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The Little Book of Misquotations

Author : Lou Harry
Publisher : Cider Mill Press
ISBN 13 : 1732512620
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book The Little Book of Misquotations written by Lou Harry and published by Cider Mill Press. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivational quote books abound, but where are the volumes of misquotations?! In this era of fake news and fake quotes, The Little Book of Misquotations uncovers the truth behind the 200+ most famous things they never said! Just because a quote is engraved in marble, stenciled on your mom's wall, or repeated a million times online doesn't exactly mean that it is correct. It's time to set the record straight. The Little Book of Misquotations is the definitive collection of the quotes people frequently get wrong, including: For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. -- Audrey Hepburn (Somebody else said it!) I want to suck your blood. -- Dracula (Nope! He said, I only drink...wine.) Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. -- Banksy (He wasn't the first person to say it!) A penny saved is a penny earned. -- Ben Franklin (That's not what he said!) With deep dives on popular yet erroneous quotations from artists, writers, celebrities, scientists, politicians, and legendary figures from around the globe, The Little Book of Misquotations offers addictive reading--and a delightful reminder not to believe everything you read!

What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations

Author : Elizabeth Knowles
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191500542
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations written by Elizabeth Knowles and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2006-10-26 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the money Fresh fields and pastures new A good day to bury bad news If the glove doesn't fit you must acquit Brings together a fascinating range of wrongly remembered sayings, popular summaries of original thoughts, and apocryphal or unverifiable comments attributed to a particular person. By revealing what was (and was not) really said, this book celebrates the colour and inventiveness of language change.

The New Yale Book of Quotations

Author : Fred R. Shapiro
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300262787
Total Pages : 1164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The New Yale Book of Quotations written by Fred R. Shapiro and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised, enlarged, and updated edition of this authoritative and entertaining reference book —named the #2 essential home library reference book by the Wall Street Journal “Shapiro does original research, earning [this] volume a place on the quotation shelf next to Bartlett's and Oxford's.”—William Safire, New York Times Magazine (on the original edition) “A quotations book with footnotes that are as fascinating to read as the quotes themselves.”—Arthur Spiegelman, Washington Post Book World (on the original edition) Updated to include more than a thousand new quotations, this reader-friendly volume contains over twelve thousand famous quotations, arranged alphabetically by author and sourced from literature, history, popular culture, sports, digital culture, science, politics, law, the social sciences, and all other aspects of human activity. Contemporaries added to this edition include Beyoncé, Sandra Cisneros, James Comey, Drake, Louise Glück, LeBron James, Brett Kavanaugh, Lady Gaga, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Barack Obama, John Oliver, Nancy Pelosi, Vladimir Putin, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and David Foster Wallace. The volume also reflects path-breaking recent research resulting in the updating of quotations from the first edition with more accurate wording or attribution. It has also incorporated noncontemporary quotations that have become relevant to the present day. In addition, The New Yale Book of Quotations reveals the striking fact that women originated many familiar quotations, yet their roles have been forgotten and their verbal inventions have often been credited to prominent men instead. This book’s quotations, annotations, extensive cross-references, and large keyword index will satisfy both the reader who seeks specific information and the curious browser who appreciates an amble through entertaining pages.

The Misquotable C.S. Lewis

Author : William O'Flaherty
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532638426
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book The Misquotable C.S. Lewis written by William O'Flaherty and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: C.S. Lewis wrote many great words, but not everything you see with his name on it is from the famed author of the Narnia books. Seventy-five quotations are presented that have an association in one way or another with a host of names, including: Ryan Seacrest, Anthony Hopkins, Max Lucado, Rick Warren, and Tim Allen! Learn the three most common ways Lewis is misrepresented: 1.Falsely Attributed Quotes: Expressions that are NOT by him. 2.Paraphrased: Words that are ALMOST what he said. 3.Out of Context: Material he wrote, but are NOT QUITE what he believed. This book doesn’t stop there. Also discover what Lewis actually said that is related to the presented misquotes. Those new to Lewis and the more serious reader of his works will grow in their appreciation of a writer that is not only quotable, but obviously misquotable!

Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

Author : Elizabeth Knowles
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191084247
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs written by Elizabeth Knowles and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs features over 2,000 proverbs and sayings from around the world, arranged across 250 subjects - from 'Books' and 'Borrowing' to 'Dreams' and 'Drink'. Each theme has a short introduction giving an overview of the proverbial treatment of the topic and each proverb is accompanied by information on its date, source, and meaning. Not only is this book a pleasure to browse but it is ideal for quick reference with its comprehensive index that makes it easy to find the exact phrase you're looking for. Beautifully produced and designed, it is the perfect gift for anyone who loves language. Drawing on Oxford's ongoing dictionary research and language monitoring, the second edition of this delightful book adds phrases that have come to prominence, or increased in popularity, since publication of the first edition, such as 'Never waste a good crisis' and 'Dress for the job you want, not for the job you have', which add a contemporary flavour to the selection of more traditional English proverbs, and the popular sayings used in the English-speaking world from Asia, Africa, Middle East, and many other cultures. Find phrases on all aspects of life in this fascinating little book.

Hemingway Didn't Say That

Author : Garson O'Toole
Publisher : Little A
ISBN 13 : 9781503933415
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Hemingway Didn't Say That written by Garson O'Toole and published by Little A. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Extensive and brilliant investigations...a tour de force of detective work...Mr. O'Toole is a beacon of accuracy who should inspire all readers who prefer their facts real rather than phony." --Wall Street Journal Everywhere you look, you'll find viral quotable wisdom attributed to icons ranging from Abraham Lincoln to Mark Twain, from Cicero to Woody Allen. But more often than not, these attributions are false. Garson O'Toole--the Internet's foremost investigator into the dubious origins of our most repeated quotations, aphorisms, and everyday sayings--collects his efforts into a first-ever encyclopedia of corrective popular history. Containing an enormous amount of original research, this delightful compendium presents information previously unavailable to readers, writers, and scholars. It also serves as the first careful examination of what causes misquotations and how they spread across the globe. Using the massive expansion in online databases as well as old-fashioned gumshoe archival digging, O'Toole provides a fascinating study of our modern abilities to find and correct misinformation. As Carl Sagan did not say, "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."

Notes and Queries

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Notes and Queries written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

How to Read a Word

Author : Elizabeth Knowles
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191650560
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book How to Read a Word written by Elizabeth Knowles and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered how you can find out more about a word: Where did it come from? How has its meaning altered? How can it be pronounced? What is its relationship to other words? Language is not fixed, but is an evolutionary process: words develop and change, in meaning, association, and pronunciation, as well as in many other ways. Exploring the routes taken by the words we choose to investigate leads us on fascinating journeys. How to Read a Word, written by the noted lexicographer Elizabeth Knowles, shows us how we might delve into the origins, associations, and evolution of words, and is primarily concerned with the following two points: what questions can be asked about a word? And how can they be answered? Utilising the unrivalled resources and the language-monitoring programs of the Oxford English Dictionary, the book leads you through the various stages of investigation into the myriad aspects of individual words, from etymology to date of first use and regional distribution, and from spelling and pronunciation to shifts in meaning. Supported by many examples of investigation into specific words, and featuring a full index, a wide selection of useful online resources, and reams of useful tips for avoiding common pitfalls, it is both a thought-provoking and practical handbook, providing readers with the essential tools to confidently interrogate the words by which they are surrounded. How to Read a Word is the perfect gift for anyone who is fascinated by the development and intricacies of the English language.

Re-Views by an Evangelical Biblical Critic

Author : Robert H. Gundry
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666741523
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book Re-Views by an Evangelical Biblical Critic written by Robert H. Gundry and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Review essays feature analysis and elaboration--what scholars call "criticism"--largely missing from ordinary book and movie reviews. The present book contains review essays that have appeared in a variety of publications and remain relevant for contemporary "thinking Christians." The essays include critiques of written works by popular thinkers such as N. T. Wright, Bart Ehrman, Reza Aslan, Christian Smith, and Frederic Raphael, films by directors Mel Gibson and Ingmar Bergman, a recent biography of F. F. Bruce, and more. The hyphen in "Re-Views" links the newness of republication with the analytical character of the essays. They start with those dealing with the biblical text and its translation, proceed to some higher critical issues, graduate to literary portraits of Jesus, discuss the relation between the Bible and tradition, and conclude with some biographical portrayals of people associated with Scripture and its interpretation.

Goody Hall

Author : Natalie Babbitt
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1429955155
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Goody Hall written by Natalie Babbitt and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An out-of-work actor, Hercules Feltwright, stumbles into a job tutoring Willet Goody, the only child of a widow living in a large, lonely house. Willet quickly involves his tutor in the search to discover the truth about his father. The mystery unfolds with the discovery of hidden treasure, a gypsy séance, and the frightening exploration of the tomb of Midas Goody.

Quotology

Author : Willis Goth Regier
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803217528
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Quotology written by Willis Goth Regier and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erasmus advised readers to learn quotations by heart and copy them everywhere: write them in the front and back of books; inscribe them on rings and cups; paint them on doors and walls, ?even on the glass of a window.? Emerson noted that ?in Europe, every church is a kind of book or bible, so covered is it with inscriptions and pictures.? In Arabic script as tall as a man, the Koran is quoted on the walls and domes of mosques. ø We quote to admire, provoke, commemorate, dispute, play, and inspire. Quotations signal class, club, clique, and alma mater. They animate wit, relay prophecies, guide meditation, and accessorize fashion. ø In Quotology Willis Goth Regier draws on world literature and contemporary events to show how vital quotations are, how they are collected and organized, and how deceptive they can be. He probes all these aspects, identifying fifty-nine types of quotations, including misquotations and anonymous sayings. Following the logic of quotology, Quotology concludes with famous last words.

Good as Gold

Author : Joseph Heller
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684839741
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Good as Gold written by Joseph Heller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Bruce Gold, a forty-eight-year-old Jewish professor of English, faces the possibilities of being appointed to a high State Department position and being disowned by his family.

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

Author : Angela Partington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations written by Angela Partington and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Expository Times

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Expository Times written by and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

St. Nicholas

Author : Mary Mapes Dodge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book St. Nicholas written by Mary Mapes Dodge and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

St. Nicholas

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book St. Nicholas written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Little Magazines

Author : Ian Hamilton
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571287832
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book The Little Magazines written by Ian Hamilton and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'There have been large magazines with tiny circulations and there have been diminutive sheets which have reached thousands of readers. But all 'little magazines' have been small in one or another of these ways, and usually in both... And yet most of them have had arrestingly large-scale ambitions...' From Ian Hamilton (1938-2001), himself the founder of the Review and New Review, comes this matchless survey (first published in 1976) of the literary magazine from 1912-1950: concentrating on those periodicals that enjoyed dominant editorial personalities (the likes of Pound, Eliot, Cyril Connolly) and which, ultimately, proved central to their cultural epoch. 'Our one consolation for Ian Hamilton's early death is that his work seems to have lived on with undiminished force. He helped to shape our generation and at this rate may well do the same for the next as well.' Clive James