{"product_id":"preposterous-proverbs-by-max-cryer-9781921497452","title":"Preposterous Proverbs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom our earliest years, we have heard proverbs, and many of them are repeated without much thought. Yes, \u003cem\u003ebirds of a feather flock together\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eabsence makes the heart grow fonder\u003c\/em\u003e, but these sayings are so familiar that we are scarcely aware they are proverbs. It has been so for thousands of years, in every culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is only when someone like Max Cryer takes the time to look at them that we can see how these 'pearls of wisdom' have played such a key role in the moral guidance of every society. Sometimes the wisdom is distinctly odd, sometimes it has become outdated, and sometimes it is simply contradictory. After all, do \u003cem\u003emany hands make light work\u003c\/em\u003e or do \u003cem\u003etoo many cooks spoil the broth\u003c\/em\u003e? You can't really have it both ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePreposterous Proverbs\u003c\/em\u003e, Max Cryer looks at a vast array of proverbs from around the world. Proverbs on birth, food, women, and love rub shoulders with others on money, animals, sin, and death. He has chosen some of the most interesting and perplexing, and with his characteristic wry wit, he analyses their meaning and truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA great book to dip into, \u003cem\u003ePreposterous Proverbs\u003c\/em\u003e will take you from Greece (\u003cem\u003eA thousand men cannot undress a naked man\u003c\/em\u003e) and China (\u003cem\u003eA dry finger cannot pick up salt\u003c\/em\u003e) to Japan (\u003cem\u003eFools and scissors must be carefully handled\u003c\/em\u003e) and India (\u003cem\u003eA fat spouse is a quilt for the winter\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000709660908,"sku":"9781921497452","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3385643482872.jpg?v=1763299555","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/preposterous-proverbs-by-max-cryer-9781921497452","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}