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. 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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"Danger: These signs may cause excessive laughter." -- USA Today, November 2007
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* We offer travelers the world's richest travel advice, informed by the collective wisdom of over 350 Lonely Planet authors living in 37 countries and fluent in 70 languages.
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* We always offer the trusted filter for those who are curious, open minded and independent.
* We challenge our growing community of travelers; leading debate and discussion about travel and the world.
* We tell it like it is without fear or favor in service of the travelers; not clouded by any other motive.
What We Believe
We believe that travel leads to a deeper cultural understanding and compassion and therefore a better world.
At Lonely Planet, we see our job as inspiring and enabling travelers to connect with the world for their own benefit and for the benefit of the world at large.
What We Do
* We offer travelers the world's richest travel advice, informed by the collective wisdom of over 350 Lonely Planet authors living in 37 countries and fluent in 70 languages.
* We are relentless in finding the special, the unique and the different for travellers wherever they are.
* When we update our guidebooks, we check every listing, in person, every time.
* We always offer the trusted filter for those who are curious, open minded and independent.
* We challenge our growing community of travelers; leading debate and discussion about travel and the world.
* We tell it like it is without fear or favor in service of the travelers; not clouded by any other motive.
What We Believe
We believe that travel leads to a deeper cultural understanding and compassion and therefore a better world.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Chrissy1018
Format:Paperback
I picked this book up on a whim after reading a few pages, and it was well worth buying. It's a collection of laugh-out-loud funny signs from around the world. Each sign is accompanied by a humorous remark. Some are poor translations, others are funny taken out of context, and others are just ironic or ridiculous.
I found it so amusing, I bought the first in the series, and took them with me while visiting family for Thanskgiving. Leaving them on the coffee table, folks of all ages (teens, parents of young kids and grandparents) picked them up over the course of several days, reading them to one another and laughing out loud.
I like "Signspotting 2" slightly better than the first, "Signspotting" only because the photos are better quality/resolution, but both are great reads.
Lonely Planet Signspotting (Lonely Planet Pictorial)
I found it so amusing, I bought the first in the series, and took them with me while visiting family for Thanskgiving. Leaving them on the coffee table, folks of all ages (teens, parents of young kids and grandparents) picked them up over the course of several days, reading them to one another and laughing out loud.
I like "Signspotting 2" slightly better than the first, "Signspotting" only because the photos are better quality/resolution, but both are great reads.
Lonely Planet Signspotting (Lonely Planet Pictorial)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This would be a great gift for anyone in the hospital, recovering at home or a gift for that person "that has everything!" These signs are REAL, the photographers who spotted these signs and took the time to back up, dig out the camera, snap the picture and email it to Doug Lansky, deserve much credit!!
Doug Lansky is a great guy to put it all together, so we can sit and laugh our fool heads off!! A GREAT GIFT BOOK FOR ANYONE!!
Yeah, the picture I submitted to Doug is also in the book (shame shame!)
Seriously, this is a very funny book!!
S.M. from Elk Grove, CA
Doug Lansky is a great guy to put it all together, so we can sit and laugh our fool heads off!! A GREAT GIFT BOOK FOR ANYONE!!
Yeah, the picture I submitted to Doug is also in the book (shame shame!)
Seriously, this is a very funny book!!
S.M. from Elk Grove, CA
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Lonely Planet Signspotting 2 : The World's Most Absurd Signs (Lonely Planet Signspotting) A gift for the person who has everything. Both of the sign spotting books by this author are fun, amusing and inclined to have readers looking for their own funny signs as they travel. These books are good for passing around or even "regifting" (if you are willing to give them up).
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Lonely Planet Signspotting 2 : The World's Most Absurd Signs (Lonely...
I think this one is the best of his Signspotting books. I can read it over and over and smile each time.
Published 1 month ago by kk
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Absolute Stitch!
Knowing my love of unintentionally humorous signs, newspaper headlines, and so on, my wife bought me a copy of Doug Lansky's Signspotting 2 when it first came out several years... Read more
Published 22 months ago by popmusicfan
4.0 out of 5 stars
What the first book should have been!
This was a great idea for book that was very poorly done in the original book. When I first opened this sequel and came across the lion picture with arrow sign and no dumping $50... Read more
Published on October 23, 2010 by James N Simpson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Family laughs!
I hate to say it, but I'm old enough to remember passing Burma Shave signs and reading them aloud with delight on long, boring car trips. Read more
Published on August 19, 2010 by mango™
5.0 out of 5 stars
HAH!!
Of the three, or at least the first three, this is the best. Just got done flipping through it, and these are hilarious. Read more
Published on June 8, 2010 by Christopher M. Fulton
3.0 out of 5 stars
For adults only
I am unable to fairly review this book, as I purchased it for my 7 year old grandson who loves signs. Read more
Published on December 30, 2009 by Jasmine's mom
5.0 out of 5 stars
Many laughs
I purchased this and it's sister book to read around our holiday table. We read them after a couple of meals and we screamed with laughter. Read more
Published on January 18, 2009 by kizzy br
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wit and wisdom gleaned from oddball and haphazard signs
Signspotting 2 continues the franchise with more humorous wit and wisdom gleaned from oddball and haphazard signs around the globe. Read more
Published on August 18, 2008 by loce_the_wizard
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Great Book
Lots of material here. I loved this book and it makes me wish I had taken more sign pictures while I was overseas. Definitely good for a laugh!
Published on March 20, 2008 by James D. Crabtree
4.0 out of 5 stars
Signs are funny
I am overweight and uni-languagal (not even a word), just like the rest of us americans. Therefore, I find books like "Signspotting 2" hilarious. Read more
Published on February 13, 2008 by Cheryll Falcone
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