Wicked Spanish (Paperback)

by Howard Tomb (Author) "Travel in Spanish-speaking countries means more than cheap hotels and quick suntans-one must adapt to foreign customs and attitudes..." (more)

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Product Description
First came Wicked French and Wicked Italian, the irreverent little bestselling phrasebooks with over 135,000 copies in print. Now in a new companion volume to help gringos celebrate--or survive--Mexico and Latin America, Howard Tomb presents the pocket-sized guide to language and culture in the land of manana. Size A. Illustrations.

About the Author
Howard Tomb is the author of the Wicked Travel books. He also writes for the Sunday Travel Section of the New York Times.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (January 4, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894808613
• ISBN-13: 978-0894808616
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 3.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #183,103 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I agree, HILARIOUS!, June 7, 1998

By	Jay Newberg (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this in the airport on the way to Chile. I laughed out loud many times on the plane & when I met up with co-workers in Santiago, THEY laughed out loud. Rating this on laughs per page, it's not a bargain--it's a steal.

26 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Funny, but inaccurate & inappropriate, May 13, 1999

By A Customer

These are the kinds of comments that are bound to get you a punch in the nose or worse in many parts of Latin America. They are humorous as satire. However, the Spanish comes across as literal translations of the English comments. It ends up sounding like a debased form of the language that doesn't even get the "wicked" points across accurately. With few exceptions, the Spanish comments were word-for-word translations that don't mean very much in Spanish. Waste of time.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious! Wonderful gift book for travellers and friends, February 1, 1998

By	R. J. Rich "Raybob" (Huntsville, AL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I spent most of an evening laughing reading this book. I recently gave it to a couple of co-workers who went to Peru, one fluent in Spanish, the other who spoke none at all. They each used some of the phrases and made several new friends.