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Speeches that Changed the Worldby Simon Sebag Montefiore
Quercus 2011; US$ 16.49Speeches that Changed the World presents over 50 momentous and thought-provoking speeches from throughout history. Complete with a potted biography of each speaker, and telling the story of why each oration was significant and what happened as a result, this is a gripping history of the world told through its greatest and most impassioned speeches.Comprehensively updated with many new speeches including Earl Spencers lament to The extraordinary and irreplaceable Diana, Nikita Khrushchevs secret speech of 1956 signalling the beginning of the end of Stalinist Russia, Patrick Pearses rousing funeral oration that fanned the flames of the Easter Rising, Kevin Rudds historic apology to Australias mistreated... more...
Love Letters of Great Menby Ursula Doyle
St. Martin's Press 2008; US$ 9.99Remember the wonderfully romantic book of love letters that Carrie reads aloud to Big in the recent blockbuster film, Sex and the City ? Fans raced to buy copies of their own, only to find out that the beautiful book didn't actually exist. However, since all of the letters referenced in the film did exist, we decided to publish this gorgeous keepsake ourselves. Love Letters of Great Men follows hot on the heels of the film and collects together some of history's most romantic letters from the private papers of Beethoven, Mark Twain, Mozart, and Lord Byron. For some of these great men, love is "a delicious poison" (William Congreve); for others, "a nice soft wife on a sofa with good fire, & books... more...
The Ultimate Book of Investment Quotationsby Dean Le Baron; Romesh Vaitilingam
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 1999; US$ 24.95This collection of quotations, aphorisms and 'bon mots' comes from not only those in the world of finance and investment, but also from such disparate sources as Shakespeare, the Bible and Hollywood. more...
Dictionary of Clichesby Eric Partridge
Routledge 1978; US$ 38.95This work is full of things better left unsaid : hackneyed phrases, idioms battered into senselessness, infuriating Gallicisms, once-familiar quotations and tags from the ancient classics. more...
Till Victory Is Wonby Janet Cheatham Bell; Julian Bond
Simon & Schuster 2002; US$ 11.99Taking its title from the moving lyrics of the official song of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," Till Victory Is Won chronicles significant moments in African-American history through more than two hundred illuminating quotations from NAACP officers, members, and award recipients. Focusing on five major topics -- Protecting Civil Rights, Achieving Educational Excellence, Nurturing Economic Development, Reaching Youth, and Gaining Political Power -- this extraordinary anthology inspires and informs. Featured voices include: Kweisi Mfume Duke Ellington Rosa Parks Hank Aaron Carter G. Woodson W.E.B. Du Bois Thurgood Marshall Maya Angelou Harry Belafonte Sidney Poitier... more...
Bartlett's Familiar Quotationsby John Bartlett
Warner 2002; US$ 8.99First published in 1855, BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS has been completely updated and revised for the seventeenth edition by Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Justin Kaplan. This 17th edition, under Kaplan's splendid direction, contains over 20,000 quotations, representing 2,500 authors, 90 of whom are new to BARTLETT'S. New comers include Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Tony Kushner, Tammy Wynette, Margaret Atwood, Mary Oliver, Maya Angelou, Frank O'Hara, Martin Amis, Kingsley Amis, Mother Teresa, Jacques Cousteau, Rudolph Giuliani, Alfred Hitchcock, L. M. Montgomery, Eric Ambler, Jerry Seinfeld, J.K. Rowling, Katharine Graham, and Emma Goldman. With quotations presented in chronological order, in the famous BARTLETT'S tradition, BARTLETT'S... more...
Bartlett's Book of Anecdotesby Clifton Fadiman; Andre Bernard
Hachette Book Group USA 2000; US$ 25.99The ultimate anthology of anecdotes, now revised with over 700 new entries - a must-have reference for every personal library. From Hank Aaron to King Zog, Mao Tse-Tung to Madonna, Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes features more than 2,000 people from around the world, past and present, in all fields. These short anecdotes provide remarkable insight into the human character. Ranging from the humorous to the tearful, they span classical history, recent politics, modern science and the arts. Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes is a gold mine for anyone who gives speeches, is doing research, or simply likes to browse. As an informal tour of history and human nature at its most entertaining & instructive, this is sure to be a perennial favorite for years... more...
The Portable Punditby T. E. Krieger
Hachette Book Group USA 2000; US$ 8.99Want to amaze and astound party guests with witty repartee, dazzling erudition, and conversational savvy? "The Portable Pundit" covers questions like: What is that whole Director's Cut thing about? Into which Circle of Hell might you place Homer Simpson? How can I use adjectives like "Proustian" and "Joycean"? What influence did Plato have on the film The Matrix? From Art History to Philosophy, Wall Street to the Internet, "The Portable Pundit" has it covered. more...
Brit Witby Susie Jones
Summersdale Publishers Ltd. 2004; US$ 7.99'It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.' Sir Winston Churchill Ever been at a loss for words? Ever wished you had the perfect put-down or wry remark for every socially awkward situation? The great, the good, the intellectual and the downright insulting can all be found in Brit Wit. Densely overpopulated with wonderful one-liners from such formidable figures as Churchill and Shakespeare, to the more recent luminaries of British stage, screen and society, Brit Wit celebrates all that makes Britain brilliant. We are amused. more...