Quotations

Based on the highly acclaimed sixth edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, this new edition maintains its extensive coverage of literary and historical quotations, and contains completely up-to-date material from today's influential literary and cultural figures. Over 1900 new quotes have b... More

These are just a few of the 8,000 proverbs gathered from 300 countries and regions to create this dynamic dictionary. This book is the most comprehensive collection of international proverbs in the world. To read this book is to travel the globe, learning about wisdom, humor, and the nature of other... More

This enlightening nad entertaining book contains 1000 quotations that will help you stay positive and get the most out of life.The quotes in this book have inspired the author on her journey to becoming an acclaimed counsellor, author and personal development trainer. It offers a wide range of wise ... More

Whether you are searching for a joke about artificial insemination, the birds and the bees, or about camels, cars or cats – you should find it here. You can locate your joke, either by consulting the quick-reference subject suitability list, or by making use of the A-Z sequence of the book. Everyo... More

This book is a eclectic and largely unpremeditated result of a private archive. It is the most comprehensive collection harvested from well over two thousand quotes from sources old and new, high and low, sacred and profane. And hundred more all gleaned from fiction and non-fiction, newspapers, maga... More

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times offers refreshing insights into the many challenges that we face in day to day living. The stories in this book extracted from Zen, Taoist, Sufi, Upanishads and other scriptures, will encourage you to change from within and also help you to:recognize the leader within... More

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Proverbs, precepts, maxims, saws, adages, and axioms. Polished over years of use, here are thousands of sayings that are just as true today as the day they were coined. - Learn to unlearn. - Truth does not blush. - Enjoy the journey as much as the stay. - Stretch beyond what is comfortable. - If you... More

Look up Religion, and discover this from Paris Hilton: [The Kaballah] helps you confront your fears. Like, if a girl borrowed my clothes and never gave them back and I saw her wearing them months later, I would confront her. Or Anatomy, and find sportscaster Jerry Coleman: Winfield goes back to the ... More

Over 450 memorable quotes about books and reading from writers, political figures, and celebrities. With provocative declarations from John Keats, Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, Andrew Carnegie, Theodore Roosevelt, James Thurber, and Oprah Winfrey, among others. A handy aid for speech writers and publi... More

Culled from the Jim Henson Company archives, program transcripts, personal letters, and interviews, along with some of Henson's never-before-published writings, "It's Not Easy Being Green" offers a testament on life, friendship, individuality, and creativity from Henson and his characters.A collecti... More

A sparkling collection of words of wisdom, witticisms, and reflections, both humorous and profound, on a wide variety of subjectsselected from one of the most popular features in "Reader's Digest". Contains more than 2500 quotations from hundreds of well-known peoplewriters, humorists, philosophers,... More

Celebrating words both old and new, Crystal explores language in all its rich varieties. "Words Words Words" is published to coincide with the BBC series on word histories."Lexicography is not just an exercise in linguistic accounting," writes preeminent English language scholar David Crystal in thi... More

David Crystal, one of the world's foremost authorities on the English language has taken a fresh look at the vocabulary of Shakespeare's poems and plays and compiled a glossary of nearly 14,000 words and meanings that may be misunderstood by modern readers.... More

Jean-Luc Godard, like many of his European contemporaries, came to film-making through film criticism. This collection of essays and interviews, ranging from his early efforts for La Gazette du Cinema to his later writings for Cahiers du Cinema, reflects his dazzling intelligence, biting wit, madden... More

Do you long to be seductive? Have a desire to be seduced? Then "let lips do what hands do" and put into practice the most enticing baubles of seduction ever written. Shakespeare and the Art of Verbal Seduction contains the Bard's best seducing lines to cajole, charm, and even proposition the object ... More