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Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees Or, that there's a Swedish word that means a traveller's particular sense of anticipation before a trip This book includes a collection full of surprises that will make you savour the elusive, untranslatable words that make up a language.

(Hardback)

Ever feel like you are pedalling in the choucroute Been caught with your beard in the mailbox again Or maybe you just wish everyone would stop ironing your head This book brings the weird, wonderful and surprising nuanced beauty of language to life with over fifty watercolour and ink illustrations.

(Hardback)

A beautifully illustrated exploration of the principles, laws, and wonders that rule our universe, our world, and our daily lives, from the New York Times bestselling creator of Lost in Translation.