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Author : Elizabeth Knowles
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199208956
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations written by Elizabeth Knowles and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-08-23 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Robert Andrews
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
ISBN 13 : 9780140514438
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations written by Robert Andrews and published by Penguin (Non-Classics). This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bursting with witty one-liners of comedians, the pronouncements of politicians, references from films, literature, song lyrics, tabloid headlines, and even the occasional piece of graffiti, this irresistible resource brings together 8,000 of the pithiest and most provocative quotations from 1914 to the present. To help put the quotations in context, this volume includes biographical sketches of everyone quoted, citing their views on themselves and their often caustic remarks regarding others. In addition there are illuminating insights into individual remarks that clarify who said what (did James Cagney ever really say "You dirty rat"?), why they said it, and how they often wished they hadn't (Andy Warhol's coming to regret his "famous for fifteen minutes" remark).

Author : Ned Sherrin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199237166
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations written by Ned Sherrin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008-09-25 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Author : Fred R. Shapiro
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300262787
Total Pages : 1164 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Yale Book of Quotations written by Fred R. Shapiro and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised, enlarged, and updated edition of this authoritative and entertaining reference book —named the #2 essential home library reference book by the Wall Street Journal “Shapiro does original research, earning [this] volume a place on the quotation shelf next to Bartlett's and Oxford's.”—William Safire, New York Times Magazine (on the original edition) “A quotations book with footnotes that are as fascinating to read as the quotes themselves.”—Arthur Spiegelman, Washington Post Book World (on the original edition) Updated to include more than a thousand new quotations, this reader-friendly volume contains over twelve thousand famous quotations, arranged alphabetically by author and sourced from literature, history, popular culture, sports, digital culture, science, politics, law, the social sciences, and all other aspects of human activity. Contemporaries added to this edition include Beyoncé, Sandra Cisneros, James Comey, Drake, Louise Glück, LeBron James, Brett Kavanaugh, Lady Gaga, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Barack Obama, John Oliver, Nancy Pelosi, Vladimir Putin, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and David Foster Wallace. The volume also reflects path-breaking recent research resulting in the updating of quotations from the first edition with more accurate wording or attribution. It has also incorporated noncontemporary quotations that have become relevant to the present day. In addition, The New Yale Book of Quotations reveals the striking fact that women originated many familiar quotations, yet their roles have been forgotten and their verbal inventions have often been credited to prominent men instead. This book’s quotations, annotations, extensive cross-references, and large keyword index will satisfy both the reader who seeks specific information and the curious browser who appreciates an amble through entertaining pages.

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Publisher : Penguin Global
ISBN 13 : 9780141032283
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Modern Humorous Quotations written by and published by Penguin Global. This book was released on 2010-03-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Marketing Blurb

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Contemporary Quotations (English) written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300136021
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs written by and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Susan Ratcliffe
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
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Download or read book People on People written by Susan Ratcliffe and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Martin Amis on Jimmy Connors and Jane Austen on Henry VIII, to Liz Hurley on Marilyn Monroe and Madonna on Eva Peron, here are more than 4,000 quotations about both historical and contemporary figures from all over the world. The speakers are as well known as the people they are talking about, and come from a broad range of disciplines and professions, including actors, architects, dancers, historians, mathematicians, literary figures, politicians, academics, sports personalities, and scientists. We read Margot Fonteyn's praise of Fred Astaire: "His technique is astounding, yet everything is accomplished with the air of someone sauntering through the park on a spring morning." Albert Einstein on Madame Curie: "Very intelligent but as cold as a herring." El Greco on Michaelangelo: "He was a good man, but did not know how to paint." And Barbara Streisand in defense of Bill Clinton: "We elected a President, not a Pope." All the quotations about an individual are brought together in an entry headed by a brief description, making it possible to compare what different people have said about one particular person. A detailed author index gives a context line from each quotation, biographical information on authors, and an overview of their comments, often revealing their personalities. A colorful source of information on famous personalities past and present, People on People is an entertaining read, perfect for browsing.

Author : Helena Swan
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Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Contemporary Quotations (English) written by Helena Swan and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: