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OverviewBoth an expert and a collector, James Geary has devoted his life to aphorisms-and the last few years to organizing, indexing, and even translating them. The result is Geary's Guide, featuring aphorists like Voltaire, Twain, Shakespeare, Nietzsche, Woody Allen, Muhammad Ali, Emily Dickinson, and Mae West, as well as international practitioners appearing in English for the first time. But it is more than just a conventional anthology. It is also an encyclopedia, containing brief biographies of each author in addition to a selection of his or her aphorisms. The book is a field guide, too, with aphorists organized into eight different species, such as Comics, Critics & Satirists; Icons & Iconoclasts; and Painters & Poets. The book's two indexes-by author and by subject-make it easily searchable, while its unique organizational structure and Geary's lively biographical entries set it apart from all previous reference works. A perfect follow-up to Geary's New York Times bestseller The World in a Phrase, Geary's Guide is eminently suitable for browsing or for sustained reading. A comprehensive guide to our most intimate, idiosyncratic literary form, the book is an indispensable tool for writers and public speakers as well as essential reading for all language lovers. PRAISE: ...a wonderful breviary of wisdom, insight and cynicism, and one that will immediately find a place at many bedsides...there are pleasures and surprises galore. -Washington Post An agreeable thing to have in your lap. -Dwight Garner Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists is a rich, well-edited compendium, which is at once a feast, a frolic, a thought-kit and a treasure trove. A book to relish and to keep close. -John Lahr, New Yorker A masterful compilation from a man adept at taking the pith. -Ben Schott Full Product DetailsAuthor: James GearyPublisher: Bloomsbury USA Imprint: Bloomsbury USA Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 21.70cm Weight: 0.644kg ISBN: 9781596912526ISBN 10: 1596912529 Pages: 437 Publication Date: 08 October 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviews.,. a wonderful breviary of wisdom, insight and cynicism, and one that will immediately find a place at many bedsides...there are pleasures and surprises galore. - Washington Post <p> An agreeable thing to have in your lap. --Dwight Garner Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists is a rich, well-edited compendium, which is at once a feast, a frolic, a thought-kit and a treasure trove. A book to relish and to keep close. --John Lahr, New Yorker <br> <br> A masterful compilation from a man adept at taking the pith. --Ben Schott Praise for The World in a Phrase : <br> [An] entertaining love letter to the compact form. -- New York Times <br> A reward. Geary presents several dozen coiners of pithy, memorable sayings. --Washington Post The definitive work on aphorisms, a love letter-cum-memoir disguised as a reference book. -- Publishers Weekly .. .a wonderful breviary of wisdom, insight and cynicism, and one that will immediately find a place at many bedsides...there are pleasures and surprises galore. --Washington Post An agreeable thing to have in your lap. --Dwight Garner Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists is a rich, well-edited compendium, which is at once a feast, a frolic, a thought-kit and a treasure trove. A book to relish and to keep close. --John Lahr, New Yorker A masterful compilation from a man adept at taking the pith. --Ben Schott [An] entertaining love letter to the compact form. --New York Times on The World in a Phrase A reward. Geary presents several dozen coiners of pithy, memorable sayings. --Washington Post on The World in a Phrase The definitive work on aphorisms, a love letter-cum-memoir disguised as a reference book. --Publishers Weekly on The World in a Phrase . ..a wonderful breviary of wisdom, insight and cynicism, and one that will immediately find a place at many bedsides...there are pleasures and surprises galore. - Washington Post An agreeable thing to have in your lap. --Dwight Garner Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists is a rich, well-edited compendium, which is at once a feast, a frolic, a thought-kit and a treasure trove. A book to relish and to keep close. --John Lahr, New Yorker A masterful compilation from a man adept at taking the pith. --Ben Schott Praise for The World in a Phrase [An] entertaining love letter to the compact form. -- New York Times A reward. Geary presents several dozen coiners of pithy, memorable sayings. --Washington Post The definitive work on aphorisms, a love letter-cum-memoir disguised as a reference book. -- Publishers Weekly <p>“…a wonderful breviary of wisdom, insight and cynicism, and one that will immediately find a place at many bedsides…there are pleasures and surprises galore.”- Washington Post <p>“An agreeable thing to have in your lap.”—Dwight Garner“ Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists is a rich, well-edited compendium, which is at once a feast, a frolic, a thought-kit and a treasure trove. A book to relish and to keep close.”—John Lahr, New Yorker <br> <br>“A masterful compilation from a man adept at taking the pith.”—Ben Schott Praise for The World in a Phrase : <br>“[An] entertaining love letter to the compact form.”— New York Times <br> “A reward. Geary presents several dozen coiners of pithy, memorable sayings.” —Washington Post “The definitive work on aphorisms, a love letter–cum–memoir disguised as a reference book.”&# Author InformationJames Geary is the author of The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism and The Body Electric: An Anatomy of the New Bionic Senses. He lives in London with his wife and three children. His Web site is www.jamesgeary.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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