This collection of quotations-from the masters of the quote book, Kathryn and Ross Petras-focuses on the empowering aspects of change and is perfect for graduates or anyone else facing a life passage-landmark birthday, new job, new home, or the beginning (or end) of a relationsh…
"Whether it invokes hard work or merely a hen-house, a good simile is like a good picture--it's worth a thousand words. Packed with more than 16,000 imaginative, colorful phrases--from "abandoned as a used Kleenex" to "quiet as an eel swimming in oil"--The Similes Dictionary wil…
Even a badass needs daily affirmations: We all need reminders now and then. You don't leap out of bed every day knowing you are amazing and about to have an incredible day. All of us have a lot of demands, pressures, to-dos and responsibilities so we find ourselves rushing aroun…
Garson O'Toole -- the Internet's foremost investigator into the dubious origins of our most repeated quotations, aphorisms, and everyday sayings -- collects his efforts into a first-ever encyclopedia of corrective popular history. Containing an enormous amount of original resear…
Uncommon times call for uncommon wisdom. It's inspiring to hear from people who've graduated from the school of hard knocks, yet kept a sense of humor. People like Twain, Voltaire, Oscar Wilde. People who've said the thing so well that we all wish we'd said it. People who've bee…
"The Little Black Book of Political Wisdom is an engaging collection of the wisest, funniest, and most insightful words ever said about the world of politics. Gathered here are hundreds of quotations from statesmen and stateswomen, philosophers, foreign leaders, journalists, and…
"A satirical self-help gift book showcasing Mark Twain's wittiest quotes about the life well lived"--
A satirical self-help gift book showcasing Mark Twain's wittiest quotes about the life well lived.
"A satirical self-help gift book showcasing Mark Twain's wittiest quotes about the life well lived"--
First Published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The legal system and the lawyers who operate in (and around) it have influenced society and continue to do so today. In this age of the slip-and-fall, false advertising, and medical malpractice, it's clear that the quest for justice has not always been easy?it's also been hilari…
A revised, enlarged, and updated edition of this authoritative and entertaining reference book --namedthe #2 essential home library reference book by theWall Street Journal"Shapiro does original research, earning [this] volume a place on the "ation shelf next to Bartlett's and O…
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 soci…
"This collection of original articles brings together for the first time the research on graffiti from a wide range of geographical and chronological contexts and shows how they are interpreted in various fields. Examples range as widely as medieval European cliff carvings to ta…
