[quote=@Tlazolteotl]Let's see... well there "Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World," "A New Look at Old Words: Street Slang from the 1600s-1800s: A Writer's Categorized Guide," "The Little Book of Lost Words: Collywobbles, Snollygosters, and 86 Other Surprisingly Useful Terms Worth Resurrecting," "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows"... etc. etc. (I could quite literally keep going). I also like reading books on etymology and idioms. Do you have any books that you refer to often?[/quote]
!!! thank you for the delightful selection. it's way more than what I read for fun - The Cambridge Grammar of The English Language. a lot less flavourful, I know, but there's just something so satisfying about reading grammars. now if I could just hunt down a good one for Malay...

[quote]Do you specialize in a specific language/region?[/quote]
Nope! But when I get the opportunity, I'd probably pick Javanese or something. The Malay language family needs a lil' more love!