The New Beacon Book of Quotations (Hardcover)

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I don't know how they skipped Bartlett's attention, but Rosalie Maggio has culled 16,000 quotations from 2,600 women for an indispensable reference work. Elaine Stritch is quoted saying "New York is like a disco, but without the music." Mae West explains that "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." The remaining 15,998 wax wise, witty, and silly on topics arranged alphabetically from Ability to Zucchini.

Product Description

Here are 16,000 quotes from 2,600 women—most of them found in no other collection. With dynamic and witty words by sources ranging from Bella Abzug to Ann Zwinger on over 1,400 topics, this is an indispensable reference and browser's delight.

"An important counterpoint to general collections of quotations, which, unfortunately, still don't offer equitable coverage of women's words."
-Carolyn Mulac, Library Journal

Product Details

• Hardcover: 844 pages
• Publisher: Beacon Press (November 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807067822
• ISBN-13: 978-0807067826
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,190,917 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great reference tool AND an entertaining read., November 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The New Beacon Book of Quotations by Women (Paperback)

This is one of the best books I've ever read. I got it as a reference book, since quotes always come in handy when I don't know what to say myself, and this book is far more exhaustive than any other book I'd seen. But then I couldn't put it down! Every page is full of the wisdom of thousands of lives, all distilled into pithy, witty quotes. It's better than the best humor book, and yet you also come away with a new perspective on things. As a reference book, it is a well-organized tool, and as pure fun it's better than a box of chocolates. How many books do you know that can claim to be both?

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Single Greatest Reference for Writing!, December 8, 2001

By	Steve Nakamoto "The Friendly Voice of the... (Huntington Beach, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Beacon Book of Quotations by Women (Paperback)

As a relationship author I'm always in search of great reference books to find quotations and generate new ideas. This book is without doubt the very best of its kind. After acquiring this one you'll see how trivial most other quotations books are...in fact most are simply gift books. But this one has a ton and a wide variety of wise, colorful, poetic, literary, self-help, and motivational quotations. I can overemphasize how much this book has been a help for me with writing. It's simply the best. All authors should own this!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Cup O' Quotes for the P.M., April 27, 1998

By A Customer

Every night, after I've prepared my son for bed, and settle in to what I call my "cumphy ugmo couch", I reach over for my nightly Cup O' Quotes. And it doesn't seem to matter which page I turn to, there's always something there - to remind me of the day's conquests, sorrows, challenges, and accomlishments. The neat thing about history, is that someone has a story, a quote, a viewpoint that relates to you and your daily living.

This is the kind of book that makes you say, "Ah...yes...those were my thoughts exactly." or " Hmm...that's and interesting perspective." What's more invigorating is also knowing something about the person whose quotes appear on the page. This can enrich the meaning behind the quote - Tenfold.

Thanks for the Book. Sometimes, underneath it all, women take on so many roles in day-to-day living, we tend to forget...the inspite of the present day, our past history, and social and spiritual progression, we are WOMEN.