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Best of Bits and Pieces


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A collection of the most-loved and requested anecdotes, quotes, humor, wisdom, and success stories from the magazine "Bits & Pieces."




A 'A Bit Of A Shemozzle'


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Gaelic football and hurling have a language all of their own. From Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh and Micheál Ó hEithir to managers, players and fans, the GAA is home to an endless array of quotes and quips This collection of quotes, some well-known and others more obscure, also includes extracts from letters, laws and conversations that champion the traditions and lifestyle of these uniquely Irish sports and their place at the heart of our culture. A celebration of players, supporters and sport, this book is a slice of Irish tradition and humour rolled into one. "I looked at the scoreboard at one time and thought it was the time: 4-17." Darragh Ó Sé "Seán Óg Ó'Halpín – his father's from Fermanagh, his mother from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold." Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh "We were walking down the corridor with Mr Haughey who was on crutches at the time. He said to him 'Páidí, did you break any bones during your career?' and he said, 'Yes, Taoiseach, but none of my own.'" Sean Walsh, former Kerry GAA chairman on Páidí Ó Sé "It's like gang warfare, innit?" Noel Gallagher, musician, on hurling




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Bits of Wisdom


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Bits of Wisdom compiles 180 of the wisest quotes, phrases, proverbs, and anecdotes in history! These range from ancient Greek philosophers to modern authors, and everything in between! Inject a bit of wisdom into your day to reflect upon and improve yourself, or impress your friends with some wit and deep thinking. The topics contained within cover a wide range of things, from bravery and fear, life and death, wisdom and foolishness, time, money, motivation, and more! With so many to choose from, you can easily find your own favorite quote. Now you can always have a bit of wit and wisdom on hand!




14,000 Quips & Quotes for Writers & Speakers


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14,000 snappy sayings and clever remarks, guaranteed to add spice to any speech, writing or conversation. Over 550 subjects, alphabetically arranged. 592 pages.




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Quotes, Quips, and the Serious Bits


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"We [all] need safe places of delight and comfort. McMillian Moody's books offer just such a respite." - Tom TyndallQuotes, Quips, & the Serious BitsThis delightful "smile and ponder" collection highlights the seven-year adventures of Elmo Jenkins and all his friends. Readers first met Elmo as a young seminary student about to graduate with a masters degree in religious education and a minor in cynicism. When he landed an internship at a large metropolitan church and later joined the staff full-time, Elmo gave readers a sneak peek at life in the ministry, pulling back the sacred curtain on the day-to-day inner workings of a mega-church with all its warts and wonders. The quirky cast of characters filling the pews at First Church have continued to keep Elmo on his toes through the entire seven-book series, endearing themselves to readers along the way.While the complete Elmo Jenkins series encompasses over 2,000 pages, this short 150 page volume of "Quotes & Quips" serves as a collection of excerpts lovingly lifted from the seven novels.For readers who've already read the Elmo Jenkins books, this collection will no doubt bring back a few smiles and maybe even offer some renewed inspiration along the way. Those new to the Elmo Jenkins experience will perhaps be inspired to read the entire series."McMillian Moody's wit and charm will bring a smile to even the most backslidden amongst his readers." - OBT Bookz




A Director’s Guide to the Art of Stand-up


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Stand-up: it's the ultimate solo art form. Yet, behind the scenes, you will increasingly find the shadowy figure of a director. For comics themselves and for those who support them, this is the first book to give the director's perspective on creating and performing stand-up comedy. Drawing on his own experience of directing stand-up alongside speaking to comedians and their directors, Chris Head produces a revealing perspective on the creative process, comic persona, writing stand-up, structuring material and delivering a performance. Directors interviewed include Logan Murray, John Gordillo and Simon McBurney, who between them have directed Eddie Izzard, Michael McIntyre, Milton Jones, Lenny Henry and French & Saunders. With a foreword by BBC arts editor Will Gompertz and contributions from many other interviewees including Oliver Double (author of Getting the Joke), this is the only book that goes all the way from one-liners to theatre via comedy club sets and full-length shows. Perfect for stand-ups from newbies to pros, students of comedy, academics studying and teaching stand-up and for directors themselves, A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up offers hundreds of inspiring practical insights and shows how creating the comedian's highly personal, individual act can be a deeply collaborative process.




Quips, Quotes And Quanta: An Anecdotal History Of Physics (2nd Edition)


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When a ship's surgeon during a routine episode of bloodletting noticed that the sailors' blood was brighter in the tropics than in the north, he hypothesized that heat was a form of energy.When a young boy tried to visualize what a beam of light would look like by riding alongside it at the same speed, he began thinking along lines that eventually changed our views of space and time.When a student caught hay fever and went to recover on Heligoland, he started a major revolution in physics. These are but just some of the stories covered in this entertaining book that deals with the history of physics from the end of the 19th-century to about 1930.Quips, Quotes and Quanta (2nd Edition) is unique in that it contains anecdotes on physicists creating new ideas. Often the thinking of the creators of what is now called “modern physics” is revealed through quotes. Thematic and biographical in nature, this book also includes many personal incidents.This second edition has been revised to include new material: a prologue, epilogue, glossary and chronology, and photographs as well as additional quotes and anecdotes.