Chronicle Highlights: Rude Hand Gestures of the World

July 15, 2011

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Learn Your Gestures

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A hand gesture is arguably the most effective form of expression, whether you’re defaming a friend’s mother or telling a perfect stranger to get lost. Learn how to go beyond just flipping the bird with this illustrated guide to rude hand gestures all around the world, from asking for sex in the Middle East to calling someone crazy in Italy. Detailed photographs of hand models and subtle tips for proper usage make Rude Hand Gestures of the World the perfect companion for globe-trotters looking to offend.

Romana Lefevre is an Austin, Texas–based writer. She spends half of the year traveling the world studying offensive language patterns of different cultures. Daniel Castro is a San Francisco–based photographer.

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RUDE HAND GESTURES OF THE WORLD
By Romana Lefevre; Photographs by Daniel Castro
$12.95, PB, 9780811878074
Release Date: August 3, 2011
Pub Month: September 2011
CHRONICLE

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