Cassell's Humorous Quotations - Softcover

Rees, Nigel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0304365882 ISBN 13: 9780304365883

Verlag: Cassell Reference, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Whatever the subject, someone has said something wise, witty, sarcastic or silly about it. And that memorable remark is probably in here. More than 5,000 amusing quotations, arranged alphabetically under 1200 thematic headings, will break the ice for any toast, speech, or presentation. All the quotes are drawn from a world-class cast of wits and humorists that range from Oscar Wilde and Dorothy Parker to Groucho Marx, Stephen Fry, and Woody Allen. There are aphorisms and epigrams; retorts and putdowns; quips and one-liners; sayings and proverbs; and gaffes and malapropisms. Fascinating source notes tell the stories behind the bons mots. Who told novelist H.G. Wells "It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle your ears?" (J.M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan.) Which star stated, "An actor's a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, ain't listening"? (Marlon Brando.) A wonderfully entertaining and useful collection.

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Nigel Rees is the author of over 50 books, including the Cassell Dictionary of Humorous Quotations and the Cassell Companion to Quotations. He is the deviser and presenter of BBC Radio's Quote...Unquote, through which he has become an authority on the popular use of language in slogans, catchphrases, cliches, idioms and quotations.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cassell Reference
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0304365882
• ISBN 13: 9780304365883
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 912
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