Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend [Hardcover]

Mark Twain (Author), John P. Holms (Editor), Karin Baji (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 1998

Mark Twain...

On kindness: Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

On friends: Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

On growing old: Take any road you please...it curves always, which is a continual promise, whereas straight roads reveal everything at a glance and kill interest.

On truth and lies: many when they come to die have spent all the truth that was in them, and enter the next world as paupers. I have saved up enough to make an astonishment there.

On health and fitness: Part of the secret success in life is to eat what you like and let the food it out inside.

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About the Author

John P. Holms is the coauthor of both Bite-Size Einstein and The Gods of Golf, as well as more than fifteen nonfiction books. He and Karin Baji have recently completed The Coleman Guide to Our National Parks and are currently at work on other projects.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1 edition (June 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312190875
• ISBN-13: 978-0312190873
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,215,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American humorist, satirist, social critic, lecturer and novelist. He is mostly remembered for his classic novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless pearls from a timeless man, April 26, 2000

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This review is from: Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend (Hardcover)

What is there to say....but if you are a person who has read anything and everything by Mark Twain then it can't hurt to have this. It is a fun little collection of witty and intelligent observations from what I consider to be one of the greatest writers to have graced print. For those who are only familiar with something like Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn, I would still recommend this - it is but an all too brief introduction to Twain the genius who in some respects tackles far more of the world (particularly his political and religious views) than most serious authors. Most of his views are still relevant to the 21st century - this man was way ahead of his time! This little gem serves as both an introduction and a reminder of how timeless his views are. The unfortunate aspect is that just by continuing to show us how relevant his criticsm of religion and racism was and is, we are reminded that this is because sadly our society has not changed much in 150 years or so.

Get this book! - then get everything else by this man (not all bookstores like to keep these for too long)! . It sure beats a lot of the other "Little Books of Wisdom" that are out there!