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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Dictionary of quotations	Evans, Bergen	Over 200 familiar and unfamiliar quotations.	OL1203959W
The wit & wisdom of Winston Churchill	Winston S. Churchill,James C. Humes,Nixon, Richard M.	An extremely entertaining compendium of bon mots, anecdotes, and trivia about Winston Churchill from a leading Churchill lecturer and performer -- useful for speakers, students, of history, and World…	OL134272W
Women know everything!	Karen Weekes	Contains quotes from famous women on a variety of topics, arranged alphabetically by topic.	OL16175414W
Quotation index to children's literature	Melanie Axel-Lute	"Where did the quote "It is better to bend than to break" originate? What books hold enlightening tidbits about the nature of untruths? Who knows that "The greatest victory is not won with one's stre…	OL17745793W
Keep calm you're only 50	Summersdale	So what if you're 50; after all, with age comes wisdom and more excuses to reminisce about old times and stare blankly at your friends while you try to remember their names--and at least you're not 6…	OL17910586W
Leprechaun luck	Catharine O'Neill,Erin Gobragh	A collection of Irish blessings, sayings, and verses about such things as friendship, home, and happiness.	OL17929364W
Familiar quotations	John Bartlett	The object of this work is to show, to some extent, the obligations our language owes to various authors for numerous phrases and familiar quotations which have become household words.	OL18523679W
The book of Bill	Tom Crisp	A collection of quotations from "some four hundred of the most noted and notorious Bills of all time"--from playwright William Shakespeare to William Shatner, Billy the Kid, Willie Mays, William O. D…	OL18630592W
Who said that first?	Max Cryer	Written in Max Cryer's delightfully witty style, Who Said That First? is a wonderful book to dip into or settle a friendly dispute.	OL19911111W
The little black book of political wisdom	Sanford L. Jacobs	"The Little Black Book of Political Wisdom is an engaging collection of the wisest, funniest, and most insightful words ever said about the world of politics. Gathered here are hundreds of quotations…	OL19986553W
The bite-sized bard presents Shakespeare's seasons	Miriam Weiner,William Shakespeare	Presents excerpts from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets that describe the characteristics of the seasons.	OL20001527W
Pete the cat's groovy guide to love	Kim Dean	Pet the cat shares some of his favorite quotes from famous people about the subject of love, and adds his own groovy take to them.	OL20131937W
The Dorothy Day book	Michael Garvey	Quotations by various authors, reprinted from the "On pilgrimage" column of The Catholic worker, edited by Dorothy Day.	OL20543109W
Notable quotables	Elaine Cannon	Wisdom is wisdom and stands the test of time. The quotes in this book capture words of wisdom. They come from women across time without regard to cultural background, religious persuasion, race, age,…	OL21239674W
Dang dai shi jie ming ren ming yan	James Beasley Simpson	Ben shu nei rong bao gua : shi ye, ai qing, you mo, zhi hui, mei shi, yan yi deng duo fang mian de ming ren ming yan.	OL24820931W
Only in Books	J. Kevin Graffagnino	"Only in Books is the most complete and up-to-date collection of quotes in print on books and writing - over a thousand quotations, inspiring and amusing, familiar and surprising - guaranteed to deli…	OL5116931W
The Complete Speakers Sourcebook	Eleanor Lloyd Doan	p. cm	OL6566483W
The cyclopedia of practical quotations	Jehiel Keeler Hoyt	funk and wadnalls cyclopaedia practical quotations 1881 1882	OL7646132W
Everyman's Dictionary of Quotations and Proverbs	D. C. Browning	x, 766 pages 20 cm	OL8202409W
American notes	Charles Dickens	Description of a trip by the famous British novelist Charles Dickens to the U.S. in the early 1840s, which included travel through the Great Lakes states. The first and last portions of the book are …	OL8300173W