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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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The Best Quotation Book
Thank you Merriam-Webster. The M-W Dictionary of Quotations is outstanding. The extensive and exquisite quotes are arranged perfectly into easy-to-find categories - perfect for use in all types of writing.
Published on January 9, 2007 by Michael L. Mayfield
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I'm not very keen on The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Quotations anymore. I've been using it for quite a while, but was never very thrilled with it. Now that Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by Subject (Oxford Paperback Reference) has come out, I think I am ready to retire this book. At the time of its publication nearly two decades ago, Merriam-Webster's...
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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The Best Quotation Book,
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This review is from: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Quotations (Mass Market Paperback)
Thank you Merriam-Webster. The M-W Dictionary of Quotations is outstanding. The extensive and exquisite quotes are arranged perfectly into easy-to-find categories - perfect for use in all types of writing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Value!,
This review is from: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Quotations (Mass Market Paperback)
This is probably one of the best values in the quote book market! Very cheap book with thousands of quotes at an affordable price. It is a great reference book to keep on your desk if you use quotes regularly in your writing or speeches. I highly recommend this book. Enjoy!
Todd Hagopian President/CEO Hagopian Institute Author of the popular "Quote Junkie" book sereies and the brand new "Idiom Junkie" series
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Convienent Reading,
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This review is from: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Quotations (Mass Market Paperback)
I have recently become a Quote Junkie and definitely appreciate the format of this book! Great reference, great reading and great inspiration!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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I'm not very keen on The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Quotations anymore. I've been using it for quite a while, but was never very thrilled with it. Now that Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by Subject (Oxford Paperback Reference) has come out, I think I am ready to retire this book.
At the time of its publication nearly two decades ago, Merriam-Webster's book wasn't so bad. It was a compact and affordable way to gain access to a general collection of quotations. I would have given it four or five stars back then. Not anymore, though. WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT? ------------------------------ It fails to contextualize quotes. It often gives only the author's name and the source of the quotation. Usually no dates. And, no explanation about who the author is. The quotations are outdated. As far as I can tell, nothing much past the 1950s. Of course, the old stuff is good, but there have been a lot of great quotations in the postwar period as well! The quotations are almost entirely from dead white guys. Women and people from outside of the US and UK are hard to find. SUMMARY ------------------------------ It won't hurt to pick up a cheap used copy if you come across one, but I would recommend looking elsewhere if you want something more up-to-date. |
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