The New Yale Book of Quotations
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- Create Date：2021-08-25 01:18:57
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- Author：Fred R. Shapiro
- ISBN：030020597X
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Reviews
Teresa Grabs
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Since the New Yale Book of Quotations is， well， a book filled with quotes， there is little to review。 The collection has a nice range of old and new quotes and would make a great book on a reference shelf （reading it on a kindle wasn't the most appealing）。 Thank you NetGalley and Yale UniversityPress for the opportunity to read an advance reading copy。 Since the New Yale Book of Quotations is， well， a book filled with quotes， there is little to review。 The collection has a nice range of old and new quotes and would make a great book on a reference shelf （reading it on a kindle wasn't the most appealing）。 Thank you NetGalley and Yale UniversityPress for the opportunity to read an advance reading copy。 。。。more
Ana
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I received a free e-ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 I absolutely love books of quotations， and this one did not disappoint。 It has been updated and revised to be more accurate than the previous edition， fixing attributions of quotes to the correct person。 There are thousands of interesting soundbites， and I thoroughly enjoyed flipping through （digitally， of course） and finding new gems。 The quotes are arranged alphabetically by author （or singer， politician， etc。）， I thi I received a free e-ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 I absolutely love books of quotations， and this one did not disappoint。 It has been updated and revised to be more accurate than the previous edition， fixing attributions of quotes to the correct person。 There are thousands of interesting soundbites， and I thoroughly enjoyed flipping through （digitally， of course） and finding new gems。 The quotes are arranged alphabetically by author （or singer， politician， etc。）， I think I would have enjoyed this more in physical format， so I'm looking forward to its publication。 。。。more
joyce w。 laudon
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Often when a person has something to say， they want their words to be backed up。 Other times， someone wants to randomly explore what others have said to see if the words resonates in some way。 Sometimes a person needs to give a speech and wants their words to have a bit more weight。 For these and many other reasons， people look to quotes。 So， what could be more welcome than a book that is packed full of quotes？ And even better， a book with the imprimatur of Yale University。As noted above， this b Often when a person has something to say， they want their words to be backed up。 Other times， someone wants to randomly explore what others have said to see if the words resonates in some way。 Sometimes a person needs to give a speech and wants their words to have a bit more weight。 For these and many other reasons， people look to quotes。 So， what could be more welcome than a book that is packed full of quotes？ And even better， a book with the imprimatur of Yale University。As noted above， this book is jammed with quotes。 It is easy to just wander through taking time to think about what has been said on a subject。 No matter who or what a reader is looking for， they will find inspiration here。The book is organized by author。 Each entry includes an identifying characteristic for the author and their dates of birth （and death， if needed）。 Happily there is also an index of keywords。 In addition， there are a number of special sections; for example， there are ones on slogans and proverbs。 Therefore， when words are needed they can be found。The New Yale Book of Quotations is a title that should be available for school and home libraries。 It is not inexpensive but the collected wisdom makes it worth the price。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Michelle McGrane
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“Updated to include more than a thousand new quotations， this reader-friendly volume contains over twelve thousand quotations， arranged alphabetically by author and sourced from literature， history， popular culture， sports， digital culture， science， politics， law， the social sciences， and all other aspects of human activity。”Quotations are a fundamental mechanism for the transmission of art and thought。 Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote， “By necessity， by proclivity， and by delight， we all quote”。 The d “Updated to include more than a thousand new quotations， this reader-friendly volume contains over twelve thousand quotations， arranged alphabetically by author and sourced from literature， history， popular culture， sports， digital culture， science， politics， law， the social sciences， and all other aspects of human activity。”Quotations are a fundamental mechanism for the transmission of art and thought。 Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote， “By necessity， by proclivity， and by delight， we all quote”。 The delight is our natural response to the monuments of creativity and wisdom kept alive by quotations， a communal bond uniting us with past culture and with other lovers of words and ideas in our own time。 A dictionary of quotations supports the communal bond。Women， it turns out， have often come up with memorable words and phrases standardly attached to men。 Virginia Woolf， in ‘A Room of One’s Own’， wrote， “I would venture to guess that Anon， who wrote so many poems without signing them， was often a woman”。 She was referring to literary creation as a whole。Fred R。 Shapiro， the editor， has discovered that many of the great ‘quotesmiths’ have been women who are now forgotten or whose wit and wisdom are erroneously credited to more famous men。The extensive quotation discoveries and improvements that have been made since 2006， when ‘The Yale Book of Quotations’ was published， are now presented in ‘The New Yale Book of Quotations’。 At a time when the values of accuracy and truth are increasingly under siege， this volume presents documented true sources for the words of insight， wit， eloquence and history that are beloved or remembered by so many。 Also unveiled here are the most notable quotations from the culture and politics of recent years， the products of a frenetic and turbulent era。This is an excellent addition to add to any personal bookshelf or reference library。A huge thank you to @NetGalley and @yalebooks for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Eli Sab
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Easy to use/read， filled with trivia， as well as useful information。 This is my kind of reference book！ I could easily lose myself for hours poring over the contents。Many thanks to NetGalley and Yale University Press for this eARC。 This review is made without any monetary compensation whatsoever from the owners of this eARC。
julianne
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