Mark Twain's Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty, Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health and Happiness

Mark Dawidziak

ISBN 13: 9798887980461

Published by Turner Publishing Company, US, 2015

About this Item

This collection of Mark Twain quotes presents the best of the curmudgeonly writer's thoughts on diet, exercise, medicine, smoking, drinking, romance, parenting, old age, fashion, finances, politics, and stress management. Curated by a well-known Twain expert and mining lesser-known texts, speeches, and notebooks, it's the perfect gift for anyone who's had enough of Gwyneth's self-righteous advice and the ramblings of the blogosphere."Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any."-from an April 15, 1882 speech"Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education."-from Pudd'nhead Wilson"The less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands."-from "How I Edited an Agricultural Paper".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mark Twain's Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty, Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health and Happiness
• Publisher: Turner Publishing Company, US
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798887980461
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 13.97W x 1.22H x 21.59D centimeters 13.97 centimeters width by 1.22 centimeters height by 21.59 centimeters depth

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Synopsis

This collection of Mark Twain quotes presents the best of the curmudgeonly writer's thoughts on diet, exercise, medicine, smoking, drinking, romance, parenting, old age, fashion, finances, politics, and stress management. Curated by a well-known Twain expert and mining lesser-known texts, speeches, and notebooks, it's the perfect gift for anyone who's had enough of Gwyneth's self-righteous advice and the ramblings of the blogosphere.

"Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any."—from an April 15, 1882 speech

"Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education."—from Pudd'nhead Wilson

"The less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands."—from "How I Edited an Agricultural Paper"

About the Author

The television critic at the Cleveland Plain Dealer since 1999, Mark Dawidziak is the author of many books, including the 1994 horror novel Grave Secrets and two histories of landmark TV series: The Columbo Phile: A Casebook (1989) and The Night Stalker Companion (1997). A recognized Mark Twain scholar, his acclaimed books on the author include Mark My Words: Mark Twain on Writing (1996) and Horton Foote’s The Shape of the River: The Lost Teleplay About Mark Twain (2003). He is also a playwright, director and actor in northeast Ohio, where he lives with his wife and daughter, as well as an adjunct professor of journalism at Kent State University.