- Gebundene Ausgabe: 336 Seiten
- Verlag: Harper (11. Mai 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0060194111
- ISBN-13: 978-0060194116
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 18,7 x 16,2 x 3,1 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.3 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (6 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 204.630 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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You don't have to be a genius to sound like one. Here's a collection of the most profound and provocative wit and wisdom in the English language in two lines or less. Edited by entrepreneur John M. Shanahan, who created the wildly successful Hooked on Phonics program, this wonderful book presents the best that has been thought and said on every imaginable topic.
Classified by such themes as "Truth, Lies, and Deception," "Men, Women, and Relationships," and "Passions, Virtues, and Vices," these quotes contain timeless messages for all humankind. Oscar Wilde: "A man who marries his mistress leaves a vacancy in that position." Charles de Gaulle: "The cemetery is filled with indispensable men." Abraham Lincoln: "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." Sophocles: "Men of ill judgment oft ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it."
Perfect for anyone who has ever been left speechless, this book will make you as glib as Oscar Wilde, as profound as Winston Churchill, and as wise as Aesop. Inspirational, entertaining, and thought-provoking, this is one collection that no library or bookshelf should be without.
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You don't have to be a genius to sound like one. Here's a collection of the most profound and provocative wit and wisdom in the English language in two lines or less. Edited by entrepreneur John M. Shanahan, who created the wildly successful Hooked on Phonics programme, this wonderful book presents the best that has been thought or said on every imaginable topic. Classified by such themes as "Truth, Lies and Deception", "Men, Women and Relationships" and "Passions, Virtues and Vices". These quotes contain timeless messages for all humankind.
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Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This is an excellent book for those men who have everything. If you aren't sure if they read or not, this is perfect. It is a great gift for someone you know really well, or for someone you hardly know at all.
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
The overstated title sets aphorism afficionados up for disappointment. If the author had simply titled this collection "Personal Favorites," the reader might then have found more than he/she had expected. Shanahan may have made and earned his great success, but what can he have been thinking when he included his own personal sayings among "the most brilliant thoughts of all time"? To borrow from a friend, "one wishes someone else had said it."
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This is a great little book to read when you are looking for illumination by humanity's intellects and wags. Shanahan has done a good job of editing these into topical sections. My only complaint with the book is that the editor decides to include a number of his own thoughts among the "Most Brilliant". Now he is a smart man, to be sure, but it is just a little too prideful to include yourself in such a book. His first self quote appears on the very first page of quotes. What his self inclusion does do, however is illustrate the difference between the truly brialliant thoughts and those that aren't. Shanahan's editorial job is delightful, his self promotion to most brilliant embarassing for him at best.
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Better than average collection of witticisms
This book lends the perfect quip for every occasion, from ironic to inspirational. Light reading for times when you want to be amused. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 18. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
Eloquent quotes compiled by a brilliant entreprenuer
Mr. Shanahan has once again brought literacy to the masses. After creating and producing the wildly successful "Hooked on Phonics", he's compiled a book of spectacular... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 13. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
fabulous fun
This is the book you can pick up for a minute or for hours and enjoy over and over again. The quotes are not only witty and fun, they are truly that perfect collection of one... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 25. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
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