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Dictionaries and Reference

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English Vocabulary Quick Reference : 

English Vocabulary Quick Reference takes an innovative approach to word roots. To start with, there's the "Primary Root Index"--a list of 260 essential word roots (including prefixes and suffixes), with definitions

 

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Word Smart: Building an Educated...

The words people use say a lot about them. Some words say that they are smart, persuasive, and informed. Others say that they don't know what they're talking about. Knowing which words to use and how to use them are keys to

 

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Dictionary of Word Origins

Amazon.com
Learn about the hidden and often surprising histories of and connections between English words and their non-English ancestors. Perhaps the best inexpensive etymological dictionary available today.

 

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Quotes from Leaders

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The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill:...

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An enormously entertaining compendium of witticisms, anecdotes, and trivia about Winston Churchill by a former White House speechwriter

 

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Great Quotes from Great Leaders

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From George Washington to Martin Luther King, JR., to Margaret Thatcher, Great Quotes from Great Leaders offers the insights and wisdom of the world's most inspirational and dynamic leaders. You will not only be uplifted by


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Phillips' Book of Great Thoughts Funny...

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From Bible quotes and Christian teachings to the words of renowned historical figures, this collection of over 3,800 entries offers wit, wisdom, and an emphasis on practical living.
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Quick Quotes

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Quick Quips and Quotes; 532 Things I..

Dave C. Professor Long Beach
No matter what page I turned to, it just seemed to apply to my life.

 

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2,715 One-Line Quotations for Speakers,...

Ingram
Invaluable sampler of witticisms, epigrams, sayings, bon mots, platitudes and insights chosen for their brevity and pithiness. Essential for anyone who likes to punctuate their speech with a well-turned phrase. 6" x 9".
 
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3,500 Good Quotes for Speakers

Ingram
Few things spice up a speech better than a well-chosen quotation, and in this book you'll find something for every topic and every occasion. Whether you're after the wisdom of the ages or a zingy wisecrack on any subject from


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Power Quotes : 4,000 Trenchant...

From Book News, Inc.
Some 4,000 quotes from politicians, poets, and others are arranged under 50 categories and indexed by author. Good "sound bites" for public speakers, nicely presented. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland

 

 
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Great Quotes

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The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time:...

You don't have to be a genius to sound like one. Here's a collection of the most profound and provocative wit and wisdom in the English language in two lines or less. Edited by entrepreneur John M. Shanahan, who created the wildly successful Hooked on Phonics program, this wonderful book presents the best that has been thought and said on every imaginable topic.

 

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Great Quotes From Great Women

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Women of all ages will appreciate and relish the thoughts, words, and advice offered in Great Quotes From Great Women. Some of the most recognizable and revolutionary women from Eleanor Roosevelt, Mother Teresa ...


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Jokes and Humour

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Joke Soup : 1,217 of the Funniest Jokes...

Amazon.com
The big feast has been consumed and now you're all sitting around the living room, feeling bloated and a bit comatose. You could drag out your favorite resentments and have the traditional family fight, or lighten up and tell

 

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The Friars Club Encyclopaedia of Jokes:...

Ingram
Here is the most extensive collection of jokes ever compiled of Friars Club members and other comedians, covering every imaginable subject, from aging to dieting, fashion to fathers, birth control to male anatomy

 

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The Greatest Joke Book Ever

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What do you call a woman who knows where her husband is every night?
A widow!Golf got its name because all the other four-letter words were taken.

Here's the most massive melding of mirth ever minted! Hundreds of jokes

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Encyclopedia of Humor

Ingram
Lowell Streiker's Encyclopedia of Humor provides abundant "good clean fun" whenever you need inspirational slices of life, bracing quips, quotable wisdom, or a refreshing dose of nonsense to enrich your sermons or talks.

 

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Limericks & Rhymes

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The Penguin Book of Limericks

A collection of clever limericks
What is nice about this book is that it is not embarassed to include bawdy limericks among the others but never for bawdiness's sake alone. Bawdiness is NOT a prerequisite of a good limerick.

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