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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
YA The aim of this volume is to "distill the most memorable words of the past with a view to the concerns of the present." The most memorable are not necessarily the "best" words in a literary sense, but are the words that capture the ideas common throughout history. The book is international in scope, and the 3500 quotes come from ancient times to the present day. Because of the latter, there are quotes from more politicians, athletes, entertainers, women, and Americans than in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Little, 1980), The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Oxford University Pr, 1979), or Tripp's International Thesaurus of Quotations (Crowell, 1970). The main text is organized by subject (containing cross-references) and listed alphabetically, with the principal topics printed in boldface along the left margin. Within subject categories, quotations are arranged alphabetically by author. Quotes are followed by the source, often including additional information within brackets. Student writers and speakers will find this a useful reference, whereas browsers will find much food for thought, as well as humor. Mary Wadsworth Sucher, Baltimore County Reading Services
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
The compilers of this book did not seek to compete with other, encyclopedic collections of quotes but to provide in compact form an easily accessible stock of quotations to "satisfy most needs of most contemporary users of English." The arrangement is alphabetical by subject (with an author index), but some of the topics are too broad or confusing to be useful to busy reference librarians (e.g., "There aren't any embarrassing questions, only embarrassing answers" is found under "Press, the"). Some quotes are followed by editorial comments regarding attribution or others examples of the same phrase. Public libraries may want to consider. Anne Washburn, Julius C. Smith Law Lib., Greensboro,
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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YA The aim of this volume is to "distill the most memorable words of the past with a view to the concerns of the present." The most memorable are not necessarily the "best" words in a literary sense, but are the words that capture the ideas common throughout history. The book is international in scope, and the 3500 quotes come from ancient times to the present day. Because of the latter, there are quotes from more politicians, athletes, entertainers, women, and Americans than in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Little, 1980), The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Oxford University Pr, 1979), or Tripp's International Thesaurus of Quotations (Crowell, 1970). The main text is organized by subject (containing cross-references) and listed alphabetically, with the principal topics printed in boldface along the left margin. Within subject categories, quotations are arranged alphabetically by author. Quotes are followed by the source, often including additional information within brackets. Student writers and speakers will find this a useful reference, whereas browsers will find much food for thought, as well as humor. Mary Wadsworth Sucher, Baltimore County Reading Services
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
The compilers of this book did not seek to compete with other, encyclopedic collections of quotes but to provide in compact form an easily accessible stock of quotations to "satisfy most needs of most contemporary users of English." The arrangement is alphabetical by subject (with an author index), but some of the topics are too broad or confusing to be useful to busy reference librarians (e.g., "There aren't any embarrassing questions, only embarrassing answers" is found under "Press, the"). Some quotes are followed by editorial comments regarding attribution or others examples of the same phrase. Public libraries may want to consider. Anne Washburn, Julius C. Smith Law Lib., Greensboro,
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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