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- Book Title
- They Never Said It : a Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions
- Publication Name
- They Never Said It
- Title
- They Never Said It
- Subtitle
- A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0195064690
- EAN
- 9780195064698
- ISBN
- 9780195064698
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Référence, History
- Release Year
- 1990
- Release Date
- 06/09/1990
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.4in
- Item Length
- 5.6in
- Item Width
- 8.3in
- Item Weight
- 8.6 Oz
- Type
- Textbook
- Publication Year
- 1990
- Topic
- Quotations, General, Books & Reading
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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An entertaining and yet thought-provoking book that sifts through hundreds of misquotations, incorrect attributions, and blatant fabrications to reveal the origins of the quotes and why they should be confined to the 'They Never Said It' file.Boller and George's ultimate 'debunking' reference work sets straight several historical records, proving amongst other things that 'Let them eat cake' was a well-worn phrase long before Marie Antoinette was born that although W. C. Fields fervently believed 'Anybody who hates children and dogs can't be all bad', credit for the quote must go to someone introducing Fields at a dinner party. They Never Said It is the perfect complement to dictionaries of quotations.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195064690
ISBN-13
9780195064698
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2059956
Product Key Features
Book Title
They Never Said It : a Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Quotations, General, Books & Reading
Publication Year
1990
Genre
Literary Criticism, Référence, History
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
5.6in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
8.3in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Ac1
Reviews
"[H]ighly amusing romp through the history of spurious quote-mongering...Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarly service, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--George E. Hopkins, International Social Science Review"This book full of spurious quotes and deliberate misattributions has a lesson for anyone who has ever nodded admiringly at a well-turned quotation that makes a partisan point with stunning effect. The lesson is to be wary of just such marvelous distillations of political wisdom. They're probably fakes...This is...a serious book, written with high good humor and solid research."--The Washington Times"An infectiously browsable book."--Booklist"One of the most pleasant surprises of the year...Not only informative but great fun."--The Newark Star-Ledger"A mother lode for writers, journalists, teachers, and others who depend on classic quotes to make their point...Not only painstakingly accurate but a joy to read."--The Oklahoma Observer"Fascinating reading. The authors have done their research well. This book is a must for political writers who want to avoid an embarrassing predicament, and it makes a great book for browsers."--The Kansas City Star"Entertaining"--The Plain Dealer, "...highly amusing romp through the history of spurious quote-mongering....Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarly service, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--George E. Hopkins, International Social Science Review "[A] highly amusing romp through the history of spurious quote-mongering....Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarly service, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--International Social Science Review "This book full of spurious quotes and deliberate misattributions has a lesson for anyone who has ever nodded admiringly at a well-turned quotation that makes a partisan point with stunning effect. The lesson is to be wary of just such marvelous distillations of political wisdom. They're probably fakes....This is...a serious book, written with high good humor and solid research."--The Washington Times "An infectiously browsable book."--Booklist "One of the most pleasant surprises of the year....Not only informative but great fun."--The Newark Star-Ledger, "...highly amusing romp through the history of spurious quote-mongering....Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarly service, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--George E. Hopkins,International Social Science Review "[A] highly amusing romp through the history of spurious quote-mongering....Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarly service, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--International Social Science Review "This book full of spurious quotes and deliberate misattributions has a lesson for anyone who has ever nodded admiringly at a well-turned quotation that makes a partisan point with stunning effect. The lesson is to be wary of just such marvelous distillations of political wisdom. They're probably fakes....This is...a serious book, written with high good humor and solid research."--The Washington Times "An infectiously browsable book."--Booklist "One of the most pleasant surprises of the year....Not only informative but great fun."--The Newark Star-Ledger, "A mother lode for writers, journalists, teachers, and others who dependon classic quotes to make their point....Not only painstakingly accurate but ajoy to read."--The Oklahoma Observer, "One of the most pleasant surprises of the year....Not only informativebut great fun."--The Newark Star-Ledger, "...highly amusing romp through the history of spuriousquote-mongering....Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarlyservice, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--George E. Hopkins,International Social Science Review, "This book full of spurious quotes and deliberate misattributions has alesson for anyone who has ever nodded admiringly at a well-turned quotation thatmakes a partisan point with stunning effect. The lesson is to be wary of justsuch marvelous distillations of political wisdom. They're probablyfakes....This is...a serious book, written with high good humor and solidresearch."--The Washington Times, "Fascinating reading. The authors have done their research well. Thisbook is a must for political writers who want to avoid an embarrassingpredicament, and it makes a great book for browsers."--The Kansas CityStar, "A mother lode for writers, journalists, teachers, and others who depend on classic quotes to make their point....Not only painstakingly accurate but a joy to read."--The Oklahoma Observer, "Fascinating reading. The authors have done their research well. This book is a must for political writers who want to avoid an embarrassing predicament, and it makes a great book for browsers."--The Kansas City Star, "[A] highly amusing romp through the history of spurious quote-mongering....Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarly service, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--International Social Science Review, "[H]ighly amusing romp through the history of spurious quote-mongering...Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarly service, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--George E. Hopkins, International Social Science Review "This book full of spurious quotes and deliberate misattributions has a lesson for anyone who has ever nodded admiringly at a well-turned quotation that makes a partisan point with stunning effect. The lesson is to be wary of just such marvelous distillations of political wisdom. They're probably fakes...This is...a serious book, written with high good humor and solid research."--The Washington Times "An infectiously browsable book."--Booklist "One of the most pleasant surprises of the year...Not only informative but great fun."--The Newark Star-Ledger "A mother lode for writers, journalists, teachers, and others who depend on classic quotes to make their point...Not only painstakingly accurate but a joy to read."--The Oklahoma Observer "Fascinating reading. The authors have done their research well. This book is a must for political writers who want to avoid an embarrassing predicament, and it makes a great book for browsers."--The Kansas City Star "Entertaining"--The Plain Dealer, 'serves an important purpose in setting the record straight about certain historical figures, Hampstead & Highgate Express'an excellent source' Evening Advertiser'An infectiously browsable book.'Ray Olson'You cannot fool all the people all of the time (not Abraham Lincoln), and the authors of this carefully researched and readable treasury help to put the records as straight as they are ever likely to be. [But] sticklers for accuracy, and those who like dropping bits of useless information to liven flagging conversations, will find this a source of delight.'Manchester Evening News'well-researched'Daily Mail'an excellent source for those of us not well read enough to know even the misquotations'Evening Advertiseran amusing collection of quotations'Paul Thomas, Slough, Eton & Windsor Observer'an amusing collection of quotations'Berks & Bucks Observer'The anthology is huge fun, but is serious enough to make us think hard too.'Bath & West Evening Chronicle, "[A] highly amusing romp through the history of spuriousquote-mongering....Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarlyservice, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--International SocialScience Review, "One of the most pleasant surprises of the year....Not only informative but great fun."--The Newark Star-Ledger, "...highly amusing romp through the history of spurious quote-mongering....Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarly service, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--George E. Hopkins, International Social Science Review, "...highly amusing romp through the history of spurious quote-mongering....Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarly service, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--George E. Hopkins, International Social Science Review "[A] highly amusing romp through the history of spurious quote-mongering....Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarly service, they also give us a first-rate detective story."-- International Social Science Review "This book full of spurious quotes and deliberate misattributions has a lesson for anyone who has ever nodded admiringly at a well-turned quotation that makes a partisan point with stunning effect. The lesson is to be wary of just such marvelous distillations of political wisdom. They're probably fakes....This is...a serious book, written with high good humor and solid research."-- The Washington Times "An infectiously browsable book."-- Booklist "One of the most pleasant surprises of the year....Not only informative but great fun."-- The Newark Star-Ledger, "This book full of spurious quotes and deliberate misattributions has a lesson for anyone who has ever nodded admiringly at a well-turned quotation that makes a partisan point with stunning effect. The lesson is to be wary of just such marvelous distillations of political wisdom. They'reprobably fakes....This is...a serious book, written with high good humor and solid research."--The Washington Times
Copyright Date
1989
Lccn
88-022115
Dewey Decimal
080
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
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