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41) The Book of Love
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This luxe little book is the perfect gift for anyone in love or looking for love. A miscellany of all things love, it covers everything from charms and aphrodisiacs to tips on how to stay in love forever. Readers can look up their astrological love match and learn to use terms of endearment in different languages, like "mon petit chou" French for "my little cabbage." Also featured are recipes, potions, poems, quotes, famous couples, and romantic date...
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The African American experience encompasses a rich array of written and oral wisdom that speaks to every aspect of the human condition. Essential African American Wisdom is a provocative collection of more than 350 quotations from some of the extraordinary black American men and women whose words and deeds have shaped our national heritage in innumerable ways from colonial times to the present. The insights and aphorisms collected here are drawn from...
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How many people have had this kind of exchange with their mothers at least once in their lives? Face it, most of us would have to admit-somewhat begrudgingly-that our mothers know best 99.9% of the time. Mom is Always Right gathers together the wisest and most memorable words ever said about the women who have held our hands through the obstacle course of life. At turns heartwarming and inspiring, humorous and profound, this little gem of a book makes...
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The earliest form of the word "genius" referred to a person who powerfully influenced the character, conduct, or fortunes of another. Times have changed and with them the various connotations of the word "genius," but today we still look to the more enlightened members of our society to elevate the rest of us. True Genius is a compendium of 1,001 moving quotes from the world's geniuses of the past and present whose words will leave an indelible mark...
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A unique collection of quotes and photos revealing a new side of Mark Twain's humor and wit.
A highly entertaining collection of timeless quotations from Mark Twain. The 19th-centurey American writer, humorist, public speaker, and publisher wrote hundreds of short stories, and his best-known novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, still read more than 130 years later. Born with the visit of Halley's Comet in...
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Forbidden fruit is the sweetest, and he who wants to beat a dog is sure to find a stick! This compilation of the best proverbs from around the world - ancient and modern - offers concise, time-honored wisdom about love, money, politics, and human nature. A handsome gift-book format makes this volume an ideal present.
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Never before have the open secrets of both East and the West been so close to one's fingertips. Huddled in the forthcoming pages are not token authors from the "other" side of the world, but a balanced collection of unearthed gems to be found in any one quote book. Ideas born from both halves of our diminutive planet by the world's greatest thinkers-warriors, philosophers, poets, academics, saints, and prophets alike-who reflect, with us in tow, on...
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In need of a bit of good advice? Well here is the best advice ever recorded-a compendium of personal tips, traditional proverbs, and clever observations from the literary, political, and entertainment world. “The Best Advice Ever Given” covers such diverse topics as life, love, success, forgiveness, friendship, character, health, and many more, including:
* "Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example."-François...
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Whenever you are struggling to get things done, turn to these quotes for true inspiration and motivation and allow the greatest minds in history share exceptional positive wisdom. For over 40 years Joseph J. Randazzo has collected and now compiled within this Collectors Almanac Vol., "1200 Quotes". Inspirational Quotes that have researched a wide range of topics from the greatest leaders, philosophers, scientist, billionaires, athletes, movie stars,...
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For anyone about to embark on the next phase of life, “Here We Stand” is a unique and inspiring collection of more than 600 quotes drawn from commencement speeches past and recent-by a whole range of very important people including political leaders, actors and actresses, authors, scientists, teachers and professors, philanthropists, artists, military leaders, and activists. The topics include: Seizing the day. Finding yourself. Traveling the...
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Here are a thousand and one laugh-out-loud quotes, quips and jokes, all in one packed volume. From politicians to sports legends, Hollywood stars to Miss USA contestants, comedians are not the only ones tickling our funny bones and showing us the lighter side of life.
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Revised and expanded to include over 1,200 quotations, The Military Quotation Book brings together the wisdom of fallen heroes and living politicians, honored statesman and rebellious writers--quoting official edicts as well as off-the-record remarks.
Among the most authoritative--and the most opinionated--are:
*General Douglas MacArthur--"It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it."
*Winston Churchill--"Courage is rightly esteemed...
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We live in a world of unlimited possibilities, but too often we get caught up in the day-to-day realities of life and the hustle and bustle of the world and lose sight of all that is possible.
We don't see most of the possibilities that cross our paths. We are too focused on a handful of possibilities that we think are the only ones available to us. So we limit our hearts, we limit our minds, and we limit our souls; and as a result, we limit our...
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Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom invites readers to experience the powerful oratory of our forty-fourth president. Obama's skill at expressing deep empathy and thoughtful idealism made him a best-selling author at an early age. Speaking as a law professor, politician, and eventually the nation's first African American president, he continued to hone a view of America as a unique place where all races and classes could achieve equality.
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QUOTABLE THOREAU -- An A to Z Glossary of Inspiring Quotes from Henry David Thoreau -- author of Walden and 'Civil Disobedience' -- culled from his books, essays, letters and journals, a collection of gems of wit and wisdom from a great American writer, essayist, naturalist, environmentalist, transcendentalist, abolitionist and tax resister. Covering a wide variety of subjects, including Advice, Books, Castles in the Air, Clothes ("Beware of all enterprises...
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In this witty collection you will find quotations grouped in categories that reflect the range of human existence, hopes, and achievement:
Life and Death (And Some of What Happens in Between)
"Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness."-James Thurber
Love and Friendship
"The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing."-Blaise Pascal
Success and Ways to Achieve It
"Success is the ability to go from one...
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Considered by historians as the architect of the modern presidency, Theodore Roosevelt's life in public service was marked by great intellect, a strong leadership style, and many passionate views. Though born into wealth and privilege, he fought mightily to overcome life-threatening illness in his youth and to remake his frail body to match the vigor of his mind. He also overcame personal tragedies, wrote prodigiously, and launched a thunderous wave...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton: Her Essential Wisdom invites readers to experience for themselves the powerful words of this remarkable woman, who has spent a lifetime in service to the United States of America-as a young lawyer fighting for the disadvantaged, as First Lady, first of Arkansas and then of the United States, U.S. Senator, Secretary of State, and two-time presidential candidate.
The hundreds of selections gathered here have been drawn from...
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Fulton Sheen was one of the greatest communicators to ever live. He is famous for reminding millions of television viewers each week that, "Life is worth living!" and was literally the face of Catholicism in the United States for forty years.
In this beautiful collection of inspiring quotes from Sheen's life and works, we are given a unique glimpse into the heart, mind, and soul of this incredible man. With each turn of the page, it is easy to see...
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As a bestselling author and our nation's earliest spokesman, Benjamin Franklin brilliantly extolled virtues of temperance, industry, and self-reliance -character traits, which throughout our history have been celebrated as both personally liberating and quintessentially American.
In this next installment of the highly successful Bite-Size series, Bite-Size Franklin draws some practical wisdom, and more than a few laughs, from Franklin's intimate...
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