Synopsis from dust cover:
Don’t be intimidated by the likes of lawyers with their in flagrante delicto and caveat emptor: with this highly entertaining and easy-to-use guide you can be confident in using and understanding Latin tags commonly employed today.  You’ll learn, for instance, what e pluribus unum really means and why ars gratia artis is the ultimate Hollywood irony.  For each of the 1,200 phrases maxims and proverbs listed, Nil Desperandum gives the correct spelling and literal meaning, as well as clarifying how to use the phrase today.  The index moves you to swiftly and easily from English into the corresponding Latin.  Bur the greatest pleasure to be had from the book comes when it is opened at random to reveal the fascinating stories behind many phrases in common usage.
BCA; 1999. First published in the United States of America as Amo, Amas ,Amat and More. Sixth reprint. Hardcover with unclipped dust cover. Dust cover in very good condition with some rubbing to corners. Mark to FFEP. Pages yellowed. Pre-owned.