The Home Book of Quotations, Classical and Modern
Author : Burton Egbert Stevenson
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Page : 2816 pages
File Size : 35,32 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Quotations
ISBN : 9780396025337
Author : Burton Egbert Stevenson
Publisher :
Page : 2816 pages
File Size : 35,32 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Quotations
ISBN : 9780396025337
Author : Burton Egbert Stevenson
Publisher : New York : Dodd, Mead
Page : 2920 pages
File Size : 13,39 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Reference
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This tenth revised edition contains almost 75,000 quotations from nearly 5000 authors, arranged by subject, and indexed.
Author : Burton Egbert Stevenson
Publisher : Random House Value Pub
Page : 2816 pages
File Size : 25,86 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Quotations
ISBN : 9780517431306
Author : Herb Galewitz
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 34,82 MB
Release : 2012-03-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0486110761
More than 400 memorable quotes about the world of music, from Fred Allen to Oscar Wilde, from Friedrich Nietzsche to Florian Zabach. Wonderful for public speakers or just browsing.
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Page : 2816 pages
File Size : 45,35 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Quotations
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Author : Burton Stevenson
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Page : 2816 pages
File Size : 30,35 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Quotations
ISBN : 9780304928408
Author : Willis Goth Regier
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 28,47 MB
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0803217528
Erasmus advised readers to learn quotations by heart and copy them everywhere: write them in the front and back of books; inscribe them on rings and cups; paint them on doors and walls, ?even on the glass of a window.? Emerson noted that ?in Europe, every church is a kind of book or bible, so covered is it with inscriptions and pictures.? In Arabic script as tall as a man, the Koran is quoted on the walls and domes of mosques. ø We quote to admire, provoke, commemorate, dispute, play, and inspire. Quotations signal class, club, clique, and alma mater. They animate wit, relay prophecies, guide meditation, and accessorize fashion. ø In Quotology Willis Goth Regier draws on world literature and contemporary events to show how vital quotations are, how they are collected and organized, and how deceptive they can be. He probes all these aspects, identifying fifty-nine types of quotations, including misquotations and anonymous sayings. Following the logic of quotology, Quotology concludes with famous last words.
Author : Ralph Keyes
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 31,91 MB
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1429906170
Our language is full of hundreds of quotations that are often cited but seldom confirmed. Ralph Keyes's The Quote Verifier considers not only classic misquotes such as "Nice guys finish last," and "Play it again, Sam," but more surprising ones such as "Ain't I a woman?" and "Golf is a good walk spoiled," as well as the origins of popular sayings such as "The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings," "No one washes a rented car," and "Make my day." Keyes's in-depth research routinely confounds widespread assumptions about who said what, where, and when. Organized in easy-to-access dictionary form, The Quote Verifier also contains special sections highlighting commonly misquoted people and genres, such as Yogi Berra and Oscar Wilde, famous last words, and misremembered movie lines. An invaluable resource for not just those with a professional need to quote accurately, but anyone at all who is interested in the roots of words and phrases, The Quote Verifier is not only a fascinating piece of literary sleuthing, but also a great read.
Author : United States. Department of Justice
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Page : 480 pages
File Size : 26,68 MB
Release : 1972
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Author : United States. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Publisher :
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 34,72 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Corrections
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