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The Quote Verifier
Author | : Ralph Keyes |
Publsiher | : St. Martin's Griffin |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2007-04-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781429906173 |
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Our language is full of hundreds of quotations that are often cited but seldom confirmed. 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 Oscar Wilde, famous last words, and misremembered movie lines. An invaluable resource for not just those with a professional need to quote accurately, but anyone at all who is interested in the roots of words and phrases, The Quote Verifier is not only a fascinating piece of literary sleuthing, but also a great read.
The New Yale Book of Quotations
Author | : Fred R. Shapiro |
Publsiher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 1164 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780300205978 |
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A revised and updated edition of an essential reference book filled with more than twelve thousand famous quotations
Bubble in the Sun
Author | : Christopher Knowlton |
Publsiher | : Simon & Schuster |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2021-01-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781982128388 |
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Christopher Knowlton, author of Cattle Kingdom and former Fortune writer, takes an in-depth look at the spectacular Florida land boom of the 1920s and shows how it led directly to the Great Depression. The 1920s in Florida was a time of incredible excess, immense wealth, and precipitous collapse. The decade there produced the largest human migration in American history, far exceeding the settlement of the West, as millions flocked to the grand hotels and the new cities that rose rapidly from the teeming wetlands. The boom spawned a new subdivision civilization—and the most egregious large-scale assault on the environment in the name of “progress.” Nowhere was the glitz and froth of the Roaring Twenties more excessive than in Florida. Here was Vegas before there was a Vegas: gambling was condoned and so was drinking, since prohibition was not enforced. Tycoons, crooks, and celebrities arrived en masse to promote or exploit this new and dazzling American frontier in the sunshine. Yet, the import and deep impact of these historical events have never been explored thoroughly until now. In Bubble in the Sun Christopher Knowlton examines the grand artistic and entrepreneurial visions behind Coral Gables, Boca Raton, Miami Beach, and other storied sites, as well as the darker side of the frenzy. For while giant fortunes were being made and lost and the nightlife raged more raucously than anywhere else, the pure beauty of the Everglades suffered wanton ruination and the workers, mostly black, who built and maintained the boom, endured grievous abuses. Knowlton breathes dynamic life into the forces that made and wrecked Florida during the decade: the real estate moguls Carl Fisher, George Merrick, and Addison Mizner, and the once-in-a-century hurricane whose aftermath triggered the stock market crash. This essential account is a revelatory—and riveting—history of an era that still affects our country today.
Debauched Proverbs and Other Miznerisms of Addison Mizner and Wilson Mizner
Author | : Evanell K. Powell Brant |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Puns and punning |
ISBN | : UVA:X001244127 |
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Panic in Paradise
Author | : Raymond B. Vickers |
Publsiher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0817307230 |
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Even when lawsuits disclosed the chicanery, state and federal regulators misled the public. Despite the official denials, the public panicked. The ensuing runs caused the banking crash.
Addison Mizner
Author | : Stephen Perkins,James Caughman |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2018-03-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781493026562 |
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In words and photographs, the story of visionary architect Addison Mizner * Introduced the Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles to southern Florida * Designed and developed the resort town of Boca Raton * Designed the exquisite Everglades Club in Palm Beach Addison Mizner transformed Palm Beach and South Florida with his visionary architecture. He designed, among many others, the landmark Everglades Club in Palm Beach and the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton. In this detailed biography, Stephen Perkins and James Caughman examine Mizner's life and origins, and explore how the events of his life influenced his marvelous architectural legacy.
The Book Lover s Guide to Florida
Author | : Kevin M. McCarthy |
Publsiher | : Pineapple Press Inc |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : American literature |
ISBN | : 1561640212 |
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"Here is the book lover's literary tour of Florida, an exhaustive survey of writers, books, and literary sites in every part of the state. The state is divided into ten areas and each one is described from a literary point of view. You will learn what authors lived in or wrote about a place, which books describe the place, what important movies were made there, even the literary trivia which the true Florida book lover will want to know. You can use the book as a travel guide to a new way to see the state, as an armchair guide to a better understanding of our literary heritage, or as a guide to what to read next time you head to a bookstore or library."--Publisher.
Rogue s Progress
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Author | : Stuart Buchan,Richard O'Connor |
Publsiher | : New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 0399114238 |
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