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This brand new edition of a favourite Oxford classic brings together well-chosen words from across the centuries on a broad range of subjects, from Absence to Youth. New themes such as Computers and the Internet ('It's not a bug, it's a feature') have been added, and coverage of traditional topics has been extended. Each theme uniquely offers the reader their pick of phrases, sayings, and quotations on a given subject, and explores the links between individual items. A new design and layout adds clarity and accessibility. A full keyword index, and generous cross-referencing, allow the book to function both as a look-up resource and a browser's delight. Richer and more diverse than ever, the second edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying, and Quotation is the ultimate book to answer the question, 'What's been said about that ?' Phrases the beautiful game (Football) the big tent (Political Parties) green-eyed monster (Envy and Jealousy) It girl (Women) stolen generation (Australia) too clever by half (Intelligence) Sayings Better to have lived one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep (Heroes) The Devil is in the details (Order and Chaos) An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind (Revenge) It's not a bug, it's a feature (Computers and the Internet) It's life, Jim, but not as we know it (The Paranormal) Quotations: Wine is for drinking and enjoying, talking about it is deadly dull. (Jancis Robinson on Alcohol) If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. (Carl Sagan, Causes and Consequences) Quality time? There's always another load of washing. (Julian Barnes on Child Care) A dog in the home is a piece of moving furniture. (Philippe de Rothschild on Dogs) I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from. (Eddie Izzard on Europe) I love fishing. It's like transcendental meditation with a punch-line. (Billy Connolly on Fishing) I have gazed on the face of Agamemnon (Heinrich Schliemann on The Past) It's like trying to hang on to a telegraph pole in an earthquake [90 feet up the mast of her boat Kingfisher] (Ellen MacArthur on The Sea).

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With new themes, sayings, phrases, and quotations, this title brings together words from across the centuries on a broad range of subjects.

Many people have played the game of misattributing quotations, in which Oscar Wilde and Noel Coward are given credit for things they never actually said. But if you really want to know whether or not D H Lawrence really said, 'Never trust the artist, trust the tale' (he did), or whether or not Tarzan grunted, 'Me Tarzan, you Jane' (he didn't), or which Shakespeare play produced 'If you have tears, prepare to shed them now' (it was Julius Caesar), then this essential reference guide will banish all future arguments. With a host of cutting or wise observations on over 350 subjects, this spanking new edition of an already invaluable book is manna from heaven for those who enjoy nothing more than a lengthy browse. What makes the book particularly useful is its division into subject and dictionary, with extensive cross-reference. And, needless to say, this new edition is completely up-to-date, with the Internet now featured among the subjects. You may know many of the quotations here, but you will discover many that will be new to you. And how many books can enrich the way you make a point quite so comprehensively? All praise is due to the indefatigable Susan Ratcliffe for carrying off the mammoth task of editing this invaluable volume with such enthusiasm and erudition. (Kirkus UK)

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Susan Ratcliffe is Associate Editor of the Oxford Quotations Dictionaries. She is the editor of People on People: The Oxford Dictionary of Biographical Quotations (2001), The Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (2nd edn, 2001), The Oxford Dictionary of Thematic Quotations (2000), and Love Quotations (1999).

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