Rising to the Occasion: The Best Toasts for Any Celebration
| AUTHOR | Dickson, Paul |
| PUBLISHER | Bloomsbury USA (05/20/2014) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
The perfect pocket guide for anyone who ever needs to give a toast.
Paul Dickson's Rising to the Occasion is the ideal pocket reference for any moment when one might need to raise a glass. Organized by category, it contains sayings famous and profound, suitable and sentimental, created by the likes of Groucho Marx, Mark Twain, and Willard Scott alongside equally engaging anonymous toasts. Covering births, weddings, graduations, holidays, and many other events both major and minor, Paul Dickson also provides advice on how to give the best possible toast, and warnings about what one should never do.
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ISBN-13:
9781620406632
ISBN-10:
1620406632
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
112
Carton Quantity:
84
Product Dimensions:
5.27 x 0.54 x 7.19 inches
Weight:
0.36 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Dust Cover,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | General
Reference | Public Speaking & Speech Writing
Reference | Customs & Traditions
Dewey Decimal:
808.512
Library of Congress Control Number:
2018276959
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The perfect pocket guide for anyone who ever needs to give a toast.
Paul Dickson's Rising to the Occasion is the ideal pocket reference for any moment when one might need to raise a glass. Organized by category, it contains sayings famous and profound, suitable and sentimental, created by the likes of Groucho Marx, Mark Twain, and Willard Scott alongside equally engaging anonymous toasts. Covering births, weddings, graduations, holidays, and many other events both major and minor, Paul Dickson also provides advice on how to give the best possible toast, and warnings about what one should never do.
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Author:
Dickson, Paul
Paul Dickson has written eight bat and ball books (one on softball, seven on baseball) and is working on the third edition of his Dickson Baseball Dictionary, as well as a new work, The Unwritten Rules of Baseball. He also writes narrative 20th century American history and compiles word books. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland, with his wife, Nancy.
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