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Book cover for Karl E. Beckson: I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation

I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation : And Other Quotations from Oscar Wilde

Karl E. Beckson
Hardcover - $66.95

I Can Resist Everything Except Temptations includes over 1,000 of Oscar Wilde's most pointed comments--from witty paradoxes to moving remarks on the human condition. Even the reader new to Wilde will find many of his sayings familiar.

Book cover for Randall J. Bedwell: May I Quote You, General Chamberlain?

May I Quote You, General Chamberlain? : Observations & Utterances of the North's Great Generals

Randall J. Bedwell
Paperback - $15.95

May I Quote You, General Chamberlain? is a collection of quotations by Joshua L. Chamberlain, the highly respected Union general from Maine who relinquished a peaceful life as a college professor to become a leader of men in battle.

Book cover for Randall J. Bedwell: May I Quote You, General Lee?

May I Quote You, General Lee? : Observations & Utterances of the South's Great Generals, Volume 2

Randall J. Bedwell
Paperback - $15.95

This second volume of words and statements of Robert E. Lee speak of duty and principle, faith and doubt, bravery in the face of certain defeat, hard choices, and the qualities of leadership that made him great. Lee's command was characterized by gal ...

Book cover for Randall J. Bedwell: May I Quote You, General Longstreet?

May I Quote You, General Longstreet? : Observations and Utterances of the South's Great Generals

Randall J. Bedwell
Paperback - $15.95

James Longstreet was one of the most lauded and most maligned generals of the Civil War. Renowned as a courageous, clear-thinking, and efficient leader, years later he was condemned as a traitor and blamed for key losses that led to the South's surre ...

Book cover for Norvia Behling: The Quotable Farm Wife

The Quotable Farm Wife

Norvia Behling
Hardcover - $21.95

In beautiful photographs and sayings sometimes amusing, sometimes touching, always heartfelt, this book celebrates the life of the farm wife.

Book cover for Janet Cheatham Bell: Till Victory Is Won

Till Victory Is Won : Famous Black Quotations from the NAACP

Janet Cheatham Bell
Paperback - $24.95

Alternately exhilarating, inspiring, and sobering, this expansive collection captures the soul of the African-American experience in the indelible words of the NAACPUs greatest heroes, heroines and honorees.

Book cover for Howard M. Berlin: Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom

Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom

Howard M. Berlin
Paperback - $29.95

A selection of 600 quotes from the Charlie Chan movies, based on the character created by Earl Derr Biggers. Includes a 12-page databank of publicity photos, lobby cards, and other scenes from the movies.

Book cover for Peter D. Bollen: The Great Labor Quotations

The Great Labor Quotations : Sourcebook and Reader

Peter D. Bollen
Paperback - $32.95

This volume collects the voices of the critics, the defenders, the revolutionaries, and especially the workers who have testified to the value of work and the organization of labor throughout history. The book addresses a wide range of labor themes a ...

Book cover for Jr. Boller: They Never Said It

They Never Said It : A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions

Jr. Boller
Paperback - $65.95

Abraham Lincoln never said, "You cannot fool all the people all the time." Thomas Jefferson never said, "That government is best which governs least." And Horace Greeley never said, "Go west, young man." In They Never Said It, Paul F. Boller, Jr. and ...

Book cover for Jeff Bredenberg: Treasury of Wit & Wisdom

Treasury of Wit & Wisdom : 1,450 of the Funniest, Cleverest, Most Insightful Things Ever Said

Jeff Bredenberg
Hardcover - $21.95



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