Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition - Hardcover

Ben Schott is a phenomenon. His books -- Schott's Original Miscellany, Food & Drink Miscellany, Sporting, Gaming & Idling Miscellany and Schott's Almanac -- have together sold 2.5 million copies in 21 languages. Ben is a regular contributor to The Times and the New York Times. He divides his time between London and New York.

Ben Schott's lexicon of Teutonic definitions is a work of brilliance . . . it is the best fun * The Times * Ben Schott presents a miniature delight * Metro * Ben Schott, the undisputed King of Christmas books, returns . . . Like Douglas Adam's classic The Meaning of Liff, this excellent stocking filler allows your friends and family to succinctly express their shameful love of bad foods, Sunday-afternoon depression or delight at the changing of the seasons * Mumsnet * Schott of Miscellany fame is back with an inspired linguistic compilation in which he explores the idiosyncracies of the human condition . . . in German * Bookseller * A homage to German's capacity for word-confection . . . it bring[s] the peculiar delight of German to its author's numerous fans * The Spectator *