| Speak Italian: The Fine Art of the Gesture |  | Author: Bruno Munari
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 440,829
Media: Paperback
Edition: Bilingual
Pages: 120
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.3 x 4.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0811847748
Dewey Decimal Number: 817
EAN: 9780811847742
ASIN: 0811847748
Publication Date: March 3, 2005
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Product Description
Attenzione!They say that a gesture is worth a thousand words, and when it comes to speaking with your hands, the Italians speak volumes. This quirky handbook of Italian gestures, first published in 1958 by renowned Milanese artist and graphic designer Bruno Munari, will help the phalange-phobic decipher the unspoken language of gesturesa language not found in any dictionary. Charming black-and-white photos and wry captions evoke an Italy of days gone by. Speak Italian gives a little hand to anyone who has ever been at a loss for words.
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 Speak Italian: The Fine Art of the Gesture April 18, 2010
Casey Bishop
Speak Italian: The Fine Art of the Gesture by Bruno Munari is a funny, witty, book for any Italian collection. Whether you collect books or tiles this book is a great addition to your Italian home!
 Thanks for the insights! February 17, 2010
C. E. Cummings
This book cover it! Things I wanted to know for decades. Thanks!
CEC
Speak Italian: The Fine Art Of The Gesture June 16, 2009
Danya J. Hadzick (LA, CA)
I had bought this book for a friend who was going to Italy. And at this writing he's in Italy. He did love the book, and he took it with him. I bought it for him as a going away gift. It was the perfect gift for him. I'm sure he's getting a lot of use out of it.
 A gift June 15, 2009
Alia K. Butera
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was sopposed to be gift for Father's Day... not at all what we expected and definitly not worth the money!!! Thank god I got it on Amazon and not where I had originally seen it!
 Mostly Average May 14, 2007
BellaBull (Georgia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book because I thought I'd learn something new . The pictures are nice enough, & it being in both Italian & English (although not always precisely translated) is neat.
But most of the gestures are universal, not unique to Italy (the international signal for "check please" or "to read") which was a little dissapointing. The more Italian gestures are not well explained in terms of context, but are entertaining enough.
If I were to do it over again, I might buy the book but only for under $9
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