Quotations by Collins Gem Staff
’Every age hath its book’ – The Koran. `It’s better to be quotable than honest’ – Tom Stoppard. Continuously in print since 1961, the Collins Gem Dictionary of Quotations is now more than ever the best value-for-money mini-dictionary of quotations available. The Gem is designed to make it easy to find appropriate questions. The book is organised around a host of themes, from Acting and Adultery to Cooking and Poetry. Select a relevant theme and pick an appropriate quotations. • Includes over 4000 quotations on themes ranging from Acting and Adultery to Cookery and Poetry, with special sections on Last Words and Epitaphs • Includes all the classic quotes, from Julius Caesar and Tennyson to Max Beerbohm and Oscar Wilde • Modern quotations range from Ringo Starr and Nelson Mandela to Ken Dodd and Patrick O’Brian, and Germaine Greer on Posh n’ Becks - `Beckham is an archangel, and Victoria is a figure of darkness attached to him’ (Germaine Greer) - `From every progressive point of view, September 11 has been a disaster’ (Tariq Ali) - `a case of mistaken non-entity’ (Kathy Lette on being mistaken for Ruby Wax)| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780007183920 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007183925 |
| Title | Quotations |
| Author | Collins Gem Staff |
| Series | Collins Gem |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2004-08-02 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |