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Chambers Dictionary of Quotations
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by:
Jones, Alison
Pickering, Stephanie
Thomspon, Megan
Thomson, Megan
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Publisher:
Chambers
Published: October 15, 1997
ISBN: 0550210199
Format:Hardcover
Pages:1527
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Book Description
From Library Journal
Similar in size, scope, and arrangement to The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Oxford Univ., 1996. 4th ed.), this collection offers an impressive array of notable and quotable gems. It aims simply to present "the most memorable
comments on all aspects of human experience throughout the ages." The numbered quotations are arranged alphabetically by speaker and then chronologically where two or more passages are included. A keyword index cites speaker, page, and entry number.
Comparison with Oxford shows an advantage both in breadth and depth of coverage. When a speaker is found in both works (e.g., R. Buckminster Fuller, Groucho Marx, and Simone de Beauvoir), Chambers will often offer more quotations than Oxford. Chambers
often extends its parameters beyond Oxford's Britain and United States, quoting, for example, such notable Canadians as Robertson Davies, Margaret Atwood, Mordecai Richler, and Brian Mulroney. Chambers also transcends the confines of the gentlemen's club
of quoted authors by citing Marguerite Yourcenar, Anna Quindlen, Cynthia Ozick, and Camille Paglia, which Oxford does not, and it recognizes non-Anglo writers, e.g., Wole Soyinka, Maya Angelou, Carlos Fuentes, Derek Walcott, and Gabriel Garcia
Marquez?all missing from Oxford. These factors recommend Chambers over Oxford and make it a worthy addition to any reference collection.?Carolyn M. Mulac, Chicago P.L.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description:
'If
you think education is expensive, try ignorance.' -- Derek Bok 'I don't want to achieve immortality through my work...I want to achieve it through not dying.' -- Woody Allen 'Life loves the liver of it' -- Maya Angelou An indispensable and
comprehensive reference for writers, speakers, educators, executives, and curious browsers, the Chambers Dictionary of Quotations offers more than 20,000 quotations spanning all historical periods and covering diverse aspects of human experience, from
politics and feminism, literature and sex, to nature, notable persons, and more. International in scope and broad in coverage, this compendium gathers together notable quotes -- many of which have never been collected before -- from more than 4,000
sources including such contemporary quotables as Salman Rushdie, Maya Angelou, and Henry Kissinger. Each quote is fully annotated, reliably sourced, and put in context along with concise biographical information on its author. Alphabetically arranged by
speaker, and extensively cross-referenced, this easy-to-use reference includes a detailed index that facilitates searches by keyword. Readers can quickly locate a quotation on a particular subject, check a half-remembered line, sample the style and
philosophy of an author or simply browse through and savor the accumulated wit and wisdom of the ages. The ultimate source of who said what -- and when they said it.
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