- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Graf Editions; 5th Revised edition edition (Jan 23 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 3980313026
- ISBN-13: 978-3980313025
- Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 8.4 x 0.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 41 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #262,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Book Description
Picture dictionary for travellers.
From the Author
If you have ever been in a small shop in Asia trying to buy a safety pin, you will understand why I created point it. The idea came to me during a vacation in India in 1976, where, because of the large number of languages and dialects and the low literacy rate, it is common to use symbols to express one's needs.
During the next 16 years, I photographed many strange things while travelling, such as oxen and trucks serving as a bus. Sometimes it was very risky to photograph ordinary, non-tourist things, like passengers in an Indian taxi or Chinese policemen. I was arrested in Nigeria while photographing a jeep that, unfortunately, belonged to the chief of police. On the Trans-Siberian railway I was saved from misfortune by a French tour guide, who also spoke Russian and warned me that it was forbidden to photograph railway stations. In the Munich train station, a well-dressed woman asked why I photographed her compartment - she thought I was a detective sent by her husband!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Unique,
By A Customer
This review is from: Point it: Traveller's Language Kit (Paperback)
This is a fun little book for travellers to very foreign lands. It has pictures of many common things for the traveller to literally point to when language is a total barrier to communication. I think it would be best suited to places where (English) (or any language for that matter, just would be whatever your own language is) is really not spoken much at all. It would be particularly useful in places where one cannot understand the alphabet at all and so cannot even guess at a menue for instance. Quite a unique little book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great little book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Point it: Traveller's Language Kit (Paperback)
The best thing about this book is the size. It is about 3 X 5 inches and 1/4 inch thick, which means you can carry it in a pocket on purse without it taking up much room. I think it is something a traveler would really use. Makes a great going away gift!!!
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4.5 out of 5 stars (30 customer reviews) 19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
great help,
By selvana "selvana" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Point it: Traveller's Language Kit (Paperback)
my husband and I just got back from Eastern Europe and let me tell you, we were VERY glad to have Point It with us. He teased me when I bought it but did he change his mind when he found out how useful it was as we were driving around looking for gas and the bank, not to mention getting the right thing when you order a drink in a bar. Also saves you the trouble of having to learn off all those hard to pronounce words that you forget anyway.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Terrific idea, I absolutely love this book,
By Charles "charlemagne" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Point it: Traveller's Language Kit (Paperback)
Wish I had this years ago when I was gesturing in restaurants and getting some unrecognisable results. It is really a great help wherever language is a barrier and has a very wide variety of conversation possibilities, from shopping and eating to color charts and those dreaded parking and police problems. etc. .. It is also lightweight and easy to carry in a pocket so one does not look like the gaping tourist.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Small and Powerful,
By Heidi Markovitz "simplysyst" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Point it: Traveller's Language Kit (Paperback)
This book is small enough to carry in any pocket. The pictures are all photographs, so no problems with hard to interpret drawings. They show many variations on common items. For instance, it includes pictures of many types of sanitary fixtures, making it easy to point to the kind in the country you are visiting.I hope it's not out of print... |
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