosion!' signs on every corner. Whatever adventure you're after — whether it be a trip to the Curry Prevention Services Unit in Oregon or the Ha Ha Cemetary in New Brunswick, Canada — let our new collection of signs from around the globe guide, confuse and amuse you!

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Whatever adventure you're after, let this next collection of signs from around the globe continue to guide, confuse, and amuse! A follow-up to the bestseller Signspotting.
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Paula Weisberger, September 13, 2011 (view all comments by Paula Weisberger)
Combine travel, languages and a sense of humor, and you have Doug Lansky's book "Signspotting 2"! I recently bought this book for my sister and cracked up out loud while reading it at the store. Many times I wondered how the signs could even be real! Maybe they were taken out of context or a victim of literal translation, but these signs will make you laugh! Now I just need to get the next ones in the series . . .
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cheandme, June 17, 2010 (view all comments by cheandme)
Hysterical! I laughed until i cried. Literally!
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ISBN:
9781741791822
Subtitle:
The Ultimate Kitsch Collection
Author:
Lansky, Doug
Publisher:
Perigee Trade
Subject:
General
Subject:
Pictorials
Subject:
General Humor
Subject:
TRAVEL / General
Copyright:
2007
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Signspotting: Lost & Loster in Translation
Publication Date:
20121002
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English BISAC
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Pages:
160
Dimensions:
120 x 178 mm
Age Level:
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