Bartlett's Bible Quotations

Bartlett's Bible Quotations
Author: John Bartlett
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2009-10-31
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0316086673

From the quote aficionado to the historical researcher, fans of Bartlett's will be thrilled to see Bartlette's Bible Quotations. Assembled in a new format to delight both researchers and casual readers, Bartlette's Bible Quotations is an essential collection of Bible quotes pulled from the prestigious Bartlette's Familiar Quotations. It is both a valuable reference tool and an eminent collection to be browsed through for pleasure. The quotes are organised simply and elegantly, from Genesis to Revelations, and include Psalms, Proverbs, and the Apocrypha. Bartlett's highlights the essential passages of the beloved text (originally from the King James Version), from the educational to the ethical, from stern to stirring, creating a view of the Bible unlike any other.

Complete Book of Bible Quotations

Complete Book of Bible Quotations
Author: Mark L. Levine
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 596
Release: 1988-08
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 067167692X

This comprehensive collection contains 4,000 famous and less well-known quotes from the pages of the King James Version of the Old Testament. A perfect resource for speakers and writers.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Author: John Bartlett
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 5269
Release: 2014-12-02
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 031625018X

More than 150 years after its original publication, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations has been completely revised and updated for its eighteenth edition. Bartlett's showcases a sweeping survey of world history, from the times of ancient Egyptians to present day. New authors include Warren Buffett, the Dalai Lama, Bill Gates, David Foster Wallace, Emily Post, Steve Jobs, Jimi Hendrix, Paul Krugman, Hunter S. Thompson, Jon Stewart, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Barack Obama, Che Guevara, Randy Pausch, Desmond Tutu, Julia Child, Fran Leibowitz, Harper Lee, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Patti Smith, William F. Buckley, and Robert F. Kennedy. In the classic Bartlett's tradition, the book offers readers and scholars alike a vast, stunning representation of those words that have influenced and molded our language and culture.

Bartlett's Shakespeare Quotations

Bartlett's Shakespeare Quotations
Author: John Bartlett
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2009-10-31
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0316086665

From the quote afficionado to the historical researcher, fans of Bartlett's will be thrilled to see this edition of quotations from the great William Shakespeare. Collecting quotes from his many works into one beautiful volume, Bartlett's Shakespeare Quotations is essential as a reference tool and makes for some wonderful browsing. Quotes culled from Bartlett's Familiar Quotations are organised by play or sonnet in chronological order and capture a unique view of Shakespeare's life and work. From King Henry VI to The Tempest (and even the epitaph on his grave) this volume will delight both researchers and casual readers as it highlights one of the most beguiling and beloved playwrights in history.

The Complete Book of Bible Quotations from the Old Testament

The Complete Book of Bible Quotations from the Old Testament
Author: Mark L. Levine
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1996-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0671537962

This comprehensive collection contains 4,000 famous and less well-known quotes from the pages of the King James Version of the Old Testament. A perfect resource for speakers and writers.

Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations

Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations
Author: Retha Powers
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 832
Release: 2013-11-19
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0316250686

A comprehensive, all-new collection bringing together the most thoughtful, inspiring, and wisest voices from the Black diaspora across history. Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations paints a rich canvas of Black history through time. Five thousand quotes are culled from the time of Ancient Egypt through American slavery, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Era, Apartheid, to the present day. With a foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and passages from authors, artists, scientists, philosophers, theologians, activists, politicians, and many others, Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations will appeal not only to quote aficionados and researchers, but also to history buffs. Aesop's Fables and the Holy Bible are in the same company as Nelson Mandela and President Obama; Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison; Bob Marley and Jay-Z. A wonderful reference tool and gift, Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations is sure to follow in the footsteps of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, becoming a beloved authority.

Bartlett's Words to Live By

Bartlett's Words to Live By
Author: John Bartlett
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2009-10-31
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 031608669X

For 150 years people have looked to Bartlett's Familiar Quotations for wisdom, inspiration, and pure fun. Here now is an elegant new collection of the best advice ever given, inspiring words from the world's wisest men and women. In 1855, Massachusetts bookseller John Bartlett self-published a small collection of prose and verse quotations. Since then, his volume has been continuously expanded and published to reflect the ever-changing cultural climate. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations remains the most authoritative, thought-provoking, and entertaining book of quotations available. Readers will be delighted by insights that span almost five thousand years of human history, from ancient Egypt to the modern day, capturing the differences-and the similarities-of human thought over time. With its thoughtful and entertaining selection of quotes, Bartlett's Words to Live By is an enlightening gift for the graduate or the student of life and a splendid addition to the reference shelf. "There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval." -George Santayana "Truth is great and its effectiveness endures." -Ptahhotpe From such varied sources as the Bible, Jane Austen, and John F. Kennedy, everyone is sure to find a gem. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." -Muhammad Ali "In my end is my beginning." -Mary, Queen of Scots "Bartlett City's Familiar Quotations is an admirable work, and I studied it intently." -Sir Winston Churchill

Bartlett's Words for the Wedding

Bartlett's Words for the Wedding
Author: Brett Fletcher Lauer
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2007-01-02
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0759516448

Barlette's Words for the Wedding is an essential resource for anyone planning a wedding ceremony or renewing vows. Comprising passages from Plato, Sappho, Shakespeare, Shelley, Auden, Rilke, and many others, this gorgeous edition is a source for inspiration and an invaluable core text from which to select passages. Beautifully packaged, Barlette's Words for the Wedding includes prose and poetry selections from ancient times to the modern day. A sample from St. Augustine: What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like. Barlette's Words for the Wedding includes prose and poetry selections from ancient times to the modern day. A sample from St. Augustine: What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.