{"product_id":"9780141924274","title":"A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi: The Ideal Guide to Sounding, Acting and Shrugging Like the French","description":"\u003cp\u003eVocabulary alone isn't enough. To survive in the most sophisticated - and the most scathing - nation on Earth you will need to understand the many peculiarities of the (very peculiar) French culture. And for that you need \u003ci\u003eA Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to fit in with the French you'll have to know how to deal with sardonic waiters; why French children hate Charlemagne; the etiquette of kissing, joke-telling and drinking songs, what to do with a bidet, the correct recipe for a \u003ci\u003esalade nicoise\u003c\/i\u003e and, of course, how to convey absolute, shattering indifference with a single syllable (\u003ci\u003eBof\u003c\/i\u003e!).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Timoney, the author of \u003ci\u003ePardon My French\u003c\/i\u003e, provides a practical, pleasurable guide to the charms of the Gallic people - from their daily routines to their peerless gesticulations, from their come-ons to their put-downs. Read on and put the \u003ci\u003eoh la la\u003c\/i\u003e back into your French \u003ci\u003evacances\u003c\/i\u003e. Your inner gaul will thank you for it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106592964848,"sku":"9780141924274","price":12.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141924274_p0.jpg?v=1763655701","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141924274","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}