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Encarta Book of Quotations: 25,000 Quotations from Around the World

Encarta Book of Quotations: 25,000 Quotations from Around the World

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    Hardcover 2000

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This reference brings together more than 25,000 quotations from history, politics, literature, the world's religions, psychology, science and entertainment, ranging from the earliest Chinese sagas and Buddha, through Shakespeare, Voltaire and Bismarck, to Madonna, Maya Angelou and Alan Greenspan in the present day. It also contains more than 5000 new quotations on science, technology, communication, business, medicine, psychology, the arts and popular culture, and even includes some of the first sayings of the 21st century. Quotes about people - i.e. Cicero on Socrates, Gore Vidal on Andy Warhol - can be found at the head of entries.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 1344
 Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 16 Oct 2000
ISBN 10: 0747550654
ISBN 13: 9780747550655
Book Overview: the most international and contemporary collection - more than half since 1900, from Einstein to The Simpsons, together with some of the first quotations of the 21st century the largest collection of quotations - over 25,000 quotes arranged alphabetically by author for quick reference more than 5,000 new quotations on science, technology, communication, business, history, politics, entertainment, medicine, psychology, the arts and popular culture includes quotes about people - i.e. Cicero on Socrates, Gore Vidal on Andy Warhol - at the head of entries

Author Bio
Bill Swainson was born in Lancaster in 1953 and read English Literature at Leeds University. He has worked in publishing for over 25 years.