Brewer's Famous Quotations

Rees, Nigel

ISBN 10: 0304367990 / ISBN 13: 9780304367993

Published by Chambers, 2006

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Seller Inventory # rev4830397754

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Brewer's Famous Quotations
• Publisher: Chambers
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0304367990
• ISBN 13: 9780304367993
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 1160 grams

About this title

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 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.