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Books of Quotations, Proverbs & Aphorisms

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see also the Great Movie Quotes Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Mencken's New Dictionary of Quotations  "A New Dictionary of Quotations On Historical Principles From Ancient &
Modern Sources" [1942] Selected & edited by H.L. Mencken [1880-1956]

Knopf 9½x7 hardcover [6/42] for $54.95
Home / MacMillan Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Famous Phrases edited by Burton Stevenson  "The MacMillan Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Famous Phrases" [orig 1948]
Selected & Arranged by Burton Stevenson

originally published as "The Home Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Familiar Phrases" in 1948;
MacMillan editions in 1965, 1966 & 1968; Simon & Schuster edition in 1987
S&S Academic 9¾x6½x3¾-inches thick {6.4 pounds!} hardcover [1987] out of print/used
MacMillan 9x6½ hardcover [1965] out of print/used
Quotations From Chairman Mao / The Little Red Book   "Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung (The Little Red Book)" [1964]
from People's Liberation Army Daily

annotated Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [2/2017] for 99¢
CreateSpace 9x6 pb [6/2017] for $9.97
Foreign Language Press pb [1967] out of print/used
Braude's Treasury of Wit & Humor book by Jacob M. Braude  "Braude's Treasury of Wit and Humor For All Occasions" [1964]
by Judge Jacob M. Braude, later revision by Glenn Van Ekeren

Prentice Hall 8x5½ pb [7/91] out of print/many used
Prentice Hall 8½x5¾ hardcover [7/91] out of print/many, many used
Prentice Hall 9x6 hardcover [1964] out of print/dozens used

"The Book of Updated Proverbs" [1967] by Louis A. Safian
Abelard Schuman hardcover [1967] out of print/used
Abelard Schuman hardcover [1967] out of print/scarce

World's Worst Proverbs book by John Bear  "The World's Worst Proverbs" [1976] by John Bear
Price/Stern/Sloan 4x5½ pb booklet [1976] out of print/used
Famous Last Words book  "Famous Last Words" [1980]
Edited by Jonathan Green

Prion 9½x6½ pb [10/2002] for $11.55
Giant Book of Insults book compiled by Louis Safian  "The Giant Book of Insults: Incorporating '2000 Insults For All Occasions' and
'2000 More Insults'" [1980] both compiled by Louis A. Safian

Citadel Press 9x6 pb [6/2000] for $10.35
Citadel Press 8½x5½ hardcover [1980] out of print/used
Writer's Quotation Book edited by James Charlton  "The Writer's Quotation Book: A Literary Companion" [1980]
Edited by James Charlton

Faber & Faber 4th edition 7½x5&frac hardcover [10/97] out of print/used
Oxford Book of Aphorisms edited by John Gross  "The Oxford Book of Aphorisms" [1983]
Edited by John Gross

Oxford Univ Press 7¾x5 pb [4/2003] for $19.75
Oxford Univ Press 8½x5½ hardcover [5/83] out of print/used
John Muir in His Own Words Quotations book edited by Peter Browning  "John Muir In His Own Words: A Book of Quotations" [1988]
Compiled & edited by Peter Browning

Kindle Edition from Great West Books [1988 edition] for $8.29
Great West Books pb [7/88] for $11.01

see also the John Muir [1838-1914] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

They Never Said It Misquotes book by Paul F. Boller Jr. & John George  "They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions" [1989] by Paul F. Boller Jr. & John George
Oxford Univ Press 8x5½ pb [6/90] for $33.24
Oxford Univ Press 8¼x5¾ hardcover [5/89] out of print/50+ used
Military Quotation Book  "The Military Quotation Book: More Than 1,200 of The Best Quotations About War, Leadership, Courage, Victory & Defeat (Revised & Expanded)" [1990]
Edited by James Charlton

Thomas Dunne Books 7½x5¼ hardcover [2/2002] for $13.22
St. Martin 7¼x5¼ hardcover [10/90] out of print/used
Quotable Quote Book by Merrit Malloy & Shauna Sorensen  "The Quotable Quote Book: Wisecracks, Wit & Wisdom of The Current Times, Alphabetically Arranged By Subject" [1990]
by Merrit Malloy & Shauna Sorensen

Kensington Publng 9x6 pb [8/98] for $17.93
Citadel Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [11/90] out of print/used
Baseball's Greatest Quotations book by Paul Dickson  "Baseball's Greatest Quotations: An Illustrated Treasury of Baseball Quotations and Historical Lore" [1991] by Paul Dickson
Collins Reference 9x7½ revised edition pb [2/2008] for $7.98
HarperResource 8½x7¼ pb [3/92] out of print/many, many used
Edward Burlingame Books hardcover [2003] out of print/used
Edward Burlingame Books 9x7½ hardcover [1991] out of print/many used
Nice Guys Finish Seventh Misquotations book by Ralph Keyes  "Nice Guys Finish Seventh: False Phrases, Spurious Sayings, and Familiar Misquotations" [1992] by Ralph Keyes
HarperCollins 8x5¼ pb [9/93] out of print/used
HarperCollins hardcover [6/92] out of print/used

replaced by author's "Quote Verifier" book [2006] below

Last Word Treasury of Women’s Quotes books by Carolyn Warner  "The Last Word: A Treasury of Women’s Quotes" [1992]
by Carolyn Warner, Foreword by Erma Bombeck

more than 2,000 timeless quotes by women
Five Star Publns pb [2/2015] for $15.86
Prentice Hall 10x7¼ hardcover [7/92] out of print/many used
"A Treasury of Women’s Quotes" [1992] by Carolyn Warner
Pearson 9¼x7 pb [3/97] out of print/100+ used
Prentice Hall Trade 9¼x7¼ pb [7/92] out of print/70+ used
Dictionary of Philosophical Quotations  
"A Dictionary of Philosophical Quotations" [1992]
Edited by A.J. Ayer & Jane O'Grady

Blackwell Reference 9x6 pb [8/94] for $21.73
Blackwell Reference 9¼x6½ hardcover [12/92] out of print/used
Great Movie Lines book by Dale Thomajan  "Great Movie Lines: They're Everybody's Favorite Film Quotes, How Many Can You Identify?" [1993] by Dale Thomajan
Kindle Edition from Ballantine Books [2/2011] for $11.99
Ballantine Books 8¾x5 pb [6/93] for $15.00

many more on Magic Lantern's Great Movie Quotes Page

Book of Poisonous Quotes by Colin Jarman  "The Book of Poisonous Quotes" [1993]
Compiled by Colin M. Jarman

McGraw-Hill 7½x5¼ hardcover [9/93] for $10.17
The Executive's Book of Quotations by Julia Vitullo-Martin and J. Robert Moskin  "The Executive's Book of Quotations: A Guide To The Right Quote For Every Occasion" [1993] by Julia Vitullo-Martin & J. Robert Moskin
Oxford Univ Press 9¼x6 hardcover [11/93] for $65.00
3000 Quotations from the Writings of Matthew Henry book compiled by William T. Summers  "3000 Quotations From The Writings of Matthew Henry" [1995]
Compiled by William T. Summers

Matthew Henry [1662-1714] remains an important Biblical scholar
Fleming H. Revell Co. 9¼x6¼ pb [5/95] out of print/used
Fleming H. Revell Co. 9¼x6¼ pb [5/95] out of print/used
Fleming H. Revell Co. 9½x7½ pb [4/90] out of print/used
Bumper Sticker Wisdom  "Bumper Sticker Wisdom: America's Pulpit Above The Tailpipe" [1995]
by Carol W. Gardner

Beyond Words Publng 8x11¾ pb [10/95] out of print/used
Beyond Words Publng hardcover [6/95] out of print/used
Dictionary of Film Quotations book by Melinda Corey & George Ochoa  
"The Dictionary of Film Quotations: 6,000 Provocative Movie Quotes From 1,000 Movies" [1995] Compiled by Melinda Corey & George Ochoa
Three Rivers Press 9x7¼ pb [6/95] out of print/used
Humorous Quotations book  "The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations" [1995] Edited by Ned Sherrin
the fifth edition was published in 2013, see below
Oxford Univ Press 4th edition 7¾x5 pb [12/2012] for $15.05
Oxford Univ Press 9¼x6 pb [5/2003] out of print/used
Oxford Univ Press 4th edition 9¼x6 hardcover [10/2008] out of print/30+ used
Oxford Univ Press 3rd edition 9½x6 hardcover [11/2005] out of print/used
Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [9/95] out of print/70+ used
We'll Always Have Paris / Great Lines From The Movies book by Robert A. & Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan  "We'll Always Have Paris: The Definitive Guide To Great Lines From The Movies" [1995] by Robert A. Nowlan & Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Compilation of more than 11,000 of the most memorable lines ever uttered on the silver screen. Categorized under 900 subjects; includes title of the film, speaker of the line, production company, year of release – and, when appropriate, a brief comment putting the quotation into context.
Perennial 8¾x7¼ pb [10/95] out of print/used
2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said book edited by Robert Byrne  "The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said, Many Amusingly Illustrated" [1996]
The Whole Chosen & Arranged by Robert Byrne

an illustrated collection of the four "637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said" bestseller books
Kindle Edition from Touchstone/Simon & Schuster Digital Sales [2004 edition] for $9.99
Touchstone 8½x5½ pb [1/2003] for $7.80
Galahad Books 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/96] out of print/100+ used
Words of Love / Romantic Quotations book edited by Jordan L. Linfield & Joseph Krevisky  "Words of Love: Romantic Quotations From Plato To Madonna" [1996]
Edited by Jordan L. Linfield & Joseph Krevisky

Over 3,000 romantic (or not) quotations under hundreds of eclectic themes; contributors include Woody Allen, the Brownings, Lord Byron, Emily Dickinson, Bob Dylan, Erica Jong, James Joyce, John Keats, Jean Kerr, D.H. Lawrence, Madonna, George Meredith, Ovid, Camille Paglia, Plato, Plutarch, and Wm. Shakespeare
Random House Reference 8½x5¾ pb [12/96] out of print/used
Gramercy Books 8¾x6 hardcover [7/2005] out of print/60+ used
Political Quotations  
"Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations" [1997]
Edited by Antony Jay

Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2001] for $40.00
Oxford Univ Press pb [4/2000] for $17.99
Forbes Business Quotations  "The Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 14,266 Thoughts On The Business of Life" [1997] by editors of Forbes Magazine
Black Dog & Leventhal 9½x8¼ hardcover [4/97] for $40.00
Great Quotes From Great Sports Heroes book by Peggy Anderson & Rick Gonella  "Great Quotes From Great Sports Heroes" [1997]
Compiled by Peggy Anderson, illustrated by Rick Gonella

Career Press mass pb [3/97] for $8.99

Sports Film Festival Pages at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time book by John M. Shanahan  "The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time (In Two Lines or Less)"
[1999] by John M. Shanahan

Harper 7¼x6 hardcover [5/99] for $15.47
Western Movie Quotations  "Western Movie Quotations" [1999] by Jim Kane
McFarland & Co. hardcover [10/99] for $75.00

Western Movies Film Festival at 'Readers of the Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Oxford Quotations book  "The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations" [orig 1983; rev 1999]
Getty Center 9½x7 hardcover [11/99] for $31.50
Oxford Univ Press hardcover [8/83] out of print/many used
Labor Quotations book by Peter Bollen  "The Great Labor Quotations: Sourcebook & Reader" [2000]
by Peter Bollen

Red Eye Press 9x6 pb [8/2000] for $13.97
Memorable Quotations / Philosophers edited by Carol A. Dingle  "Memorable Quotations: Philosophers of Western Civilization" [2000]
Edited by Carol A. Dingle

iUniverse 9¼x6 pb [8/2000] for $16.95
Memorable Quotations / American Women Writers  "Memorable Quotations: American Women Writers of The Past" [2000]
Edited by Diana J. Dell

iUniverse 9x6 pb [12/2000] for $20.95
Quotable South  "The Quotable South: A Compendium of Eclectic Quotes About The South" [2001]
Compiled by Al Dixon, Foreword by Roy Blount, Jr.

Hill Street Press 7x5 pb [8/2003] out of print/used
Hill Street Press 6½x5 hardcover [7/2001] out of print/used
Proverbs for Business book by Satoshi Sugita  "Proverbs For Business (Kodansha Bilingual Books)" [2002]
by Satoshi Sugita

Kodansha 7¼x4½ bilingual pb [2/2002] import/overpriced
Kodansha 7¼x4½ bilingual pb [2/2002] import/overpriced
Quotable Cowboy edited by Kathy Etling  "The Quotable Cowboy" [2002] Edited by Kathy Etling
Lyons Press 6¾x5¾ pb [6/2005] for $9.95
Lyons Press 7¼x6 hardcover [10/2002] out of print/used
Facts On File Dictionary of Proverbs  "The Facts On File Dictionary of Proverbs: Meanings & Origins of More Than 1,700 Popular Sayings" [2002] by Martin H. Manser
Checkmark Books 9x6 pb [3/2007] for $14.96
Facts On File 9&fracx6½ hardcover [10/2002] for $45.00
Quotations for Martial Artists book by John David Moore  "Quotations For Martial Artists: Hundreds of Inspirational Quotes To Motivate and Enlighten The Modern Warrior" [2003] Compiled by John David Moore
Kindle Edition from iUniverse [2003 edition] for $3.99
iUniverse 9x6 pb [1/2003] for $10.76
Quotable Tycoon / Business Wisdom book by David Olive  "The Quotable Tycoon: An Irreverent Collection of Brutally Honest and Inspirational Business Wisdom" [2003] by David Olive
'more than 700 instructive and often outrageous perspectives on business [covering] more than a century of inspirational, irreverent, and timely insights'
Sourcebooks 7x5 hardcover [11/2004] out of print/used
Penguin Global 6½x5¾ hardcover [11/2003] out of print/used
Penguin Global hardcover [11/2003] out of print/used
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs  
"Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs" [orig 1983, rev 2003]
Edited by Jennifer Speake

Oxford Univ Press 7¾x5 pb [4/2004] for $17.87
Oxford Univ Press hardcover [12/2003] out of print/used
Quotable Founding Fathers  "The Quotable Founding Fathers: A Treasury of 2,500 Wise & Witty Quotations From The Men & Women Who Created America" [2004]
Edited by Buckner F. Melton, Jr.

Brassey's 9¼x6.3 hardcover [4/2004] for $35.00

see also the Founding Fathers Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

Best Things Ever Said In The Dark / Quotations From The Movies book by Bruce Adamson  "The Best Things Ever Said In The Dark: The Wisest, Wittiest, Most Provocative Quotations From The Movies" [2004] by Bruce Adamson
Allworth Press 7½x7½ hardcover [5/2004] out of print/used
1001 Smartest Things Ever Said book edited by Steven D. Price  "1001 Smartest Things Ever Said" [2004]
Edited by Steven D. Price

Kindle Edition from The Lyons Press [2005 edition] for $9.89
The Lyons Press 7x6 pb [4/2005] for $10.92
The Lyons Press 7%frac12x7¼ hardcover [8/2004] out of print/used
1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said book edited by Steven D. Price  "1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said" [2004]
Edited by Steven D. Price

Kindle Edition from The Lyons Press [7/2014] for $9.89
The Lyons Press 7x5¾ pb [4/2005] for $12.95
The Lyons Press 7%frac14x7¼ hardcover [8/2004] out of print/50+ used
Best Liberal Quotes Ever book by Dr. William Martin  "The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why The Left Is Right" [2004]
by Dr. William Martin

More than 2,500 thoughts and sayings, a treasure trove of progressive wisdom
Sourcebooks 7x5 pb [8/2004] for $8.95
Frankly, My Dear / Quips & Quotes from Hollywood book by Shelley Klein  "Frankly, My Dear: Quips and Quotes From Hollywood" [2005]
by Shelley Klein

Barron's Educational Series 7¾x5¼ hardcover [1/2006] for $14.99
Michael Omara hardcover [8/2005; status unclear] for $13.43
You Don't Say! Sports Quotes book by Hartley Miller  "You Don't Say!: Over 1,000 Hilarious Sports Quotes & Quips" [2005]
Compiled by Hartley Miller, edited by Jim Swanson

Andrews McMeel Publng 8½x5½ pb [8/2005] for $10.95

Sports Film Festival Pages at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Bitter Little World / Quotes From Film Noir  "Its A Bitter Little World: The Smartest Toughest Nastiest Quotes From Film Noir" [2005] Edited by Charles Pappas
F&W Publns 6¼x5½ pb [10/2005] for $10.39
Films Noir Festival Pages at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore
The Founders On Religion / Quotations  "The Founders On Religion: A Book of Quotations" [2005]
by James H. Hutson

Princeton Univ Press pb [10/2007] for $10.17
Princeton Univ Press 8½x5½ hardcover [10/2005] for $15.56

see also the Founding Fathers Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

Book of Military Quotations  "The Book of Military Quotations" [2005]
Edited by Peter G. Tsouras

Zenith Press 8½x5½ pb [10/2005] for $15.56
Oxford Political Quotations  "The Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations" [orig 1980; 3rd edition 2006]
Edited by Antony Jay

Oxford Univ Press 7½x5 pb [2/2007] for $14.00
Oxford Univ Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [3/2006] for $17.86
Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations book by Andrew Dow  "Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations" [2006]
Compiled & Edited by Andrew Dow

More than 3,400 entries drawn from over 1,300 writers and speakers and
from a wide range of original sources both British and American.

Johns Hopkins Univ Press 9¼x7 pb [5/2009] out of print/used
Johns Hopkins Univ Press 9¼x7 hardcover [4/2006] out of print/many used
Quote Verifier book by Ralph Keyes  "The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and When" [2006]
by Ralph Keyes

St. Martin's Griffin 8¼x5½ pb [5/2006] for $13.45

replaces author's "Nice Guys Finish Seventh" book [1992] above

Writer's Quotebook  "The Writer's Quotebook: 500 Authors On Creativity, Craft & The Writing Life"
[2006] Compiled, arranged & edited by Jim Fisher

Rutgers Univ Press 9x6¼ hardcover [9/2006] for $22.95
Yale Book of Quotations  "The Yale Book of Quotations" [2006]
Edited by Fred R. Shapiro

Yale Univ Press 9½x7¼ {3.85 pound} pb [10/2006] for $31.50
Big Curmudgeon Quotations  "The Big Curmudgeon: 2,500 Outrageously Irreverent Quotations From World-Class Grumps & Cantankerous Commentators" [2007]
Compiled & edited by Jon Winokur, illustrated by Everett Peck

Black Dog & Leventhal 6x5½ pb [5/2007] for $10.36
1001 Stupid Sports Quotes From The World's Best Athletes book edited by Randy Howe  "1001 Stupid Sports Quotes: Jaw-Dropping, Stupefying & Amazing Expressions From The World's Best Athletes" [2007] Edited by Randy Howe
Lyons Press 7x5¾ hardcover [6/2007] for $14.65

Sports Film Festival Pages at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Movie Quotes To Get You Through Life book by Jim Silverstein  
"Movie Quotes To Get You Through Life" [2007]
Compiled by Jim Silverstein

Lulu.com 2nd Edition 9x6 pb [11/2008] for $19.95

many more on Magic Lantern's Great Movie Quotes Page

The Anti-War Quote Book edited by Eric Groves  "The Anti-War Quote Book" [2008]
Edited by Eric Groves

Quirk Books 6¾x5 pb [2/2008] out of print/70+ used
What Liberals Believe quotations book edited by Dr. William Martin  "What Liberals Believe: Thousands of Quotes On Why America Needs To Be Rescued From Greedy Corporations, Homophobes, Racists, Imperialists, Xenophobes, and Religious Extremists" [2008] Edited by Dr. William Martin
Kindle Edition from Skyhorse Publng [5/2008] for $0.00
Skyhorse Publng 7¼x7¼ pb [5/2008] for $7.43
You Can Quote Me On That, Volume I book by J.R. McManus  
"You Can Quote Me On That, Volume I: A Book of Quotations" [2008]
by J.R. McManus

Outskirts Press 8¼x5½ pb [9/2008] for $13.95
You Can Quote Me On That, Volume II: Hodge-Podge of Quotes book by J.R. McManus  "You Can Quote Me On That, Volume II: A Hodge-Podge of Quotes" [2008]
by J.R. McManus

Outskirts Press 8¼x5½ pb [9/2008] for $13.95
Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations book edited by Susan Ratcliffe  "Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations" [orig 1994, rev 2008]
Edited by Susan Ratcliffe

Oxford Univ Press 4th Edition 6x4 hardcover [10/2008] for $12.44
online search of the Second Edition
Essential Wisdom of the Founding Fathers quotations book edited by Carol Kelly-Gangi  "The Essential Wisdom of The Founding Fathers" [2009]
Edited by Carol Kelly-Gangi

over 300 quotations in 126 pages
Kindle Edition from Sterling/Fall River Press [8/2011] for $2.99
Sterling/Fall River Press 2nd edition hardcover [rev 10/2018] out of print/used
Sterling/Fall River Press hardcover [2009] for $16.99
Words of Extraordinary Women book by Carolyn Warner  "The Words of Extraordinary Women" [2010] Selected & Introduced by Carolyn Warner, Foreword by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
700 inspiring longer quotations (i.e. excerpts) from 400 women
Kindle Edition from Newmarket Press/HarperCollins [6/2010] for $10.21
William Morrow 8x5¼ pb [6/2010] for $10.75
William Morrow 8x5¼ hardcover [6/2010] out of print/40+ used
You Can Quote Me On That, Volume III: Movie Quotes book by J.R. McManus  "You Can Quote Me On That, Volume III: Movie Quotes - Over 1,000 Quotes From More Than 400 Movies" [2010] by J.R. McManus
Outskirts Press 8½x5½ pb [8/2010] for $12.95

many more on Magic Lantern's Great Movie Quotes Page

Amish Proverbs book by Suzanne Woods Fisher  "Amish Proverbs: Words of Wisdom From The Simple Life" [2010]
by Suzanne Woods Fisher

Kindle 2nd edition from Revell [10/2012] for $7.69
Revell 2nd edition 8½x5½ pb [10/2012] for $8.99
Kindle Edition from Revell [8/2010] for $9.99
Revell 6x6 hardcover [8/2010] out of print/many used
Quotable Drunkard book by Steven Kates  
"The Quotable Drunkard: Words of Wit, Wisdom, and Philosophy From The Bottom of The Glass" [2011] by Steven Kates
Kindle Edition from Adams Media [3/2011] for $8.69
Adams Media 8½x5½ pb [3/2011] for $10.16
Art of Attainment Quotations book by by Tianwen Yang & Tony Blishen  "The Art of Attainment: Quotations From Chinese Wisdom" [2011]
Compiled by Tianwen Yang, Translated by Tony Blishen

Shanghai Press hardcover [10/2011] for $10.71
Art of Self Cultivation Quotations book by by Tianwen Yang & Tony Blishen  "The Art of Self Cultivation: Quotations From Chinese Wisdom" [2011]
Compiled by Tianwen Yang, Translated by Tony Blishen

Shanghai Press 6¾x4¼ hardcover [10/2011] for $12.95
Great Funny Quotes, Sweeten Your Life with Laughter book by David Young  "Great Funny Quotes: Sweeten Your Life With Laughter" [2011]
by David Young

Kindle Edition from Wind Runner Press [7/2011] for $6.15
Wind Runner Press 9x6 pb [12/2011] for $14.99
Nobel Prize Winners Quotes book by George Chityil  "Nobel Quotes: Inspirational and Perplexing Quotes of Nobel Prize Winners" [2012]
by George Chityil

Kindle Edition from Macadu, Ltd. [11/2012] for 99¢ {sic}
200 pages of quotations from Nobel laureates since 1901, including Kofi Annan, Samuel Beckett, Willy Brandt, Albert Camus, Albert Einstein, Milton Friedman, André Gide, Rudyard Kipling, Paul Krugman, Wangari Maathai, Gabriel García Márquez, Mother Teresa, Pablo Neruda, Barack Obama, Theodore Roosevelt, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, and William Butler Yeats
On Virtues / Quotations & Insight book by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse  "On Virtues: Quotations and Insight To Live A Full, Honorable, and Truly American Life" [2012] by U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Kindle Edition from Adams Media [11/2012] for $9.99
Adams Media 8½x5½ hardcover [11/2012] for $13.92
Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations book by Gyles Brandreth  "Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations: 5th Edition" [2013]
by Gyles Brandreth

Much revised versus the first four editions by Ned Sherrin, with over 1,000 new quotations
Oxford Univ Press 5th edition 9¼x6½ hardcover [12/2013] for $28.00
Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations book edited by Retha Powers  "Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations: 5,000 Years of Literature, Lyrics, Poems, Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs From Voices Around the World" [2013]
Edited by Retha Powers, Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Kindle Edition from Little, Brown/Hachette [12/2013] for $14.44
Little, Brown & Co. 9½x7¾x2½" thick {3 pounds!} hardcover [11/2013] for $30.00
Whatever You Are, Be a Good One: 100 Inspirational Quotations book hand-lettered by Lisa Congdon  "Whatever You Are, Be a Good One: 100 Inspirational Quotations" [2014]
Hand-Lettered by Lisa Congdon

Kindle Edition from Chronicle Books [4/2014] for $7.69
Chronicle Books 7x7¼ hardcover [4/2014] for $9.45
Essential Wisdom of the World's Greatest Thinkers book edited by Carol Kelly-Gangi   "Essential Wisdom of the World's Greatest Thinkers" [2016]
Edited by Carol Kelly-Gangi

hundreds of memorable quotations from the greatest minds and most important figures in history, including philosophers, scholars, writers, poets, politicians, leaders, saints, scientists, and activists; featured thinkers include Aristotle, Cicero, Marie Curie, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela, Gertrude Stein – and many more
Sterling/Fall River 7½x5¼ hardcover [2016] for $15.25
Metaphors Be With You Quotations book by Dr. Mardy Grothe  "Metaphors Be With You: An A to Z Dictionary of History's Greatest Metaphorical Quotations" [2016] by Dr. Mardy Grothe
Kindle Edition from HarperCollins Publrs [12/2016] for $12.99
Harper 7x5½ hardcover [12/2016] for $13.51
Quotes Series by Lucas Smith 6-in-1 ebook  "Quotes Series 6-in-1 ebook: Business, Artist, Politics, Science, Author, Poet" [2017]
by Lucas Smith

383-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2017] for $7.99
Actor: 100-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2017] for $4.99
Actor: 98-page indep 9x6 pb [4/2017] for $12.99
Artist: 72-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [2/2017] for $4.99
Artist: 70-page indep 9x6 pb [3/2017] for $12.99
Author: 84-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2017] for $4.99
Author: 82-page indep 9x6 pb [3/2017] for $12.99
Business: 62-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [2/2017] for $4.99
Business: 60-page indep 9x6 pb [3/2017] for $12.99
Poet: 101-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2017] for $4.99
Poet: 99-page indep 9x6 pb [3/2017] for $12.99
Politics: 66-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [2/2017] for $4.99
Politics: 64-page indep 9x6 pb [3/2017] for $12.99
Science: 47-page {sic} Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [2/2017] for $4.99
Science: 62-page indep 9x6 pb [3/2017] for $12.99

On 1984 - Quotes for the Orwellian Future Happening Today book edited by James Daley  "On 1984: Quotes For The Orwellian Future Happening Today" [2017]
Edited by James Daley

America is drastically divided and starting to resemble George Orwell’s portrayal of a totalitarian state in his iconic novel "1984"; the editor has selected hundreds of alarmingly relevant quotes by notable people of the past and present, including Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Che Guevara, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and George Orwell himself.
Racehorse Publng 7¼x5¼ hardcover [5/2017] for $8.92
The Quoted Life book compiled by Som Bathla  "The Quoted Life: 223 Best Inspirational and Motivational Quotes On Success, Mindset, Confidence, Learning, Persistence, Motivation, and Happiness" [2017]
by Som Bathla

60-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [7/2017] for $2.99
60-page CreateSpace 9x6 pb [7/2017] for $9.99
59-page indep 9x6 pb [7/2017] for $9.99

Books of Quotations From Individuals

Confucius Said It First book by Tehyi Hsieh  
"Confucius Said It First" [1936]
by Tehyi Hsieh [1884-1972]

Kessinger Publng 8¾x6 pb [12/2004] for $14.78
Kessinger Publng 9x6 hardcover [7/2007] for $25.80
quotations of W. C. Fields book  "The Quotations of W. C. Fields" [1976]
Drake Publrs 8½x5¾ pb [1976] out of print/used

see also W.C. Fields [1880-1946] Page at Magic Lantern

Quotable C.S. Lewis book by Wayne Mardindale & Jerry Root  "The Quotable Lewis: An Encyclopedic Selection of Quotes From The Complete Published Works of C.S. Lewis" [1990]
Edited by Wayne Mardindale & Jerry Root
- more than 1,500 quotes from the writings of C.S. Lewis [1898-1963], with sixteen pages of photographs
Kindle Edition from Tyndale House Publrs [3/2012] for $13.99
Tyndale House Publrs 9x5¾ hardcover [2/90] for $20.94
Alfred Hitchcock Quote Book by Laurent Bouzereau  "The Alfred Hitchcock Quote Book: What He Said, Memorable Lines From His Films, What Others Said About Him" [1993] by Laurent Bouzereau
Citadel/Carol Publng 8x5¼ pb [6/93] out of print/used

see also Alfred Hitchcock [1899-1980] Page at Magic Lantern

Wit and Wisdom of Will Rogers book edited by Alex Ayres  "The Wit and Wisdom of Will Rogers: An A-to-Z Compendium of Quotes From America's Best-Loved Humorist" [1993] Edited by Alex Ayres
Plume 8x5½ pb [12/93] out of print/used
Meridian/Penguin 8x5½ pb [12/93] out of print/used

see also humorist Will Rogers [1879-1935] Quotations Page at Working Minds

Wit and Wisdom of Eleanor Roosevelt Quotations book edited by Alex Ayres  "The Wit and Wisdom of Eleanor Roosevelt: An A-Z Compendium of Quotations" [1996] Edited by Alex Ayres
Plume 5x7 pb [2/96] out of print/used

see also Eleanor Roosevelt [1884-1962] Quotations Page at Working Minds

Expanded Quotable Einstein  "The Expanded/New/Ultimate Quotable Einstein" [2000]
Edited by Alice Calaprice, Foreword by Freeman Dyson

Kindle Edition from Princeton Univ Press [10/2010] for $13.10
Princeton Univ Press 8½x5½ pb [3/2005] out of print/50+ used
Princeton Univ Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [3/2005] out of print/many used
Princeton Univ Press 7¾x4¾ hardcover [5/2000] out of print/used
see also Albert Einstein Quotations Page at Working Minds
Quotations of Chairman Greenspan  "The Quotations of Chairman Greenspan: Words From The Man Who Can Shake The World" [2000] by Larry Kahaner
Adams Media 7¾x5¼ hardcover [11/2000] out of print/used

see also the Alan Greenspan Page at Maison d'Être Philosophy Bookstore

Quotable Sherlock Holmes book edited by Gerard Van der Leun  "The Quotable Sherlock Holmes: Including The Original Strand Magazine Illustrations by Sidney Paget" [2000] Edited by Gerard Van der Leun
Mysterious Press 6x5½ pb [11/2000] out of print/used

see also Sherlock Holmes Page at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore

Quotable Walt Disney book compiled by Dave Smith  "The Quotable Walt Disney" [2001] Compiled by Dave Smith
Disney Editions 6½x5½ pb [4/2001] for $8.09

see also the Walt Disney [1901-66] Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Sayings of Rudyard Kipling booklet edited by A. Rutherford  "The Sayings of Rudyard Kipling" [2003]
Edited by A. Rutherford

Kindle Edition from Duckworth Overlook [10/2013] for $2.85
Bristol Classical Press 64-page 8x4½ pb booklet [7/2003] for $3.00

see also the Rudyard Kipling [1865-1936] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom  "Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom: 600 Proverbs" [2003]
by Howard M. Berlin

Wildside Press 9x7 pb [8/2003] for $14.24
Wildside Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [8/2003] for $24.95

see also the Charlie Chan Movie Series Pages at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Bartlett's Shakespeare Quotations  "Bartlett's Shakespeare Quotations" [orig 1855, rev 2005]
by John Bartlett [1820-1905]

Little, Brown 7x5¼ hardcover [10/2005] for $9.72

see also the William Shakespeare [1564-1616] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
and-or 'Shakespeare On Film' Festival Pages at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Quotable Will Rogers book by Joseph Carter  "The Quotable Will Rogers" [2005]
by Joseph Carter, Foreword by {country singer} Larry Gatlin

Kindle Edition from Gibbs Smith [2005 edition] for $7.99
Gibbs Smith 7x6 hardcover [12/2005] for $9.43

see also the Will Rogers [1879-1935] Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore

Quotable John Wayne book by Carol Lea Mueller  "The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit & Wisdom of An American Icon" [2007] Compiled by Carol Lea Mueller
Taylor Trade Publng 8x5 hardcover [10/2007] for $10.17

see also the John Wayne [1907-79] Page at 'Readers of the Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Quotable Thoreau book edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer  "The Quotable Thoreau" [2011] Edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer
Princeton Univ Press 7¼x4½ hardcover [4/2011] for $15.71

see also the Henry David Thoreau [1817-62] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
and-or Henry David Thoreau Quotations Page at Working Minds Philosophy website

The Universe According To G.K. Chesterton book edited by Dale Ahlquist  "The Universe According To G.K. Chesterton: A Dictionary of The Mad, Mundane, and Metaphysical" [2011] Edited by Dale Ahlquist {president of the American Chesterton Society}
includes more than two dozen of Chesterton's distinctive drawings
Kindle Edition from Dover Publns [12/2013] for $5.69
Dover Publns 7½x5 pb [7/2011] for $5.99

see also the G.K. Chesterton [1874-1936] Page at Blackhat Mystery Bookstore

Quotable Groucho Marx book edited by Devon Alexander  "The Quotable Groucho Marx" [2014] Edited by Devon Alexander
Many photos, but only 46 pages; Amazon reviewers complain of sloppy work: typos, misquotes . . .
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [4/2014] for $6.30
CreateSpace 8x5 pb [4/2014] for $6.30

see also the The Marx Brothers Page / Groucho Section at Magic Lantern

The Official Quotable Doctor Who book by Cavan Scott & Mark Wright  "The Official Quotable Doctor Who: Wise Words From Across Space and Time" [2014] by Cavan Scott & Mark Wright
Kindle Edition from HarperDesign [8/2014] for $14.49
HarperDesign 7¾x5 hardcover [5/2014] for $14.20

see also the "Doctor Who" TV Series Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Quotable Amelia Earhart book edited by Michele Wehrwein Albion  "The Quotable Amelia Earhart" [2015]
Edited by Michele Wehrwein Albion

Kindle Edition from Univ New Mexico Press [9/2015] for $24.95 {sic}
Univ New Mexico Press 7x5 hardcover [9/2015] for $24.95

see also Spirit of America's aviator Amelia Earhart [1897-1937] Page

Quotations from Chairman Trump book edited by Carol Pogash  "Quotations From Chairman Trump" [2015] Edited by Carol Pogash
"Donald Trump’s words are preserved here – both as a public service and as a keepsake. Unfiltered. Unabridged. Unauthorized. Unbelievable."
Kindle Edition from RosettaBooks [12/2015] for $4.99
RosettaBooks 6x4 hardcover [1/2016] for $10.33

Abraham Lincoln Quotations Page
Albert Einstein Quotations Page
Greek philosopher Aristotle Quotations Page
Ayn Rand Quotations Page
Barack Obama Quotations Page
Benjamin Franklin Quotations Page
Bertrand Russell Quotations Page
E.B. White Quotations Page
Edward Abbey Quotations Page
Edward R. Murrow Quotations Page
Eleanor Roosevelt Quotations Page
Elbert G. Hubbard Quotations Page
Eric Hoffer Quotations Page
Ernest Hemingway Quotations Page
F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotations Page
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Quotations Page
Friedrich Nietzsche Quotations Page
G.E. Nordell Quotations Page
G.K. Chesterton Quotations Page
George Bernard Shaw Quotations Page
George Orwell Quotations Page
Helen Keller Quotations Page
H.L. Mencken Quotations Page
Henry David Thoreau Quotations Page
J.K. Rowling Quotations Page
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotations Page
John F. Kennedy Quotations Page
John Steinbeck Quotations Page
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Quotations Page
Louis D. Brandeis Quotations Page
Mahatma Gandhi Quotations Page
Mark Twain Quotations Page
Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotations Page
Dr. Maya Angelou Quotations Page
Oscar Wilde Quotations Page
Greek philosopher Plato Quotations Page
R. Buckminster Fuller Quotations Page
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotations Page
Robert A. Heinlein Quotations Page
Dr. Samuel Johnson Quotations Page
Steve Jobs Quotations Page
Theodore Roosevelt Quotations Page
Thomas Alva Edison Quotations Page
Thomas Jefferson Quotations Page
Virginia Woolf Quotations Page
Voltaire Quotations Page
Werner Erhard Quotations Page
Will Rogers Quotations Page
Wm. Faulkner Quotations Page
Wm. Shakespeare Quotations Page
Winston Churchill Quotations Page

Magic Lantern's Great Movie Quotes Page

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