Quotations

This inspiring volume offers 250 uplifting quotations from master motivator Zig Ziglar and other inspirational men and women such as Abraham Lincoln and Helen Keller. Also included are famous quotes of unknown origin. Covering topics that include attitude, self-image, goals, motivation, success, and... More

The only quotation book that tells the stories behind the quotations has been expanded and updated. Now, readers can find important information other references neglect: the colorful anecdotes and historical incidents that provide the context, background, and wider significance of each famous saying... More

This book is the winner of the HRH Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award 2006. An award winning language book, this is a lively and engaging expose on the foreign words and phrases that populate our language. Each entry gives a translation of the expression, the langua... More

The dictionary that doubles as a bible of wit... More

With more than 2,500 thoughts and sayings on a variety of topics from authority to sex to vanity, "The Best Liberal Quotes Ever" is the largest and most up-to-date collection of its kind.The Best Liberal Quotes Ever is the largest and most up-to-date collection of liberal quotes. With more than 2,50... More

The words of a politician who knew his own mind and wasn't afraid to speak it, this volume truly captures the sprit of "Give 'em Hell" Harry, with the excerpts of letters, speeches, diary entries, even anecdotes that reveal this special man and his time.... More

Contains a good number of  common, everyday proverbs andwill be useful as a reference book forstudents, teachers and general readers. ... More

Designed to inspire, inform, and amuse, this reference contains 1,200 quotes arranged into 70 categories that students are most likely to encounter in their schoolwork and everyday lives. Themes include advice, the arts, courage, creativity, goals, humor, nature, success, and writing.... More

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This new edition boasts some 4,500 quotations--over 500 new to this volume. The additions reflect both key events of the past five years and quotations from earlier periods that have recently come to light. The book showcases a who's who of politics, covering everyone from Napoleon to Malcolm X, Bor... More

Arranged thematically--from Class and Character, Sex and Snobbery, to the Foreigner's Eye View--here is the definitive collection of the British nation's funniest quotations. Among the many great and good who dazzle us with their wit are Martin Amis, Jane Austen, Billy Connolly, Quentin Crisp, Roald... More

A treasury of over 900 quotations spoken by the first "American" as well as numerous entertaining anecdotes about his adventures and misadventures, making it the fourth in the WIT & WISDOM series from RHVP. Covering everything from Sage Sayings to Franklin Fables, it even incudes a time line of Fran... More

This is a must-have in every home and office. A ready-reckoner of the most appropriate and pithy quotations gathered from across space and time of human existence. A must for every bookshelf, this is an indispensable book for students, journalists, writers, and whoever needs to quote words of profou... More

ISBN: 1405443383Title: Little Book Of : Chinese ProverbsGenre: CHILDREN'S REFERENCE AND ACTIVITY Publisher: Parragon PublishingAuthor: Editors... More

Beautifully packaged in a paper-over-board format, this treasure trove of thoughts and works from ordinary and extraordinary people--such as John F. Kennedy to Mae West to Yoda--would make an ideal gift for graduates.- From Erma Bombeck to John F. Kennedy to Mae West to Rudyard Kipling to Yoda, this... More