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  • Biteback Dictionary of Humorous Sporting Quotations

    de Fred Metcalf ...
    Playing sport, watching it and commentating on it have all provoked endless mirth and some unforgettable rhetorical flourishes, the best and most enduring of which can be found here in the sparkling Biteback Dictionary of Humorous Sporting Quotations. Fred Metcalf has collected these laugh-out-loud funny contributions from the world of (mostly) athletic competition. Sardonic observations and ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Biteback Dictionary of Humorous Literary Quotations

    de Fred Metcalf ...
    If you're Wilde about Shaw but not Shaw about Wilde, this classic collection of humorous literary quotations is the book for you. Within its pages you will find hundreds of hand-picked quotes in dozens of handy categories. All the big names are here, from Henry James to Clive James (no relation); from Waugh, Evelyn to War, Poets; from Dickens to Dictionaries and Twain to Twitter. Delve here and ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Biteback Dictionary of Humorous Business Quotations

    de Fred Metcalf ...
    This priceless collection of funny, irreverent, edifying, unedifying and piquant observations is jam-packed with hundreds of examples of business wit, wisdom and wisecracks. Used as directed, they're guaranteed to leave your rivals and colleagues green-eyed, grudging and positively seething with admiration - while being simultaneously entertained. This book is perfect for you if what you crave is ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Biteback Dictionary of Humorous Political Quotations

    Edición de Fred Metcalf ...
    "Politics is no laughing matter - unless you've got Fred Metcalf's Dictionary of Humorous Political Quotations. From the wit that made Boris a contender to the best of George W. Bush, this book will have you in stitches. Bankers to bin Laden, bumper stickers to Biden, and even a few topics that don't begin with B, Metcalf has them all covered. Churchill's gravitas meets Jon Stewart's modern parody ... Leer más

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  • Who Said That First? The curious origins of common words and phrases

    de Max Cryer ...
    Many bright minds have come up with expressions we now take for granted as part of the English language, and which we use freely in vernacular speech. But the originators of many of our most useful second-hand remarks go uncredited. So who said it first? This collection sets out to credit as far as its possible to do so the people who actually created many familiar terms in common us. For example, ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • The 2,320 Funniest Quotes

    The Most Hilarious Quips and One-Liners from allgreatquotes.com

    Edición de Tom Corr ...
    Presenting the best of the best from AllGreatQuotes.com, this uproarious volume features gems on every topic, from sex and money to spouses and politics.From the witty quips of Mark Twain to the unintentionally hilarious gaffs of today's celebrities, this collection of snappy quotes puts readers in hysterics. This uproarious volume has clever gems on every topic imaginable. It ranges from Oscar ... Leer más

    $9.89 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations

    Edición de Gyles Brandreth ...
    Writer, broadcaster, and wit Gyles Brandreth has completely revised Ned Sherrin's classic collection of wisecracks, one-liners, and anecdotes. With over 1,000 new quotations from all media, it's easy to find hilarious quotes on subjects ranging from Argument to Diets, from Computers to The Weather. Add sparkle to your speeches and presentations, or just enjoy a good laugh in company with Oscar ... Leer más

    $15.19 USD

  • On Writing

    Notes from the world of books, 1995-2012

    de Robert McCrum ...
    Why do authors write? How do they go about it? What is good writing?In On Writing, Robert McCrum collects together his questions and reflections on the nature of writing from his Observer newspaper column. In them he explores the sometimes tricky relationship between writing and commerce, looks at the state of modern literature, and asks where great writing really comes from can it be taught, or ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • The Art of the Put-Down

    de Winifred Coles ...
    I never forget a face … but in your case I'll make an exceptionHow many times have you found yourself struck dumb with anger, unable to think of the perfect repost only to come up with something wonderful later when your adversary has gone and any retort seems like sour grapes? The French call it ‘L’espirit de l’escalier’, meaning the moment at the bottom of the stairs when the rage-induced ... Leer más

    $0.99 USD

  • Common Phrases

    And the Amazing Stories Behind Them

    de Max Cryer ...
    In day-to-day speech we use words and phrases without a passing thought as to why we use them or where they come from. Max Cryer changes all that by showing how fascinating the English language really is. Did you know that the former host of Today, Jane Pauley, claims to have coined the term “bad hair day,” or that a CBS engineer named Charley Douglass invented the name and use of “canned laughter ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • A Passion for Books

    A Book Lover's Treasury of Stories, Essays, Humor, Lore, and Lists on Collecting, Reading, Borrowing, Lending, Caring for, and Appreciating Books

    Edición de Harold Rabinowitz, Rob Kaplan ...
    A collection of sixty classic and contemporary essays, stories, lists, poems, quotations, and cartoons that celebrates the joys of reading, the feeling of spending hours browsing through a bookstore, and the people for whom buying books is a necessity.Booklovers will find themselves in good company within the pages of A Passion for Books, beginning with science-fiction great Ray Bradbury's ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Literary Miscellany

    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Literature

    de Alex Palmer ...
    Series series Books of Miscellany
    Wouldn’t it be great to be a fly on the wall as the great writers took pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard)? While reading this work, you’ll be just that. Here are behind-the-book stories and facts about authors, publishing and everything literary that will entertain both casual and serious readers. Among the questions asked and answered: When Did Literature Finally Get Sexy? Is Coffee or Opium ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD