'Every woman should have a blowtorch,'' Julia Child once said as she commenced to caramelize the top of a crème brûlée. And every woman could use a dish of empowering bons mots every so often as wel……続きを見る
著者:Ram Dass
出版社: Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
発売日: 2007年12月18日
Ram Dass has always been a master of the one-liner. Here is the nitty-gritty by the author of Be Here Nowーmore than 200 penetrating observations and pithy spiritual instructions on such topics as H……続きを見る
Finding true joy in life shouldn't be a treasure hunt.
Enjoy this collection of quotes, based on appreciating life's pleasures and finding happiness. 365 quotes to make you laugh, smile and cry.
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Very few people change history. Bin Laden changed history. Peter Bergen, Journalist With the speed of technology ever increasing, our modern history is being written in soundbites. A soundbite tod……続きを見る
著者:Lois Kaufman
出版社: Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
発売日: 2009年07月21日
Peace manifest may require understanding, work, harmony, freedom, and justice, but it begins with the quiet mind and pervasive love. This little volume honors insights from poets, prophets, and ever……続きを見る
What Makes a Leader?
“Leadership is the thing that wins battles. I have it but I’ll be damned if I can define it.” –General George S. Patton
Leadership is often daunting. Because every situation is ……続きを見る
Grouped into 120 alphabetized categories (from "Achievement" to "Kindness" to "Young and Old"), this collection of more than 2,000 highly enlightening, inspiring and often humorous quotations covers……続きを見る
著者:Henry O. Dormann
出版社: Random House Publishing Group
発売日: 2009年07月29日
FROM THE WORLDS OF BUSINESS, POLITICS, HISTORY, LITERATURE, ENTERTAINMENT, AND MORE . . .
"Think how much happier women would be if, instead of endlessly fretting about what the males in their lives……続きを見る
Following the success of ‘You Look Awfully Like the Queen’, this is a second anthology of hilarious and touching royal anecdotes, collected by Thomas Blaikie.
An unfortunate culture clash occurred w……続きを見る
NEW EXPANDED EDITION! A Dictionary of Love with 22 more subject categories and over 50 more authors than the first edition.
A Dictionary of Love consists of over 650 quotes on love from the profane ……続きを見る
Do you know that know that scientists claim that we only use 10% or less of our brain at any given time?
Imagine if we were able to use the whole 100%...
Unfortunately, I don't know the secret to un……続きを見る
Proverbs ... weve all grown up with them and we probably repeat them without much thought. Yes, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush and absence makes the heart grow fonder, but these sayings……続きを見る
Things My Daddy Used To Say is a book of aphorisms, adages, and fatherly advice. The fifty-seven categories, from admiration to worry, offer such gems of wisdom as "One fact is worth a million opini……続きを見る
Expressões como "A espada de Dâmocles", "O estado sou eu!", "O ovo de colombo", "Gritar no deserto" e muitas outras mais, são ou foram usadas recorrentemente na literatura e na imprensa, e mesmo que……続きを見る
God’s Little book of Love features inspiring thoughts and quotes each set on a background illustration and accompanied by references to relevant Bible passages for further reading and encouragement.……続きを見る
It is hard to keep 218 frogs in a wheelbarrow long enough to get a bill passed. John Boehner, Speaker of the House
Looking back on 2012, did you have a favorite quote? More than ever, the finger ……続きを見る
John Lloyd and John Mitchinson have proven themselves to be masters at digging up obscure facts, abstruse information, and amusing anecdotes and presenting them effortlessly, somewhat slyly, with ei……続きを見る
The creme de la crud of screen history
"War! War! That's all you think of, Dick Plantagenet! You burner! You pillager!"
--Virginia Mayo as Lady Edith to George Sanders in King Richard and the Crusad……続きを見る
Don't you wish you could always find the right words at just the right time to answer anyone who has upset you? You will find that reply in this book. It has over 750 insults from some of the wittie……続きを見る
This dictionary assembles 2,513 English proverbs and their Italian equivalents. Equivalent proverbs are those which express the same concept, be it literally, such as "Love is blind" = "L'amore è ci……続きを見る
著者:Klein, Shelley
出版社: Michael O' Mara Books
発売日: 2011年12月20日
'The Wicked Wit Of Charles Dickens' explores and reveals aspects of the author's personal and professional life, whilst celebrating his flair for witty and satirical observations about society and h……続きを見る
Wisdom: Words to Live by, Volume 2 is the second book in this series and is another collection of reflections and quotes I have come across over the years. This book reminds readers to appreciate th……続きを見る
This popular question-and-answer book has been revised and updated to include the newest stars, latest songs, and most current statistics. Illustrated.
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It's said that ''In wine, there is truth.'' In wine, and beer, and especially in martinis, there is also wit and wisdom. We invite you to raise your glass and toast the great literary minds of histo……続きを見る
著者:Lois Kaufman
出版社: Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
発売日: 2004年01月01日
"To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can do a job well is an absolutely marvelous feeling." These words by Barbara Walters go straight to the heart. Lots of quotes by wel……続きを見る
There are surprises in this book.
Is Brutus a pompous nitwit? Why was Othello black? What was this plague that closed the theatres? Are the 'bad' quartos all that bad? Why the shifting from 'you' to……続きを見る
Chiunque abbia sfogliato una raccolta di aforismi, massime o citazioni avrà senz’altro notato la rilevante presenza di autori francesi. Il genere dell’aforisma, della massima e del motto di spirito ……続きを見る
Have you ever wondered about expressions such as "The cat's out of the bag," "Fast-buck artist," and "On the Q.T.?" Patrick Edwards explores these sayings and their fascinating origins, original mea……続きを見る
A pocket-sized book filled with inspirational religious thoughts on the theme of hope.
Each page has an inspirational thought or idea, along with a related Bible reference for futrther reading and e……続きを見る