Bartlett's Book of AnecdotesLittle, Brown, 21 wrz 2000 - 800 From Hank Aaron to King Zog, Mao Tse-Tung to Madonna, Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes features more than 2,000 people from around the world, past and present, in all fields. These short anecdotes provide remarkable insight into the human character. Ranging from the humorous to the tearful, they span classical history, recent politics, modern science and the arts. Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes is a gold mine for anyone who gives speeches, is doing research, or simply likes to browse. As an informal tour of history and human nature at its most entertaining & instructive, this is sure to be a perennial favorite for years to come. |
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... give a full tour of the world of the anecdote . The editors are especially grateful to a few exceptionally fine collections of anecdotes that are available to the general reader and that have provided us with source material . All ...
... give a full tour of the world of the anecdote . The editors are especially grateful to a few exceptionally fine collections of anecdotes that are available to the general reader and that have provided us with source material . All ...
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... give birth to these airy trifles seem less marked in other countries than in those mentioned above . Perhaps Scandinavians and Swiss and Poles are not so receptive to eccentricity . Or it may be that they have not chanced to evolve ...
... give birth to these airy trifles seem less marked in other countries than in those mentioned above . Perhaps Scandinavians and Swiss and Poles are not so receptive to eccentricity . Or it may be that they have not chanced to evolve ...
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... give us better insights into the depths of past centuries than grave and voluminous chronicles . " His contemporary William Ellery Chan- ning agreed : " One anecdote of a man is worth a volume of biography . " Perhaps such claims are ...
... give us better insights into the depths of past centuries than grave and voluminous chronicles . " His contemporary William Ellery Chan- ning agreed : " One anecdote of a man is worth a volume of biography . " Perhaps such claims are ...
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... give away the horse that we specially chose for your personal use when we knew that you had need of one for your journeys ? We have many less valuable horses that would have been suitable for beggars . " Replied Aidan , " Is this foal ...
... give away the horse that we specially chose for your personal use when we knew that you had need of one for your journeys ? We have many less valuable horses that would have been suitable for beggars . " Replied Aidan , " Is this foal ...
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Strona xxiii - Nor is it always in the most distinguished achievements that men's virtues or vices may be best discerned ; but very often an action of small note, a short saying, or a jest, shall distinguish a person's real character more than the greatest sieges, or the most important battles.