The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations: AND Soundbites 2002-2003

The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations: AND Soundbites 2002-2003

by ElizabethKnowles (Author)

Synopsis

This brand new collection offers a vivid picture both of the world today, and of the landmark events and key voices leading to it. From Scott's Antarctic Expedition in 1912 to the attack on the World Trade Centre in 2001, it charts watersheds such as two World Wars as well as the ebbs and flows of popular culture. Now includes Soundbites of 2002-3. Containing 5,000+ quotations from authors as diverse as Elizabeth Arden, Billy Connolly, Bertolt Brecht, Linda Evangelista, Eddie Izzard, Alison Lurie, Carl Sagan, William Shatner, and Desmond Tutu, the dictionary is author-organized with generous cross-referencing and keyword and thematic indexes. New special categories for film taglines and cartoon captions have been added to accompany misquotations, official advice, newspaper headlines, and many more. Informative and entertaining, this book will be a vital part of the modern reference shelf, perfectly designed to answer the questions, 'Who said that...and when...and why?'.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 496
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 25 Sep 2003

ISBN 10: 0198607342
ISBN 13: 9780198607342

Media Reviews
Gathers together the brightest and wittiest thoughts of the 20th and 21st centuries...There's good fun to be found here. The Times