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Brewer's Famous Quotations: 5000 Quotations and the Stories Behind Them
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Five thousand quotations and the stories behind them.
The only quotation book that tells the stories behind the quotations has been expanded and updated. Now, readers can find important information other references neglect: the colourful anecdotes and historical incidents that provide the context, background, and wider significance of each famous saying.
An entertaining and fascinating guide to thousands of quotations about which there is more to be said. The only quotation book that tells the stories behind the quotations has been expanded and updated. Now, readers can find important information other references neglect: the colourful anecdotes and historical incidents that provide the context, background, and wider significance of each famous saying. Did Neil Armstrong revise his famous "giant leap" quotation after he got back from the moon? Did the aeronautical engineer who coined Murphy's Law ("if anything can go wrong, it will") actually mean it as a warning about safe design? Here's the inside story on 5,000 great quotations, from ancient times to the novels of Douglas Adams. "Brewer's Famous Quotations can be read straight through with pleasure, in bedside helpings." THE SPECTATOR Nigel Rees is the author of more than 50 books and is the deviser and presenter of BBC Radio 4's Quote... Unquote, through which he has become an authority on the popular use of language in slogans, catchphrases, idioms and quotations.
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| Author | Nigel Rees |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Cassell |
| Place | London |
| Year | 2006 |
| ISBN | 9780304367993 |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Condition | As New |
| Dustjacket Condition | Very Good |
| Comments | Name sticker on first page |
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