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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. From blistering quips on Congress to sharp truths on human nature, here is Mark Twain at his most irreverent and wise. Editor Alex Ayres gathers caustic maxims and lively anecdotes from journalism, riverboat pilotage, and lecture tours. Twain skewers Congress, French duels, and human vanity with razor-sharp irreverence. These entries preserve his candid remarks on cats, bicycles, and churchgoers alongside his celebrated platform wit. The selection captures an iconic voice wrestling with public morals and private grief without ever losing its bite. Arranged alphabetically by topic, from Adam to Youth, and culled from his novels, speeches, letters, and conversations, this anthology of quotes is timeless and represents the very essence of Mark Twain -- hilarious, cranky, and insightful. American Literature: Follow Twain's encounters with famous contemporaries, including a smoke with Winston Churchill in London and a neighborly call on Harriet Beecher Stowe. Humor and Satire: Unpack his classic hoaxes and promotional stunts, from early San Francisco posters promising absent fireworks to tales of runaway elephants. Historical Anecdotes: Experience his famous 1879 banquet address delivered at three in the morning for General Ulysses S. Grant, toasting America's babies as enterprising, lawless national treasures. Literary Collection: Delve into private notebook musings and candid letters detailing his misadventures on a high-wheel bicycle and his outspoken battles against righteous library censors.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. From blistering quips on Congress to sharp truths on human nature, here is Mark Twain at his most irreverent and wise. Editor Alex Ayres gathers caustic maxims and lively anecdotes from journalism, riverboat pilotage, and lecture tours. Twain skewers Congress, French duels, and human vanity with razor-sharp irreverence. These entries preserve his candid remarks on cats, bicycles, and churchgoers alongside his celebrated platform wit. The selection captures an iconic voice wrestling with public morals and private grief without ever losing its bite. Arranged alphabetically by topic, from Adam to Youth, and culled from his novels, speeches, letters, and conversations, this anthology of quotes is timeless and represents the very essence of Mark Twain -- hilarious, cranky, and insightful. American Literature: Follow Twain's encounters with famous contemporaries, including a smoke with Winston Churchill in London and a neighborly call on Harriet Beecher Stowe. Humor and Satire: Unpack his classic hoaxes and promotional stunts, from early San Francisco posters promising absent fireworks to tales of runaway elephants. Historical Anecdotes: Experience his famous 1879 banquet address delivered at three in the morning for General Ulysses S. Grant, toasting America's babies as enterprising, lawless national treasures. Literary Collection: Delve into private notebook musings and candid letters detailing his misadventures on a high-wheel bicycle and his outspoken battles against righteous library censors.…

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Abraham Lincoln is the most frequently quoted United States President. In this fascinating compendium are the best, funniest and most profound sayings of this most quotable of Chief Executives. The quotes are arranged according to subject, providing a bit of Lincoln wit and wisdom for any situation. From his youth in pioneer Illinois to the embattled White House of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln never lost his capacity for dry humor--or his extraordinary gift of eloquence.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Abraham Lincoln is the most frequently quoted United States President. In this fascinating compendium are the best, funniest and most profound sayings of this most quotable of Chief Executives. The quotes are arranged according to subject, providing a bit of Lincoln wit and wisdom for any situation. From his youth in pioneer Illinois to the embattled White House of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln never lost his capacity for dry humor--or his extraordinary gift of eloquence.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Abraham Lincoln is the most frequently quoted United States President. In this fascinating compendium are the best, funniest and most profound sayings of this most quotable of Chief Executives. The quotes are arranged according to subject, providing a bit of Lincoln wit and wisdom for any situation. From his youth in pioneer Illinois to the embattled White House of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln never lost his capacity for dry humor--or his extraordinary gift of eloquence.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Besides being one of the most treasured writers in American history, Mark Twain was also one of the most quotable. This comprehensive compendium collects over 500 of his best quips and remarks. Born in Missouri under the name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, his pen name, Mark Twain, was river-boat slang for 12 feet of water. Clemens adopted the name Mark Twain after he established his voice as a journalist. Under Mark Twain he wrote the classic fiction satire novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn on the nature of slavery and racism at the time. Mark Twain's social commentary was as friendly as it was poignant. This treasury contains his witticisms about the: Enigmas of lifeImportance of educationDelights (and annoyances) of travelAbsurdity of politicsDouble standards of societyJoys of loveLudicrousness of agingAnd much more Following a short biography and timeline of his life, the quotes include such wisdom as: When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.--Mark Twain's Autobiography One of the striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. --Pudd'nhead Wilson The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. --Mark Twain's Notebook It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them. --Mark Twain's Notebook What is human life? The first third a good time; the rest remembering about it. --More Maxims of Mark Friendly and funny, deflating egos and lifting spirits, these quotes deserve a treasured spot in every personal library.…

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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Besides being one of the most treasured writers in American history, Mark Twain was also one of the most quotable. This comprehensive compendium collects over 500 of his best quips and remarks. Born in Missouri under the name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, his pen name, Mark Twain, was river-boat slang for 12 feet of water. Clemens adopted the name Mark Twain after he established his voice as a journalist. Under Mark Twain he wrote the classic fiction satire novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn on the nature of slavery and racism at the time. Mark Twain's social commentary was as friendly as it was poignant. This treasury contains his witticisms about the: Enigmas of lifeImportance of educationDelights (and annoyances) of travelAbsurdity of politicsDouble standards of societyJoys of loveLudicrousness of agingAnd much more Following a short biography and timeline of his life, the quotes include such wisdom as: When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.--Mark Twain's Autobiography One of the striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. --Pudd'nhead Wilson The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. --Mark Twain's Notebook It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them. --Mark Twain's Notebook What is human life? The first third a good time; the rest remembering about it. --More Maxims of Mark Friendly and funny, deflating egos and lifting spirits, these quotes deserve a treasured spot in every personal library.…

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