First published in 1855, the 17th edition of this work has been completely updated and revised by Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Justin Kaplan. It contains over 20,000 quotations, representing 2500 authors, 90 of whom are new to Bartlett's , including the Clintons and J.K. Rowling.

A major new edition of Oxford's largest and most comprehensive dictionary of quotations brings you the wisdom of the ages and the sound bites of today. Find that half-remembered quote in a browser's paradise of over 20,000 fully indexed quotations.

This updated collection offers a vivid picture of the world in the 20th and 21st centuries against a backdrop of landmark events. From Catherine Tate and The Simpsons, to Mother Teresa and Winston Churchill, here are the key voices of our time. An authoritative look-up reference, and an enjoyable source for browsing: the perfect gift.

A book for anyone who enjoys the funny, quirky and humorous side of language. Oxymoronica includes hundreds of paradoxical and contradictory observations by a wide range of writers, politicians, philosophers and public figures.

Here's a collection of Mark Twain's most profound reflections, wry observations, and candid witticisms, packaged in an illustrated, collectible Miniature Edition. With excerpts gathered from his novels, short works, letters, and speeches, it's a portable compendium of wisdom from America's most famous homegrown philosopher.

A collection of over 5000 Shakespearean insults designed to supply a witty line for every occasion. Taken from 38 of Shakespeare's plays, such as "Julius Caesar" and "As You Like It", the wit ranges from simple name-calling to ready insults for particular occasions.

A collection of words of wisdom features incisive quotations from children's books--including Charlotte's Web, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Sounder, and Goodnight Moon--all arranged by topic, including faith, imagination, character, acceptance, sadness, goodness, greed, wisdom, and growing old. Reprint.

This title for Buffy fans collects the wit and wisdom from seven seasons of the cult hit television show.

Contains more than 12,000 famous quotations, arranged alphabetically. This volume focuses on American quotations and its inclusion of items not only from literary and historical sources but also from popular culture, sports, computers, science, politics, law, and the social sciences.

The late Ned Sherrin's personal choice of humorous quotations, from witty one-liners to the punchlines of sparkling anecdotes. Laugh at - and borrow! - gems from classic writers and humorists, from Oscar Wilde and Groucho Marx to Jerry Seinfeld and Russell Brand.

A compilation of quotes, phrases, stories, koan, haiku, poetry and other words whose maverick Zen spirit points to a different way of looking at the world. The text contains 2500 years of wisdom, both Eastern and Western, from the Buddha and Lao-tzu to Thoreau.

Featuring memorable and quotable lines from the creator who elevated comics to a literary form, this book features full colour illustrations by some of the biggest names in comics and fantasy art.

A sharp-tongued, quick-witted dictionary with a difference from the much-loved, insolent and corageous Ambrose Bierce. An American classic.

A reference work that sifts through hundreds of misquotations, wrong attributions, and blatant fabrications to reveal the origins of famous quotes.

Includes words and phrases (Al-Qaeda, 9/11), characters, places (and monsters) from fantasy literature (including The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter ), political and sporting nicknames. This dictionary includes 'list entries' like misattributed quotations, first lines of novels, and the 'etymologies' of rock group names.

The Discworld is filled with diverse population - from witches to vampires and from the fiendish to the foolish, it is a world in which magical books can devour the unsuspecting, and Death can escape to the country for some time off. This is a collection of quotations from this extraordinary universe.

Includes world events from 9/11 to European in-fighting, as well as the ideas and the everyday back-biting common to politicians in various times and places.