Brewer's Famous Quotations - Hardcover

Rees, Nigel; Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0304367990 ISBN 13: 9780304367993

Publisher: UNKNO, 2006

Synopsis

The only quotation book that tells the stories behind the quotations has been expanded and updated. Now, readers can find important information other references neglect: the colorful anecdotes and historical incidents that provide the context, background, and wider significance of each famous saying. Did Neil Armstrong revise his famous giant leap” quotation after he got back from the moon? Did the aeronautical engineer who coined Murphy’s Law (if anything can go wrong, it will”) actually mean it as a warning about safe design? Here’s the inside story on 5,000 great quotations, from ancient times to the novels of Douglas Adams.

About this title

About the Author

Nigel Rees has been the deviser and presenter of BBC Radio 4's Quote ... Unquote for the past thirty years and has published many books on the subject of quotations and well-known phrases and sayings.

Review

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Edition details

• Publisher: UNKNO
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0304367990
• ISBN 13: 9780304367993
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 568