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“A genuine interest in the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome is fomenting among those who more often place the word ‘party’ after toga.” (USA Today)


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The master of American wit—whose books have sold more than four million copies combined—delivers a hilarious handbook of Latin phrases for saying what’s really on your mind, without any consequences.

In staff meetings and singles bars, on freeways and fairways— there are aggravating people lurking everywhere these days. But bestselling humorist Henry Beard has the perfect comeback for all prickly situations, offering a slew of quips your nemesis won’t soon forget, or even understand.

Henry’s gift is his ability to make fun of popular culture and the current zeitgeist. In X-Treme Latin he provides Latin with an attitude, an indispensable phrasebook that taps the secret power of Latin to deliver, in total safety, hundreds of impeccable put- downs, comebacks, and wisecracks. Within its pages you will learn how to insult or fire coworkers, blame corporate scandals on someone else, cheer at a World Wrestling Entertainment match, talk back to your computer or Game Boy, deal with your road rage, evade threatening situations, snowboard in style, talk like Tony Soprano, and much more.

With dozens more zingers for quashing e-mail pranks, psyching out your golf opponent, giving backhanded compliments, talking back to the television, and evading awkward questions, X-Treme Latin is destined for magnus popularity and will have readers cheering, "Celebremus!"

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  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Gotham; Bilingual edition (March 8, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1592400140
  • ISBN-13: 978-1592400140
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #998,199 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Let Your Steam Out in Latin, November 5, 2004
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The book begins on the humorous side and then, as the title suggests, goes overboard and to the extreme in profanity. I don't know how much you'd actually get to use these expressions (a good deal of them may appeal to a really angry male who would feel some relief from screaming profanities) - but you may enjoy few giggles from more light-hearted and humorous expressions in this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Raunchy, yes, but I like it too., May 27, 2004
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Raunchy? Yes, but who's raunchier than the ancient Romans? Any book that includes a chapter entitled, "Small Talk during a Colonoscopy," can't be all bad. The book is basically chock full of modern one-liners in Latin. No longer the domain of doctors, lawyers, and botanists, now you too can interject clever Latin phrases into your everyday speech. This book is a riot! Hic nemo est quin Roman amet!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Just so you know..., July 24, 2006
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...there is a paperback edition of this, but the title has changed to "X-Treme Latin: All the Latin You Need to Know for Survival in the 21st Century." The paperback edition came out in 2005 and seems to be the same material, although there could conceivably be some corrections or additions to the text.
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2.0 out of 5 stars X-Tremely Vulgar
There are a few good translations of modern phrases and a few clever inventions. But they are vastly outnumbered by hordes of pseudo-clever contrivances and just plain disgusting... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book
I love it before i even bought it (i still dont know if i will get it yet) But this book is very good and it made evryone in my latin class listen for when he would pull it out... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars If only my Latin classes had been this much fun.
I had no intentions of buying this book until I flipped through a few pages and saw too many funny things that seemed to make up for five painful semesters. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother
I was sorry I bought this book the minute I opened it. Henry Beard's other two Latin books ("Latin for All Occasions" and "Latin for Even More Occasions")... Read more
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