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Looking for a source of thought-provoking quotes? Timeless Treasures contains a wealth of insight from writers and thinkers throughout the ages—it features full-length quotations, short poems, scripture, proverbs, light-hearted one-liners, and more. The material is organized into over 65 topical sections, all presented alphabetically for ease of use. Thumb through the pages of the book to find an appealing quotation or quickly conduct a more extensive electronic search using the CD-ROM—you won’t miss a thing, as the book and CD-ROM contain all the same quotes. This is a valuable resource for speakers, writers, and teachers, as well as anyone who wishes to reflect on the insights and humor of some of the world’s best writers and speakers.

CD-ROM Features:
• Contains 2,000* quotations
• Fast copy and paste
• Sort by subject and search on any word
• Rate each quote on a scale of 1-10
• Add your own quotations, illustrations or stories
• Works with other titles in the Stories for Teachers and Preachers series

*For ease of use, many one-liners are grouped together in a single entry by topic.

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Cadogan's Much Have I Travell'd is a lively compilation of travel and exploration in all its guises, from the conquering of Mount Everest to the unforgettable words of the love torn lovers in Brief Encounter. It ranges from the ancient world to the present day including quotes from Alice In Wonderland, Spenser's Faerie Queen, Wordsworth, Keats, Yeats, Blake, Dorothy Parker,Hazlitt, Samuel Pepys to novelists Austen, Henry Miller and Hemingway, resulting in a beautiful, intelligent and immensely readable book. With a scope that traverses
Xenophon, Jules Verne, Marco Polo, the pioneers of the Wild West, Captain Cook, the Antarctic explorers, Neil Armstrong, Shakespeare, Dickens,Voltaire and other classical authors; alongside contemporary authors and travellers from Alex Garland to Sara Wheeler, this collection will take the reader from Persia to Wonderland via the rolling southern seas. An exhilarating mix of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, Much Have I Travell'd is the perfect book for anyone who has travelled or wants to enjoy the riches of travel quotations.
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Over 450 memorable quotes about books and reading from writers, political figures, and celebrities. With provocative declarations from John Keats, Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, Andrew Carnegie, Theodore Roosevelt, James Thurber, and Oprah Winfrey, among others. A handy aid for speech writers and public speakers, this entertaining collection will delight anyone who loves books.
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Books and Reading:A Book of Quotations
Wasn't exactly what I thought, but is in excellent condition.It's small and easy to get through.

Books & Reading
Because of my professional career, I collect quotation books about reading and literacy. And this collection by Bill Bradfield is the best I've found to date. Yes, he's got the standard oldies by folks like Emerson, Erasmus, and Shaw but he's also included up-to-date quotations from the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Malcolm X, and Stephen King. Granted, he included me in the list but I didn't need it -- I already knew what I said. At the price, it's the best bargain in quote books for anyone in education or libraries. ... Read more

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An excellent anthology of Spurgeon quotations, arranged both topically and by Bible reference. Spurgeon is the master of illustration and the "illuminating remark" that make Scripture live. ... Read more

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Quotes to memorize for everyday use
The many quotes that were arranged and can be found in this book are excellent for use in your daily walk and for much instruction in the Lord. I found these to be quite useful in understanding certain topics found inthe Bible, and sometimes found Spurgeon's quotes to be quite humorous. Ifthere is any quotation book to get, this is a must have! ... Read more

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Other ISBNs in this set include: 0548810079. ... Read more

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Other ISBNs in this set include: 0548808872. ... Read more

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Notable Quotations on Jane Austen

JANE AUSTEN IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL English novelist of all time, and yet each of us relates to her in our own private way. Remarkably Jane: Notable Quotations on Jane Austen presents one hundred of the most thoughtful, humorous, and impassioned quotations on the work of Jane Austen by great writers, actors, and intellectuals from the past and present. Together, these insights form a collective view of a beloved author whose talents remain unsurpassed.

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Fantastic for the Jane Austen Fan in your Life!
This book is a well-written, delightful compilation of entertaining quotes on Jane Austen that makes a perfect gift that is enjoyable reading after reading. The introduction is particularly charming and full of insight into the life of one of our most cherished authors. Jennifer Adams should be commended for her passion in bringing this lovely little book to life.

Great Austen quotes
Some quotes from the book:

"One of Jane Austen's greatest talents is that she presents sexual tension with such subtlety."

"For all the body's powers and vulnerability, [Austen's:] novels demonstrate that, for her, the real dance of life lies in language and in understanding."

"Each of us has a private Austen."

This was a wonderful collection of quotes on Austen and her works. This book even throws in the criticism and condemnation quotes! Yes, I can't believe they're out there! Great read for Austen fans everywhere!

fun to read
If you love Jane Austen like I do, you will love this little book. It will bring more than one smile to your face. Thanks, Jennifer Adams!

A bit disappointing
This could have been a great book for Jane aficionados, but it is simply a book of quotations by various authors and filmmakers. Aside from a very large print not-quite 3-page intro, there is no insight or background on Jane Austen--her life and work, her personality and the time in which she lives. The book does not answer the central question of why did she affect so many writers and readers so deeply. Still, it is a sweetly designed gift book and as the other reviews attest, those who love Jane will love anything about her.

Remarkably Jane: Notable Quotations on Jane Austen
What a deliciously lovely little gem this is!It charmingly offers a little mix of everything from "effusive praise" to "mild disdain" with some wickedly humorous notations by a varying range of Austen lovers and loathers! A fun gift for that "Janenite" in your life or for the "closet" follower.Jennifer Adams offers a pleasant look at one of literatures, remarkably loved writers, Remarkably Jane. Remarkable! ... Read more

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This and the many other quotes, stories, anecdotes, and illustrations in The Speaker's Quote Book will not only help the pastor prepare a better sermon, and the speaker deliver a better speech, they will add a memorable flair to any message. This newly revised and expanded collection of both contemporary and classic material puts a wealth of illustrations at your fingertips. Everyone who speaks or preaches needs a ready supply of thought-provoking examples and resources. The Speaker's Quote Book provides the attention-getting stories and the punchy quotations that add depth to any sermon or presentation.

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Helpful Quote Book
This book surprised me with its breadth and helpfulness.The illustrations have a broad range.There are some familiar ones in there and some not so familiar.There are old quotes and stories as well as ones very new and fresh.Authors cited also have a board range.I have found myself paging thrugh the book while computer bootsup or after reading the mornign papers.itis interesting, helpful and fun!As a preeacher, there is some good stuff very usable in the pulpit, as well as inetersting things to bring to classes one is teaching.

A Great Resource for Speakers or Writers
The Speaker's Quote Book--Revised and Expanded--by Roy B. Zuck is a book that is a great resource for all public speakers. Everyone who speaks or preaches needs a nice supply of great illustrations. The Speaker's Quote Book provides the attention-getting story or that "just right" quote that adds depth to any sermon or presentation.

This and over 5,000 more quotes, stories, anecdotes, and illustrations from The Speaker's Quote Book will help the pastor prepare a better sermon or the speaker present a better speech. This new collection of both contemporary and classic material puts a wealth of interest-building illustrations at one's fingertips. I believe this book can be beneficial for writers also. Roy Zuck's book has been around for awhile, but this is the new revised, expanded and updated version. ... Read more

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Epigrams, aphorisms, and other bon mots gathered from the celebrated wit’s plays, essays, and conversation offer an entertaining selection of observations both comic and profound. Organized by category, the nearly 400 quotes range in subject from human nature, morals, and society to art, politics, history, and more. A superb compilation, ideal as both an introduction to Wilde and as a treat for devotees.
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Oscar Wilde is still hip and fab
Wit and Wisdom is just it!I took to bringing this book with me to work-- it is good for a smile.Oscar Wilde wrote some awfully enlightened things--this book is terrific!

A fun little read
This is a very slim little volume of Oscar Wile's more well-known quotations. I'ts just a fun little read and may be a useful reference when writing and you need a accurate Wilde quote. I keep mine around and many folks who visit just like thumbing through it. It can be a conversations starter. This is not a biography of Wilde's life and works.

Small but fun
This book was a little smaller than I expected but if you are a Wilde fan you will certainly enjoy it!

Some of the controversial quotes are sure to get a response if you try them as Facebook status messages. :)

Very intersting little book...
...not as much to it as I had thought and the cover of mine was not as shown here but..the book I ordered was used and probably an older Dover edition. BUT that doesnt matter. You get nothing but great quotes and thoughts here from one of the geniuses of literature.
Thin book. Not very much to read but nice to own and refer to. Memorable.

Useful Resource
Oscar Wilde was one of the most brilliant men to ever live and his oeuvre definitely deserves a quote book of its own. I realize that he has several but I bought this one recently and on the cheap (I got mine used from a z shop). Here the great playwright's observations are subdivided into chapters concerning men, women, marriage, youth, sin, religion, journalism, wealth, England, America etc. It's a concise collection but contains nearly 60 pages of priceless insight. Wilde sums up a large amount of human nature almost effortlessly via the words of the characters found in his works. In fact, if you ever need a source regarding just about anything cultural he's a wonderful authority. It's too bad he did not live in our times as his irreverence would have been better appreciated and celebrated--at least by those of us who are not politically correct. Rest in Peace, hero. ... Read more

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In this addition to the Arden Shakespeare series, approximately 3000 quotations, both familiar and little-known, are drawn from throughout Shakespeare's work, both plays and poems. Quotations are selected for their intrinsic interest and organised by topic, as being both user-friendly and stimulating for the casual reader, with speaker and play reference, and with some annotation to give a context to the quotation. Included are: a Shakespeare biography; a chronology of plays; a keyword index; and selections from Arden glossary. ... Read more

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An Interesting & Useful Dictionary of Shakespeare's Themes.
THE ARDEN DICTIONARY OF SHAKESPEARE QUOTATIONS.Compiled by Jane Armstrong.396 pp.London : Thomson Learning, 2000 (1999).

The present compilation contains 3000 quotations, both well-known and lesser-known, from Shakespeare's plays and poems.The quotations vary in length from short sentences such as "For he was great of heart," through to longer passages such as Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be or not to be," which can run to almost a page or more.Most quotations, however, are quite short, and many consist only of "a strikingly expressed thought or resonant phrase" such as "Do you smell a fault?"

Speaker, addressee, and act/scene/line references are keyed to the Arden Shakespeare series, and some are followed by brief annotations which help clarify the context.The book is rounded out with a 4-page Life of Shakespeare; a 12-page Glossary; an extensive 45-page Keyword Index; and an Index of References to Plays.

In her Preface, Editor Jane Armstrong writes that, as in "the 'commonplace books' in which Shakespeare's contemporaries recorded memorable extracts from their reading," her book has been organized by topic - e.g., ABSENCE, DESIRES, GUILT, HASTE, LOVE - since she feelsthat this "often clearly reveals the concentration round a subject ina particular play; and ... sometimes shows ideas recurring through Shakespeare's work, either in similar form or in a progression from the more straightforwardly expressed to the increasingly complex and embedded" (pp. xi-xii).

The book, in other words, has been designed to serve a twofold purpose - primarily as a commonplace book or compilation of themes, and onlysecondarily as a dictionary - and because it contains only 3000 quotations readers are occasionally not going to find what they may belooking for.

I was surprised, for example, to discover that a key linefrom 'Titus Andronicus' -"When will this fearful slumber have anend?" -has not been included.In fact, SLUMBER doesn't even appearas a topic, since the single line containing it has been subsumed under SLEEP.I was also, until I carefully read Armstrong's Preface, surpised to find that, although there are twenty "heart" quotations, HEART itself does not appear as a topic.

To locate the line "For he was great of heart," which has been included under the topic NOBILITY, you will have to search the Keyword Index. In other words, if you are searching for a particular line you shouldFIRST CHECK THE KEYWORD INDEX, since the book has not been arranged asa dictionary of words but as a commonplace book of topics or themes, anda more accurate (and less misleading) title for it would have been 'TheArden Commonplace Book of Shakespeare Quotations' or 'The Arden Dictionary of Shakespeare's Themes.'

A truly complete 'dictionary' that would perfectly satisfy all readers and in which we would all find all of our favorite passages and lines could of course only take the form of a rearrangement of Shakespeare's complete works, something clearly impracticable in a handy-sized book of just 396 pages.

Within its limits, and given its aims, I've found that in use the Arden compilation is an interesting book that does a fairly good job on the whole.Many of my favorite lines are there, though others aren't,but in compensation I've been guided to interesting new lines and have enjoyed exploring certain themes.The main frustration I've encounteredis that many passages seem too truncated, and I would have liked to have seen more of the poetic context.But this of course would have meant a much larger book.

The book is bound in a decorative glossy wrapper, stitched, well-printed on good thin paper, and is quite a handsome production.As a small 8vo in size (8 by 5 inches) it's not too big, has a nice look and feel toit, and is easy to consult and read.Although it isn't perfect (what is?), I'd say it's a useful (though occasionally frustrating) reference that will also provide interesting browsing material for the Shakespeare enthusiast.

In sum, this is a book with many attractive features, but don't expectto find everything you look for in it : only a Complete Shakespeare or perhaps something like the Schmidt Lexicon could provide that.And to avoid the possibility of confusion, don't forget to read Jane Armstrong's Preface, in which she makes it perfectly clear that this book is _not_ primarily a dictionary of words. It's intended to be something more interesting!

A Good Bargain
The price is right for this well-indexed, well-organized reference.It boasts 3,000 entries and all are in a logical context.The print is adequately sized and the margins are wide.There are no annotations, which would have been helpful.

My problem with the book is the selection of quotes.Many famous quotes do not appear, and some very obscure ones do.It could be the authors wanted to stay off the beaten track, and draw attention to the less familiar.The result is quotes you don't particularly want to quote.It seems as if a computerized word-search was done, and this was the outcome.

Surprisingly, there are not too many Shakespearian Quotation Dictionaries available.If you wish to have such a reference, you will not find many alternatives.I would give Arden's a lukewarm recommendation in that it could fulfill a need, and there are not many choices.

The best Shakespearean quotation book out there!
This book is well-organized, nicely printed with the headings in large bold letters.This makes finding a quote under a specific topic easy.I am using it for my college Shakespeare class.BUY THIS BOOK over any of the others. ... Read more