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Gone are the days when a book of quotations was just that--a list of bons mots arranged by author or subject, usually accompanied by the source of the quote. Now the expression must be explained (both in and out of context), its source discussed, and its content compared with what others have said, an approach that meets with varying degrees of success. With its lengthy bibliography and copious "Notes" section, Keyes's book has a much more scholarly tone than Tad Tuleja's Quirky Quotations ( LJ 8/92). There is also an extensive keyword index and author index. This talky tome will appeal more to borrowers than to reference librarians. Buy one for each if your budget allows.
- Paula M. Zieselman, Fulbright & Jaworski, New York
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A book my friend Gene Shalit sent me the other day [is] called appropriately enough "Nice Guys Finish Seventh." ... If you want to know more of who didn't say what -- including a whole list of things that Mark Twain never said -- get the book. --Michael G. Gartner in the Louisville Courier-Journal
Keyes's research unearths interesting, often surprising facts about who said what when -- as well as enough errors in standard references to suggest his volume deserves a place in most quotation collections. --Booklist
Lively, informed...Reading this is great fun. --Seattle Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Gone are the days when a book of quotations was just that--a list of bons mots arranged by author or subject, usually accompanied by the source of the quote. Now the expression must be explained (both in and out of context), its source discussed, and its content compared with what others have said, an approach that meets with varying degrees of success. With its lengthy bibliography and copious "Notes" section, Keyes's book has a much more scholarly tone than Tad Tuleja's Quirky Quotations ( LJ 8/92). There is also an extensive keyword index and author index. This talky tome will appeal more to borrowers than to reference librarians. Buy one for each if your budget allows.
- Paula M. Zieselman, Fulbright & Jaworski, New York
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A book my friend Gene Shalit sent me the other day [is] called appropriately enough "Nice Guys Finish Seventh." ... If you want to know more of who didn't say what -- including a whole list of things that Mark Twain never said -- get the book. --Michael G. Gartner in the Louisville Courier-Journal
Keyes's research unearths interesting, often surprising facts about who said what when -- as well as enough errors in standard references to suggest his volume deserves a place in most quotation collections. --Booklist
Lively, informed...Reading this is great fun. --Seattle Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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