Author : Diogenes
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 31,90 MB
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199589240
A unique edition of the sayings of Diogenes, whose biting wit and eccentricity inspired the anecdotes that express his Cynic philosophy. It includes the accounts of his immediate successors, such as Crates and Hipparchia, and the witty moral preacher Bion. The contrasting teachings of the Cyrenaics and the hedonistic Aristippos complete the volume.
Author : Ella Frances Sanders
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 41,41 MB
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1607749343
From the New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Translation and Eating the Sun, a charming illustrated collection of more than fifty expressions from around the globe that explores the nuances of language From the hilarious and romantic to the philosophical and literal, the idioms, proverbs, and adages in this illustrated collection address the nuances of language in the form of sayings from around the world. From the French idiom “to pedal in the sauerkraut” (meaning, “to spin your wheels”), to the Japanese idiom “even monkeys fall from trees” (meaning, “even experts can be wrong”), The Illustrated Book of Sayings reveals the remarkable diversity, humor, and poignancy of the world’s languages and cultures.
Author : Brad Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 2021-03-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 1000353818
Dear teacher, you are appreciated! This inspirational book, written by motivational speakers Brad Johnson and Hal Bowman, provides daily encouragement to thank you for all that you do in the classroom and beyond. Johnson and Bowman offer quotes and powerful stories for 100 days of the school year, highlighting topics such as celebrating small successes, bringing out the best in your students, knowing your worth, and being all in. The book is perfect for teachers of all grade levels, and for principals to buy their teachers for schoolwide morale, to keep teachers feeling their best. The uplifting advice will remind you why you’ve chosen this profession and the impact you have on others!
Author : Harold Atkins
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 37,57 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Conductors (Music)
ISBN : 9780751506532
A collection of anecdotes, sayings and impressions of Sir Thomas Beecham.
Author : Diogenes the Cynic
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 1019 pages
File Size : 32,10 MB
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0191627402
'many men compete in digging and kicking but no one at all in the pursuit of human excellence.' Diogenes the Cynic is best remembered today for having lived in a storage-jar, and walking the streets with a lamp in daylight, looking for an honest man. Such stories formed part of a rich tradition of sayings and anecdotes; his biting wit and eccentric behaviour were legendary, and it was by means of these oft-repeated and embellished aphorisms that his moral teachings were transmitted. He scorned the conventions of civilized life, and his ascetic lifestyle and caustic opinions gave expression to the Cynic philosophy that in turn influenced Stoicism. This unique edition also covers Diogenes' immediate successors, such as Crates, his wife Hipparchia, and the witty moral preacher Bion. The contrasting teachings of the Cyrenaic school, founded by Aristippos, a pleasure-loving friend of Socrates, complete the volume, together with a selection of apocryphal letters. An ideal compendium of Socratic moral philosophy, this entertaining volume opens a window on to some surprisingly modern attitudes. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Author : John Gross
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,17 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0199543410
In The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes, master anthologist John Gross brings together a delectable smorgasbord of literary tales, offering striking new insight into some of the most important writers in history. Many of the anecdotes here are funny, others are touching, outrageous, sinister, inspiring, or downright weird. They show writers from Chaucer to Bob Dylan acting both unpredictably and deeply in character. The range is wide--this is a book which finds room for Milton and Shakespeare, Mark Twain and Walt Whitman, Kurt Vonnegut and P. G. Wodehouse, Chinua Achebe and Salman Rushdie, James Baldwin and Tom Wolfe. It is also a book in which you can find out which great historian's face was once mistaken for a baby's bottom, which film star experienced a haunting encounter with Virginia Woolf not long before her death, and what Agatha Christie really thought of her popular character Hercule Poirot. It is in short an unrivalled collection of literary gossip offering intimate glimpses into the lives of authors ranging from Shakespeare to Philip Roth--a book not just for lovers of literature, but for anyone with a taste for the curiosities of human nature.
Author : Hussain Mohammed Al-Amily
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,72 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Anecdotes
ISBN : 9781566565820
The book also includes: - Selected hadith utterances: the Prophet's counsel as traditionally related by Islamic peoples.- Quatrains by Omar Khayyam and Abul Alaa Al-Ma'arri, free-thinking poets of the 11th C.- Couplets by the erudite Sheikh Sadi of Shiraz, a famous Sufi poet of the 13th C.- Stories of Bahlool, a figure from folklore, and his amusing encounters in ancient Baghdad.
Author : Bob Newhart
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 36,82 MB
Release : 2006-09-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1401385990
The first book ever from an icon of American comedy -- a hilarious combination of stories from his career and observations about life That stammer. Those basset-hound eyes. That bone-dry wit. There has never been another comedian like Bob Newhart. His comedy albums, movies, and two hit television series have made him a national treasure and placed him firmly in the pantheon of comedy legends. Who else has a drinking game named after him And now, at last, Newhart puts his brilliant and hysterical world view on paper. Never a punch-line comic, always more of a storyteller, he tells anecdotes from throughout his life and career, including his beginnings as an accountant and the groundbreaking success of his comedy albums and The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart, which gave him fifteen years on primetime television. And he also gives his wry, comedic twist to a multitude of topics, including golf, drinking, and family holidays. Today, Newhart appears on Desperate Housewives, in hit movies such as Elf, and in theaters around the country. Reruns of his shows air constantly on Nick at Nite -- have recently been released with great success for the first time ever on DVD. With this book, Bob Newhart gives his millions of fans a first ever opportunity to sample his unique brand of humor -- including excerpts from some of his classic routines -- on the printed page.
Author : Dwight Garner
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 39,77 MB
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0374722145
A selection of favorite quotes that the celebrated literary critic has collected over the decades. From Dwight Garner, the New York Times book critic, comes a rollicking, irreverent, scabrous, amazingly alive selection of unforgettable moments from forty years of wide and deep reading. Garner’s Quotations is like no commonplace book you’ll ever read. If you’ve ever wondered what’s really going on in the world of letters today, this book will make you sit up and take notice. Unputdownable!
Author : Robert J. Dole
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 11,48 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Presidents
ISBN : 0743203925
The former senator and presidential candidate collects bipartisan presidential humor from famous, and not-so-famous, chief executives, from Washington to Clinton.
