The Quote Verifier

Author: Ralph Keyes
Edition: 1st
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0312340044

The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and When

Our language is full of hundreds of quotations that are often cited but seldom confirmed. Download The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and When from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Ralph Keyes's The Quote Verifier considers not only classic misquotes such as "Nice guys finish last," and "Play it again, Sam," but more surprising ones such as "Ain't I a woman?" and "Golf is a good walk spoiled," as well as the origins of popular sayings such as "The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings," "No one washes a rented car," and "Make my day."

Keyes's in-depth research routinely confounds widespread assumptions about who said what, where, and when. Organized in easy-to-access dictionary form, The Quote Verifier also contains special sections highlighting commonly misquoted people and genres, such as Yogi Berra and Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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