{"product_id":"wordbirds","title":"Wordbirds","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis charming and whimsically illustrated book of newly minted words—on politics and the media, love and friendship, work, play, family, fashion, and city life—is “a lexicon of witty neologisms for the modern age” (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou are a typical citizen of the young millennium, caught up in the fast-paced megatasking socio-professional whirl of our ever-evolving digitally enhanced lives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIf you’ve ever wondered what to call it when you answer the TV remote instead of the phone, or wished you had a phrase to capture your supervisor’s stealth campaign to stall your career, here is your guide. Now you can say “Oops, droidian slip!” with ease, and call out your boss for the impedimentor that he is. Armed with \u003ci\u003eWordbirds\u003c\/i\u003e, you will be able to skillfully talk your way into—or out of—any situation the twenty-first century throws at you.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith 150 gorgeous, highly expressive bird illustrations, these neologisms will have you crowing with delight, and show you that fine feathers make fine words. (Not to mention give new meaning to the term “tweeting.”)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA perfect gift book, \u003ci\u003eWordbirds\u003c\/i\u003e is “literary catnip for bird lovers who also find themselves fascinated—or annoyed—by the quirks of modern life” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57383975453054,"sku":"NW9781982104481","price":8.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781982104481.jpg?v=1778636219","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/wordbirds","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}