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The Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 14,173 Thoughts on the Business of Life (Hardcover)

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Drawn from 80 years of FORBES magazine's "Thoughts on the Business of Life" feature pages, this ultimate collection of 14,266 wise, weighty, and witty thoughts on the world of business comes from business leaders and mavericks, philosophers and pundits, poets and politicians, gathered across the centuries, from many corners of the world. Deluxe edition features bonded leather case, gold foil, and ribbon.

About the Author

Ted Goodman is the general editor of the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals at Columbia University in New York City. He is the author of Fire! The 100 Most Devastating Fires Through the Ages and the Heroes Who Fought Them, and the editor of Writing the Rails: Train Adventures by the World’s Best-Loved Writers. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Hardcover: 992 pages
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; Deluxe edition (April 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1884822940
ISBN-13: 978-1884822940
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.2 x 2.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,435,718 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars More than just business, June 22, 2001

By	Elizabeth Andra Shaw "Life Coach" (Gilbert, AZ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Forbes Book of Business Quotations : 14,173 Thoughts on the Business of Life (Hardcover)

My only complaint about this compilation is that the title is misleading. These are quotes about all aspects of life and human character. The quotes are arranged by theme and carefully indexed by author. It's great for just browsing or for picking up when you need something specific. I own an entire bookshelf of quotation compilations and this is one of my favorites. No quote love should be without this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, May 31, 2001

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I love this book. I went on a kick a while back and bought around 7 books of quotes and this is my favorite.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great reference book for future business leaders, March 6, 1999

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Love this book as an occassional reference tool. Useful resource for speeches and general business writing. Also good for the occassional bit of personal inspiration. Note that Forbes itself sells the book for much, much more.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Reference Book
I have used this book for the last 10 years when I need a little filler for a quarterly newsletter. I pull the book off of the shelf and open it up and always find a great quote... Read more

Published on April 16, 2007 by Dottie A. Randazzo

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
This is one of my favorite books. It's packed with tons of great quotations by a diverse mix of people. I would highly reccommend it.

Published on August 30, 2006 by A. Everest

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat disappointing
For some reason, the Forbes quotes seem pithier when I read them in the magazine.

Published on September 22, 2005 by db blenko

4.0 out of 5 stars Expensive binding, 14173 pieces of wisdom.
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Published on December 27, 2002 by Jay Friedman

2.0 out of 5 stars This book is a dud
Most of the quotes are uninspiring and sophomoric, but it deserves two stars because it looks good on my bookshelf. Here's a quote to consider: caveat emptor...

Published on July 16, 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars Reference Book Limited by Its Origins.
Most of us know by now that Mr. Forbes ran for his party's presidential nomination twice, and lost both times. Read more

Published on November 21, 2000 by Richard La Fianza

3.0 out of 5 stars Help me find him.
The Forbes Book of Business Quotations is a very useful book. It helped me a lot in finding a good quotation for my Voices of Democracy speech, but I have one small problem. Read more

Published on December 14, 1999 by Katie

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