THEY HAVE A WORD FOR IT by...

THEY HAVE A WORD FOR IT by Howard Rheingold (Jeremy Tarcher: $7.95)

The Japanese see beauty in places we do not and describe their perceptions with great subtlety. The Germans are keen observers of business and bureaucracy, and their words, the publisher writes, “will help you understand why things get as fouled up as they do.” The Arabic word istiqara will give you practical assistance in making your dreams work. And in New Guinea, one settles many disputes by biritilulo , comparing yams. More than a lexicon of untranslatable words and phrases, this witty, insightful book reveals how people are thinking around the globe.