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  1. The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations (Penguin Reference Books)

    The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations (Penguin Reference Books)


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    Inside Writing: A Writer's Workbook: Form A


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    Thinking on Paper: A Reading-Writing Process Workbook


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  9. The Harcourt Guide to MLA Documentation

    The Harcourt Guide to MLA Documentation


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    Writer's Palette: Developing Paragraphs and Essays


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    Harbrace College Hndbk the Reso Reader14


  12. Origins and Development of the English Language

    Origins and Development of the English Language


  13. The Thoughtful Reader

    The Thoughtful Reader


  14. Looking at Languages: A Workbook in Elementary Linguistics

    Looking at Languages: A Workbook in Elementary Linguistics


  15. Reading Beyond Words

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  16. The Hound of the Baskervilles: 1400 Headwords (Oxford Bookworms Library)

    The Hound of the Baskervilles: 1400 Headwords (Oxford Bookworms Library)


  17. New American Streamline: An Intensive American English Series for Beginners: Departures Workbook A

    New American Streamline: An Intensive American English Series for Beginners: Departures Workbook A


  18. New American Streamline: An Intensive American English Series for Beginners: Departures Workbook B

    New American Streamline: An Intensive American English Series for Beginners: Departures Workbook B


  19. Computers and Human Language

    Computers and Human Language


  20. Claiming Power in Doctor-patient Talk (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)

    Claiming Power in Doctor-patient Talk (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)


  21. The Linguistics Wars

    The Linguistics Wars


  22. Relations of Language and Thought: View from Sign Language and Deaf Children (Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory & Language S.)

    Relations of Language and Thought: View from Sign Language and Deaf Children (Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory & Language S.)


  23. Figurative Language and Thought (Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory & Language S.)

    Figurative Language and Thought (Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory & Language S.)


  24. The Syntax of Italian Dialects (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax)

    The Syntax of Italian Dialects (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax)


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    Language Matters: A Guide to Everyday Questions About Language


The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations (Penguin Reference Books)
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The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations (Penguin Reference Books)
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  1. The Penguin Dictionary of Modern Humorous Quotations

ASIN: 0141011823
Release Date: 2004-04-27

Book Description

From the pithy to the provocative, The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations contains more than 8,000 illuminating and highly topical quotations from 1914 to the present. As much a companion to the modern age as it is an entertaining and useful reference tool, it takes the reader on a tour of wit and wisdom from such varied sources as Charlie Chaplin, Frank Zappa, Winston Churchill, Monica Lewinsky, and George V.

Arranged alphabetically by author, each quotation is prefaced by succinct biographical information about the speaker, and many are followed by a brief note to explain its context and the responses it received. Together they give unparalleled insight into the global culture, politics, and thought of the last nine decades.

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5 out of 5 stars Wonderful.......2002-08-28

This book replaces completeness with something better-- quality. Keyword and thematic indexes. A couple of sentences giving background for each person and, if necessary, the circumstances of the quote. This is the thing to pick up if you're interested in quotes that are a little hipper than Barlett's I've-heard-that-a-
million-times quotes. Great fun to browse, e.g.: "I think it pisses God off it you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it"--Alice Walker
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    The New Penguin Book of Modern Quotations

    Manufacturer: State University of New York Press
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    Binding: Hardcover

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      The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations (Penguin Reference Books)
      Robert Andrews
      Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback

      QuotationsQuotations | Reference | Subjects | Books
      ASIN: B000OJ6ZU6
      The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations (Penguin Reference Books)
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        The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations (Penguin Reference Books)
        Robert Andrews
        Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback

        QuotationsQuotations | Reference | Subjects | Books
        ASIN: B000OJEL1Q

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