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Wicked Italian for the Traveler (Wicked Series)
by Howard Tomb
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (1989-01-09)
ISBN: 0894806173
EAN: 9780894806179
UPC: 019628016171
Dewy Decimal #: 458.34210207
Paperback: 64 pages
SKU: MOZ126563
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 0894806173 Book free of markings. Cover shows light to moderate wear including full-length creases in front and back cover. Appears to have been folded, but interior & spine show little use; overall, a very serviceable copy. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
More than just a phrasebook with a sense of humor, Wicked Italian, from the series with over one million copies in print, is a cultural survival guide. Confronted with a forgetful innkeeper you'll do better than mumble an apology by learning to say Allora dormiamo nella lobby. ("In that case, we will sleep here in the lobby"). Forced to wait for your dinner you'll say: Bisogna essere Primo Ministro per essere servito qui? ("Must one be Prime Minister to get service here?") Women traveling alone will finally have the phrases they need at their fingertips, such as Contento tu ("Dream on"), Guardi che chiamo la polizia ("I'll call the police"), and Neanche se fosse l'ultimo uomo sulla terra ("Not if you were the last man on earth"). On the other hand, a chapter on "Making Love" teaches the delicate language of amore. Wicked Italian is the next best thing to being named Marcello or Sophia. Ciao!
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Customer Reviews
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i'm becoming addicted
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-08-17
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
to this wicked series. not because it has anything to do with learning a language, but because the two i've read so far are just good,sleazy, low-class fun.
in fact, my experience of italy as a foreigner who speaks the language is of a country of relatively good manners and i find it hard to imagine any of the italians i know ever saying 'shove off, garlic breath'.
no matter, this is a funny little book and a great casual gift. i also laughed hysterically at Wicked Irish
lynn hoffman, author ofThe New Short Course in Wine
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Great Travelers' Joke gift book
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-07-16
I bought this book for a kid who was going to Italy. It was more to relieve the fear of traveling then to be actually used in Italy. We read these phrases out loud around the dinner table and were amused. But really for $5 what did you expect? I bought a real phase book to go along with it.
Great as a gag gift.
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Total Hoot
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-04-27
Don't look here for grammer tips. If you have no sense of humor look elswhere. This book is a hilarious running gagline, a farcical look at Italian culture. I have given it to my wittiest friends so we can all howl together, a terific gift or party favor. Worth every penny!
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Its a nice book
Rating (4)
Date: 2005-07-20
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Its is good for those who are interested in learn some expresions and a little it italian. Its a perfect book for travelers.
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Funny and Insightful
Rating (5)
Date: 2003-03-20
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
This laugh-out-loud booklet opens wide a window on modern Italian culture. Step on in and take a gander. Never mind that you will never remember the right phrase at the right time during your visit to Italy; at least you will be traveling with the right attitude.Harold Tomb writes with Dave Barry-esque wit. If you have a sense of humor and even a passing interest in Italy, then "Wicked Italian" is for you.
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