Author : Kate Fiduccia
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 16,89 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781402716478
“God made only water, but man made wine.”—Victor Hugo. Oenophiles will drink a toast to this collection of more than 400 quotes that explore the essence of the world’s oldest libation. The wit and wisdom come from a variety of wine lovers, ranging from poets and writers to contemporary chefs, sommeliers, and celebrities.
Author : Ben Jacobs
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 11,53 MB
Release : 2013-07
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1620876256
A classic collection celebrating the printed and bound...
Author : Carol Turkington
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 22,14 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Reference
ISBN :
From famous literary figures such as William Shakespeare and Lord Byron to Woody Allen and Richard Nixon, The Quotable Lover is the ideal companion for romantics, scholars, poetry lovers, and fans of the eternal spirit of love. A passionate and moving tribute to past, present, and future lovers alike from some of the most interesting and poetic minds in history.
Author : Patricia M. Sherwood
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 31,1 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781402716461
All knowledge, the totality of all questions and answers, is contained in the dog. So wrote Franz Kafka, and those who cherish man' s best friend will find plenty to enjoy in this appealing, delightfully illustrated compilation. The quotations extend from Shakespeare and Sartre to Groucho Marx and Woodrow Wilson, and range from adoring to amusing.
Author : Charles Elliott
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 33,34 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781402716454
An unexpectedly wide range of writers weigh in on the feline, from Twain, Coward, Dickens, and Beatrix Potter to Hemingway, Yeats, Garrison Keillor, and Erma Bombeck. There are thought-provoking and delightful proverbs, too-- such as the sly saying: When cat and mouse agree, the farmer has no chance. An irresistible delight for cat lovers everywhere.
Author : John A. Murray
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 28,73 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN :
"It is not down on a map; true places never are, " said Herman Melville. These and other quotes from famous people--assembled in the spirit of the Nature Conservancy--inspire nature lovers with plenty of food for thought about the great outdoors. Photos.
Author : Steven D. Price
Publisher : Lyons Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 31,20 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781558219502
The Quotable Horse Lover gathers the most memorable quotes about horses ever written, recorded, or brought down through the ages. Humorous remarks from the likes of Groucho Marx and Henny Youngman share the pages with valuable wisdom on training and horsemanship from widely honoured trainers, past and present.
Author : Ben Jacobs
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 44,83 MB
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1626364850
"Some books are unreservedly forgotten; none are unreservedly remembered." -W. H. Auden "A room without books is like a body without a soul." -Cicero "The proper study of mankind is books." -Aldous Huxley This collection of more than five hundred quotations captures the wisdom and wit of the most insightful things ever said about books, spoken and written by such legendary figures as: Aeschylus, Ernest Hemingway, John Ruskin, Woody Allen, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Scribner, Maya Angelou, Franz Kafka, George Bernard Shaw, Jane Austen, Helen Keller, Wallace Stevens, Francis Bacon, Malcolm X, Robert Penn Warren, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Groucho Marx, William Carlos Williams, William Faulkner, John Milton, Oprah Winfrey, Robert Frost, George Orwell, and W. B. Yeats. Encompassing the many facets of books and the pleasures and puzzlements they afford, The Quotable Book Lover includes chapters on writing, reading, and bookbinding, among other subjects. With its wide range of commentary, this compilation will surely entertain and enlighten bibliophiles everywhere.
Author : David Herbert Lawrence
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 35,93 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788809020825
Author : David W. Barber
Publisher : Sound & Vision Publishing
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 42,75 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Music
ISBN :
A collection of quotations relating to music by composers, performers, writers, critics and fans, covering a wide range of musical genres and time periods.
