Nigel Rees Boeken

Discover 1001 of the most important quotations from throughout history, and learn about the context behind them, with this comprehensive guide.

This dictionary of more than 2000 quotations provides information on a wide range of problematic quotations. Annotations explain the origin and background to famous quotations, highlight popular misconceptions and correct common misquotations. It includes an extensive index of key words.

This wide-ranging A-Z guide to over 1,200 popular expressions uncovers amusing origins of both traditional and modern sayings. "A picture is worth a thousand words" is historically believed to be a Chinese proverb. In reality, it appeared in the "Printer's Ink paper in 1927, where the real author credited a Chinese source "so that people would take it more seriously." Did you know that a Listerine Mouthwash commercial is to be thanked for the phrase "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride?" So go ahead, "Eat your heart out." After all, "You ain't seen nothin' yet!" 240 pages, 5 x 7 3/4.

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The No. 1 Bestseller, a wickedly funny modern classic!Do you avoid clichés like the plague? Spend hours eschewing tediously original thoughts? If so, you need this book, because this unique tome is a complete user's guide to clichés for every situation, including the ongoing variety.For ease of identification, clichés are displayed in bold print; step-by-step instructions offer advice on how best to employ them, so that you will soon be able to speak and write clichés like the masters of the politicians, journalists, celebrities, &c.When all is said and done, at the end of the day, each and everyone of us needs clichés. The Joy of Clichés will tell you everything you ever wanted to know, but naturally were afraid to ask.

This guide to common catchphrases not only explains the meanings of some 1200 expressions, but also shows where they come from and the reason for their popularity. Catchphrases listed include "eat your heart out", "did the earth move for you" and "and now for something completely different".

Old, new, borrowed and blue! Graffiti 4 includes special sections devoted to the work of graffiti-writers in Australia, New Zealand and old Pompei, as well as the usual British and American gems. It' rude, irreverent and uproariously funny.

The essential and unique annotated companion to the complex world of quotations. With its detailed insights into a host of misremembered, misattributed, and generally problematic sayins and remarks, this book forms a fascinating and entertaining