Author: Thomas FULLER (M.D., of Queens'College, Cambridge.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1028

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Languages : en
Pages : 720

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Author: London Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1080

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Author: Robert Harrison
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Languages : en
Pages : 1074

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Author: London Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1188

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Author: E. W. Stibbs
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Pages : 810

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Author: Sotheran
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Languages : en
Pages : 466

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Author: Sotheran, Henry and Co
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Pages : 812

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Author: James Geary
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1596917881
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 452

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Both an expert and a collector, James Geary has devoted his life to aphorisms-and the last few years to organizing, indexing, and even translating them. The result is Geary's Guide, featuring aphorists like Voltaire, Twain, Shakespeare, Nietzsche, Woody Allen, Muhammad Ali, Emily Dickinson, and Mae West, as well as international practitioners appearing in English for the first time. But it is more than just a conventional anthology. It is also an encyclopedia, containing brief biographies of each author in addition to a selection of his or her aphorisms. The book is a field guide, too, with aphorists organized into eight different "species," such as Comics, Critics & Satirists; Icons & Iconoclasts; and Painters & Poets. The book's two indexes-by author and by subject-make it easily searchable, while its unique organizational structure and Geary's lively biographical entries set it apart from all previous reference works. A perfect follow-up to Geary's New York Times bestseller The World in a Phrase, Geary's Guide is eminently suitable for browsing or for sustained reading. A comprehensive guide to our most intimate, idiosyncratic literary form, the book is an indispensable tool for writers and public speakers as well as essential reading for all language lovers.