1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said: Cynics, Scholars, Comedians, Candidates, Reporters, Writers, Philosophers, and Just about Everyone Else Finally H
| AUTHOR | Byrne, Robert |
| PUBLISHER | Ballantine Books (09/12/1988) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Cynics, scholars, comedians, candidates, reporters, writers, philosophers, and just about everyone else finally have their say Every generation has its wits, wags, pundits, punsters, and one-liner champions. And this marvelous collection of classic quotes from throughout history shows off the best of the best. For the first time, the three popular volumes of The 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said--all 1,911 of them--are collected in one impressive book of wisdom. From Plato to Groucho, this comprehensive edition quotes some of the most quotable people who ever lived. They are the famous, the infamous, the little-known, and the unknown, inspired by life to comment on it and smart enough to be clever about it. Praise for 1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said "It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations."--Winston Churchill "You'll love this book and read its lines to helpless friends."--Dallas Morning News
"A winner "--The New York Daily News
"A delightful assortment."--Atlanta Journal
"Like eating peanuts--once you start it's hard to stop."--Forbes
" Robert] Byrne has a delicious sense of the ridiculous and a zest for fun. The humor roams the scale from the chuckle to the roar."--San Francisco Progress
"Terrific A real upper An ideal gift."--Dear Abby
"A winner "--The New York Daily News
"A delightful assortment."--Atlanta Journal
"Like eating peanuts--once you start it's hard to stop."--Forbes
" Robert] Byrne has a delicious sense of the ridiculous and a zest for fun. The humor roams the scale from the chuckle to the roar."--San Francisco Progress
"Terrific A real upper An ideal gift."--Dear Abby
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780449902851
ISBN-10:
0449902854
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
480
Carton Quantity:
24
Product Dimensions:
5.40 x 1.00 x 8.20 inches
Weight:
1.18 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | Quotations
Reference | Personal & Practical Guides
Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes
Dewey Decimal:
082
Library of Congress Control Number:
87091869
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
annotation
From the sagacity of the ancient philosophers to the urbanity of Groucho Marx, this comprehensive edition quotes some of the most quotable people who ever lived. They are the famous, the infamous, the little known, and the unknown. Illustrated.
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From Plato to Groucho, this comprehensive edition features some of the most quotable people who ever lived. They are the famous, infamous, the little-known, and the unknown, inspired enough by life to comment on it, and smart enough to be clever about it.
"Like eating peanuts--once you start it's hard to stop."
FORBES Magazine
"You'll love this book and read its lines aloud to helpless friends."
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"Like eating peanuts--once you start it's hard to stop."
FORBES Magazine
"You'll love this book and read its lines aloud to helpless friends."
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
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publisher marketing
Cynics, scholars, comedians, candidates, reporters, writers, philosophers, and just about everyone else finally have their say Every generation has its wits, wags, pundits, punsters, and one-liner champions. And this marvelous collection of classic quotes from throughout history shows off the best of the best. For the first time, the three popular volumes of The 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said--all 1,911 of them--are collected in one impressive book of wisdom. From Plato to Groucho, this comprehensive edition quotes some of the most quotable people who ever lived. They are the famous, the infamous, the little-known, and the unknown, inspired by life to comment on it and smart enough to be clever about it. Praise for 1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said "It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations."--Winston Churchill "You'll love this book and read its lines to helpless friends."--Dallas Morning News
"A winner "--The New York Daily News
"A delightful assortment."--Atlanta Journal
"Like eating peanuts--once you start it's hard to stop."--Forbes
" Robert] Byrne has a delicious sense of the ridiculous and a zest for fun. The humor roams the scale from the chuckle to the roar."--San Francisco Progress
"Terrific A real upper An ideal gift."--Dear Abby
"A winner "--The New York Daily News
"A delightful assortment."--Atlanta Journal
"Like eating peanuts--once you start it's hard to stop."--Forbes
" Robert] Byrne has a delicious sense of the ridiculous and a zest for fun. The humor roams the scale from the chuckle to the roar."--San Francisco Progress
"Terrific A real upper An ideal gift."--Dear Abby
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Author:
Byrne, Robert
Robert Byrne has won numerous tournaments including the National Senior and National Amateur tournaments in three-cushion billiards. Named "best billiard writer" by Billiards Digest, his books and videos on pool have sold nearly a million copies. Inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2000, he lives in Dubuque, Iowa.
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