{"product_id":"the-great-book-of-mobile-talk-9780224095624","title":"The Great Book of Mobile Talk","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverheard mobile pronouncements are a modern phenomenon. In the street, in the park, in supermarkets, buses, waiting rooms and even, heaven help us, in \u003ci\u003elibraries, \u003c\/i\u003eit's quite impossible to get away from these tasty or repellent fragments of other people's private lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWherever you lurk, their outbursts of despair or irritation ring out: \u003cb\u003emega-tantrums\u003c\/b\u003e, in-jokes, \u003cb\u003ecelebrity spottings\u003c\/b\u003e, instant post-mortems, \u003cb\u003eoffice politics\u003c\/b\u003e, whoops of joy and anger, weather reports, \u003cb\u003edevilishly dull domestic details\u003c\/b\u003e, parental problems, health issues, holiday plans, money matters, \u003cb\u003edinner menus\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eultimatums\u003c\/b\u003e, gossip, sporting news, \u003cb\u003eamorous overtures\u003c\/b\u003e, business deals  and any number of time-wasting pleasantries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the stunningly mundane to the shockingly direct, the sublime to the ridiculous, here is a brilliantly curated collection of overheard mobile conversational gems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDozens of shouty (and occasionally whispered) one-sided conversations,  all of which have been turned from annoying to hilarious thanks to a  sublime collaboration between two very beady talents. * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully illustrated… it will strike a chord, even if it seems a bit unfair to strip the ordinary things people say then put them in a book, all the while scoffing at them for not being worthy of putting in a book. Still, that's Christmas for you -- Toby Clements * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA modern curse is turned into a treasure trove of strangers' words -- Ben Felsenburg * Metro *\u003cbr\u003eGreat only in the sense of being darn good, this is a tiny, beautifully produced volume -- David Sexton * Evening Standard *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399911940439,"sku":"9780224095624","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780224095624.jpg?v=1730469111","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-great-book-of-mobile-talk-9780224095624","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}