Here readers will find in one volume the wit and wisdom of humanitythe finest lines to be found in shakespeare, the bible, mark twain, groucho marx, and hundreds of other writers, philosophers, political figures, and entertainers. Useful though they are, the majority of reference books stick to the facts and present them soberly and unstylishly. The book showcases a whos who of politics, covering everyone from napoleon to barack obama, plus such notables as mahatma gandhi, sarah palin, george. The oxford dictionary of quotations book depository. I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted antidemocratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked. Contains more than 17,000 quotations from 2,500 people of all places and time periods and includes sayings of the nineties, popular misquotations, and slogans. Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent. Now with 20,000 quotations arranged by author, this is oxfords largest quotations dictionary.
Oxford dictionary of quotations, 1998, oxford university. The oxford dictionary of quotations, first published by the oxford university press in 1941, is an 1,100page book listing short quotations that are common in english language and culture the book begins with a preface explaining the term quotation. Prior to publication it was referred to by its working title, the yale dictionary of. The oxford dictionary of quotations has long been hailed as the most literary quotation book available.
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The power of words in politics is well known and the fourth edition of the oxford dictionary of political quotations brings together both words of wisdom and things that might have been better left unsaid. Jul 04, 2004 sally emerson, author of several novels including second sight and broken bodies, has recently published in loving memory, a collection for memorial services, funerals and just getting by, an. This unique reference book not only charts the most influential political events of recent times via the things people said about them including an. The fourth edition boasts nearly 5,000 quotationsover 300 new to this volume. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, isbn.
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