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“jonathan jaffe”

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  • Eclectic Bunches Of Who Said What Over The Millennia

    by Jonathan Jaffe ...
    Quotes from hundreds of sources grouped by Ancients, Founders of America, Presidents and National Leaders, General or Flag Officers, those in Humanities and Science, Business Leaders, in Places, Others Real and Fictional, and Miscellaneous. External hyperlinks to sources. Internal hyperlinks in table of contents and in parts related to other quotes, Text is fully searchable, with an extensive ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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    A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had

    by Susan Wise Bauer ...
    The enduring and engaging guide to educating yourself in the classical tradition.Have you lost the art of reading for pleasure? Are there books you know you should read but haven’t because they seem too daunting? In The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer provides a welcome and encouraging antidote to the distractions of our age, electronic and otherwise.Newly expanded and updated to include ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • The Case for Books

    Past, Present, and Future

    by Robert Darnton ...
    The invention of writing was one of the most important technological, cultural, and sociological breakthroughs in human history. With the printed book, information and ideas could disseminate more widely and effectively than ever before -- and in some cases, affect and redirect the sway of history. Today, nearly one million books are published each year. But is the era of the book as we know it -- ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Breaking Bread with the Dead

    A Reader's Guide to a More Tranquil Mind

    by Alan Jacobs ...
    **“At a time when many Americans . . . are engaged in deep reflection about the meaning of the nation's history [this] is an exceptionally useful companion for those who want to do so with honesty and integrity.” —Shelf AwarenessFrom the author of How to Think and The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction, a literary guide to engaging with the voices of the past to stay sane in the present ... Read more

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  • Metaphors Be With You

    An A to Z Dictionary of History's Greatest Metaphorical Quotations

    by Mardy Grothe ...
    Respected quotation anthologist and author of Oxymoronica and Viva la Repartee Dr. Mardy Grothe is at his best in Metaphors Be with You, an A to Z dictionary of 2,750 of history’s greatest metaphorical quotations, meticulously curated for writers, readers, and quotation lovers everywhere.In Metaphors Be with You, Dr. Mardy Grothe has created the definitive reference on English’s finest metaphors, ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • In Praise of Good Bookstores

    by Jeff Deutsch ...
    From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstoresDo we need bookstores in the twenty-first century? If so, what makes a good one? In this beautifully written book, Jeff Deutsch—the former director of Chicago’s Seminary Co-op Bookstores, one of the finest bookstores in the world—pays loving tribute to one of our most ... Read more

    $30.79 CAD

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  • How to Think like Shakespeare

    Lessons from a Renaissance Education

    by Scott Newstok ...
    Series series Skills for Scholars
    A lively and engaging guide to vital habits of mind that can help you think more deeply, write more effectively, and learn more joyfullyHow to Think like Shakespeare is a brilliantly fun exploration of the craft of thought—one that demonstrates what we’ve lost in education today, and how we might begin to recover it. In fourteen brief chapters that draw from Shakespeare’s world and works, and from ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • The Miracle of Language

    by Richard Lederer ...
    Master verbalist Richard Lederer, America's "Wizard of Idiom" (Denver Post), presents a love letter to the most glorious of human achievements...Welcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, ... Read more

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  • Peter's Quotations

    Ideas for Our Times

    by Laurence J. Peter ...
    From the author of the multimillion-selling The Peter Principle , a timeless collection of some of history's greatest and best-expressed thoughts.Organized alphabetically by subject—from Ability to Zoos—and completely cross-referenced by related categories, Peter's Quotations is a joy to use. Packed with many unusual and little-known quotations of great wit, Dr. Peter's reference book is not only ... Read more

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  • Forbes Book of Quotations

    10,000 Thoughts on the Business of Life

    by Ted Goodman ...
    Revised and updated, this bestselling collection of business wit and wisdom is the ultimate desk reference for the cube and corner office, by one of the world's most popular business publications.Forbes is one of the world's most trusted, recognizable, and growing brands in business news and information both in print and online. This comprehensive collection of business quotations gathers more ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The New Yale Book of Quotations

    Edited by Fred R. Shapiro ...
    A revised, enlarged, and updated edition of this authoritative and entertaining reference book —named the #2 essential home library reference book by the Wall Street Journal“Shapiro does original research, earning [this] volume a place on the quotation shelf next to Bartlett's and Oxford's.”—William Safire, New York Times Magazine (on the original edition)“A quotations book with footnotes that are ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • American Poetry

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Caplan ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    A leading critic explains what makes American poetry--a vast genre covering diverse styles, techniques, and form--distinctive. In this short and engaging volume, David Caplan proposes a new theory of American poetry. With lively writing and illuminating examples, Caplan argues that two characteristics mark the vast, contentious literature. On the one hand, several of America's major poets and ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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