Quotes Every Man Should Know
Quirk Books (Verlag)
978-1-59474-636-9 (ISBN)
The perfect companion to Stuff Every Man Should Know (160,000 net) and Jokes Every Man Should Know (140,000 net), Quotes Every Man Should Know is chock full of aphorisms, bons mots, and universal truths for every occasion. With sections on immortal quotations, inspirational quotations, humorous quotations, famously inaccurate quotations, and even quotations about quotations, this pocket-size reference offers quotable wisdom by everyone from Buddha, Plato, and Voltaire to Dororthy Parker, Jerry Seinfeld, Daniel Tosh, and more. Don't go back to school without it!
Nick Mamatas is the author of Insults Every Man Should Know (Quirk, 2010). His nonfiction has appeared in Razor, Village Voice, and In These Times. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area
Introduction 8
Wisdom of the Ages 13
Power is a near neighbor to necessity.
Inspiration and Action 37
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
Politics 49
Man is by nature a political animal.
Humor 61
If your enemy is laughing, how can he bludgeon you to death?
Women 73
A lady is one who never shows her underwear unintentionally.
They Never Said That 83
The definition of “insanity” . . .
Reviving Clichéd Quotes 95
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
Quote vs. Counterquote 109
Turnabout is fair play.
Quotations About Quotations 123
I hate quotations.
Epigraphs 133
Donuts—is there anything they can’t do?
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.11.2013 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Stuff You Should Know ; 12 |
| Verlagsort | Philadelphia |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 95 x 153 mm |
| Gewicht | 170 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie |
| Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken | |
| Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-59474-636-2 / 1594746362 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-59474-636-9 / 9781594746369 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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