The Macmillan Dictionary of Contemporary Quotations
Author : Jonathon Green
Publisher :
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 15,39 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Reference
ISBN :
The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations
Author : Fred R. Shapiro
Publisher :
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 43,48 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Law
ISBN :
Book Description
The practice of law rests heavily on the incisive, pithy, and occasionally witty language of the best technical writing, and law- related themes are often found at the core of works of literature, politics, and other fields. Previous compilations of legal quotations have been limited, with significant gaps; many quoting rarely from American sources. The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations is the most scholarly and most complete legal quotation reference ever published. It includes a comprehensive collection of the most famous passages of American judges and legal commentators. This world also contains the wittiest sayings from literature, humor, motion pictures, and even song lyrics relating to American law. Over 3,000 entries are presented in a subject arrangement. Each quote has been verified from the original sources. Includes an author index and a key word index. An indispensable resource for anyone interested in the American legal system or in the vital legacy of the American constitution.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources
Author : Rev. James Wood
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 1449 pages
File Size : 41,57 MB
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
This dictionary results from the titanic work by Rev. James Wood who collected quotations from ancient and modern English and foreign sources and put them in alphabetic order. The dictionary contains phrases, mottoes, maxims, proverbs, definitions, aphorisms, and sayings of different prominent people.
A Collection of Familiar Quotations
Author : John Bartlett
Publisher :
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 46,93 MB
Release : 1856
Category : Quotations
ISBN :
Book Description
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations
Author : Elizabeth Knowles
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 30,98 MB
Release : 2007-08-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0199208956
Book Description
Containing more than 5,000 quotations from authors as diverse as Bertolt Brecht, George W. Bush, Homer Simpson, Carl Sagan, William Shatner, and Desmond Tutu, the dictionary is organized alphabetically by author, with generous cross-referencing and keyword and thematic indexes. This new edition features more than 500 new quotations and 187 new authors. The book includes special sections featuring quotations from cartoons, films, political slogans, famous last words, misquotations, official advice, newspaper headlines and more.
The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs
Author :
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 22,70 MB
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0300136021
Book Description
Collects more than 1,400 English-language proverbs that arose in the 20th and 21st centuries, organized alphabetically by key words and including information on date of origin, history and meaning.
A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art
Author : Ian Chilvers
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 34,6 MB
Release : 2009-08-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780199239665
Book Description
This fully revised and updated dictionary of modern and contemporary art contains over 2,000 entries on a vast range of subjects, including movements, styles, techniques, artists, critics, schools, and galleries. Fascinating, comprehensive, and authoritative, it is an essential A-Z guide for art students and teachers, artists, and art lovers.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
Author : Iain McLean
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 2009-02-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0191018279
Book Description
This best-selling dictionary contains over 1,700 entries on all aspects of politics. Written by a leading team of political scientists, it embraces the whole multi-disciplinary specturm of political theory including political thinkers, history, institutions, and concepts, as well as notable current affairs that have shaped attitudes to politics. An appendix contains timelines listing the principal office-holders of a range of countries including the UK, Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and China. Fully revised and updated for the 3rd edition, the dictionary includes a wealth of new material in areas such as international relations, political science, political economy, and methodologies, as well as a chronology of key political theorists. It also boasts entry-level web links that don't go out of date. These can be accessed via a regularly checked and updated companion website, ensuring that the links remain relevent, and any dead links are replaced or removed. The dictionary has international coverage and will prove invaluable to students and academics studying politics and related disciplines, as well as politicians, journalists, and the general reader seeking clarification of political terms.
The Macmillan Dictionary of Quotations
Author : Book Sales, Inc. Staff
Publisher : Booksales
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,85 MB
Release : 2000-04
Category : Quotations
ISBN : 9780785811916
Book Description
Contains over 1,100 quotations cross referenced with a biographical, thematic, and key word index.
Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
Author : Ned Sherrin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 19,86 MB
Release : 2008-09-25
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0199237166
Book Description
This hilarious collection of humorous quotations, full of wisecracks and wit, snappy comments and inspired fantasy, has been specially compiled by the late broadcaster and raconteur Ned Sherrin, with a foreword by leading British satirist, Alistair Beaton. Now packed with even more quotes and covering more subjects than before, from Weddings to the Supernatural, Australia to Headlines. Find the best lines from your favourite jokesters and wordsmiths, add that extra something to a speech or presentation, or just enjoy a good laugh. 'A chair is a piece of furniture. I am not a chair because no one has ever sat on me.' Ann Widdecombe on the announcement that Parliamentary language will now be gender-neutral. 'No wonder Bob Geldof is such an expert on famine. He's been feeding off 'I don't like Mondays' for 30 years.' Russell Brand On deciding to run for governor of California: 'The most difficult decision I've ever made in my entire life, except for the one in 1978 when I decided to get a bikini wax.' Arnold Schwarzenegger 'Wanting to know an author because you like his work is like wanting to know a duck because you like p--acirc--;t--eacute--;.' Margaret Atwood 'I am so sorry. We have to stop there. I have just come to the end of my personality.' Quentin Crisp, closing down an interview
