Encarta Book of Quotations by Bill Swainson

Encarta Book of Quotations by Bill Swainson

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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.

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Encarta Book of Quotations by Bill Swainson

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.
Bill Swainson was born in Lancaster in 1953 and read English Literature at Leeds University. He has worked in publishing for over 25 years.
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ISBN 13 9780747550655
ISBN 10 0747550654
Title Encarta Book of Quotations
Author Bill Swainson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2000-10-16
Number of pages 1344
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.