Book Description
A collection of over 6,000 remarks, witticisms, judgements, and observations.
Author : Robert Andrews
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 48,96 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780231069908
A collection of over 6,000 remarks, witticisms, judgements, and observations.
Author : Robert Andrews
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 1214 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780231071949
Over 11,000 of these 18,000 quotations have never before appeared in a quotation book. Chosen not for their familiarity but for their quality and their relevance in the 1990s, these provocative quotations cover subjects from adolescence and adoption to yuppies and zoos.
Author : Willis Goth Regier
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 34,84 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 : R. R. K. Hartmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 29,80 MB
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1134768281
Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them. Who makes them? Where do they come from? What do they offer? How can we evaluate them? The Dictionary of Lexicography provides answers to all these questions and addresses a wide range of issues: * the traditions of dictionary-making * the different types of dictionaries and other reference works (such as thesaurus, encyclopedia, atlas and telephone directory) * the principles and concerns of lexicographers and other reference professionals * the standards of dictionary criticism and dictionary use. It is both a professional handbook and an easy-to-use reference work. This is the first time that the subject has been covered in such a comprehensive manner in the form of a reference book. All articles are self-contained, cross-referenced and uniformly structured. The whole is an up-to-date and forward-looking survey of lexicography.
Author : Robert Andrews
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 12,2 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780816155682
Author : Robert I. Fitzhenry
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 44,1 MB
Release : 1993-05-26
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0062732137
More than 6,500 quotations that are sure to suit all occasions--spicing up letters, speeches, and everyday conversations--are included in this easy-to-use reference.
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Page : 516 pages
File Size : 45,72 MB
Release : 1994-11-22
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PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology.
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Page : 498 pages
File Size : 49,72 MB
Release : 1994-11-08
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PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology.
Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,56 MB
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0698138279
New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller—whose books have sold millions of copies to both religious and secular readers—explores one of the most difficult questions we must answer in our lives: Why is there pain and suffering? Walking with God through Pain and Suffering is the definitive Christian book on why bad things happen and how we should respond to them. The question of why there is pain and suffering in the world has confounded every generation; yet there has not been a major book from a Christian perspective exploring why they exist for many years. The two classics in this area are When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, which was published more than thirty years ago, and C. S. Lewis’s The Problem of Pain, published more than seventy years ago. The great secular book on the subject, Elisabeth Ku¨bler-Ross’s On Death and Dying, was first published in 1969. It’s time for a new understanding and perspective, and who better to tackle this complex subject than Timothy Keller? As the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, Timothy Keller is known for the unique insights he shares, and his series of books has guided countless readers in their spiritual journeys. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering will bring a much-needed, fresh viewpoint on this important issue.
Author : Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 41,79 MB
Release : 2015-01-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 0786497599
Music research has entered something of a Golden Age. Technological advances and scholarly inquiry have merged in interdisciplinary studies--drawing on psychology, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, anthropology and other fields--that illuminate the musical nature of our species. This volume develops, supports and challenges that body of research, examining key issues in the field, such as the difficulty of writing about music, the formation of musical preferences, the emotional impact of musical sounds, the comparison of music and language, the impulse for making music and the connection between music and spirituality.