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The New Yale Book of Quotations

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  • Hardcover

    1168 pages

  • Release Date

    26 October 2021

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Summary

A revised and updated edition of an essential reference book filled with more than twelve thousand famous quotations

Updated to include over one thousand new quotations, this reader-friendly volume contains more than twelve thousand famous quotations, arranged alphabetically by author and sourced from literature, history, popular culture, sports, digital culture, science, politics, law, the social sciences, and all other aspects of human activity.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780300205978
ISBN-10:030020597X
Author:Fred R. Shapiro, Louis Menand
Publisher:Yale University Press
Imprint:Yale University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:1168
Release Date:26 October 2021
Weight:1.85kg
Dimensions:46mm x 178mm x 235mm
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Critics Review

“A snappy, welcome addition to any trivia buff’s collection.”–mentalfloss.com

“An updated edition of the classic reference book containing over 12,000 quotations from all aspects of human activity, with attributions and new entries from public figures including Beyoncé, Louise Glück, and James Comey.”—New York Times Book Review

“This new volume busts myths about who said what.”—Jonathon Green, The Telegraph



About The Author

Fred R. Shapiro

Fred R. Shapiro is associate director for collections and access at the Yale Law Library. A well-known authority on quotations and words, he is the foremost contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary.

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