Quotations for All Occasions

from Menopause To Moving In, From A First Date To Losing Weight, This Ingeniously Organized Book Of Quotations Fills A Gap On Everyone's Reference Shelf. Dividing Life's Events Into Those That Occur Every Year, Occasionally, Or Once In A Lifetime, quotations For All Occasions Provides Memorable Comments For Each Of Them, Allowing You To Find The Perfect Bon Mot For All Of Life's Characteristic Passages.

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frank's Quotations For All Occasions Is A Unique Title That Organizes Its 1500-plus Quotes Into Three Sections That Cover 150 Different Occasions. Every Year Contains Quotes For Such Annual Events As Holidays, Birthdays, Days Of The Week, And Seasons, While Occasionally Encompasses Quotes For Less Frequent Events, Like Going Back To School, Breaking Up, Quitting Smoking, And School Reunions. The Final Section Is For Once In A Lifetime Experiences, Such As Turning 16, Getting A First Car, Menopause, And Retirement. The Detailed Table Of Contents Offers Easy Access To Quotes For Each Occasion, And An Index Arranged By Author (not Seen) Should Help Research. U.s. Senator Torricelli's (d-nj) Collection Of More Than 2300 Quotes From 840 Authors Began As A Loose-leaf Notebook Passed Down From Hubert Humphrey Via Walter Mondale, The Editor's Former Employer. Far More Traditional In Both Scope And Organization Than Frank's--with A Table Of Contents, Author Index, And 50 Familiar Categories--it Also Includes Political Categories, Such As Democracy, War, Government, Education, Patriotism, Leadership, America, And The Environment. Torricelli's Quotations Are Generally Shorter, Pithier, And Catchier Than Frank's, Which Tend To Be Longer And Derive From More Traditional Sources, Such As Shakespeare And Other Classic Authors. Both Editors Provide The Quotation's Source After Each Entry, And Torricelli's Bibliography Of Books And Web Sites Is A Nice Addition To His Work. All Public And Academic Libraries Will Want To Purchase Frank's Work Because Of The Niche It Fills In The Vast Array Of Available Quotation Dictionaries. While Smaller Libraries May Decide To Pass On Torricelli's Because Considerable Overlap With Standard Quotation Dictionaries Is Likely, Larger Libraries Will Probably Want To Own It For The Quality Of Its Original Quotations And Its Ease Of Use.--leah J. Sparks, Bowie P.l., Md Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.