Always good for a laugh and there are lots of laughs, familiar and unfamiliar, on every page from many others wits.
Robert Tanitch, Mature Times
A great stocking filler.
The People's Friend
Become a dazzling wit or enjoy a good laugh with this entertaining collection of humorous quotations, carefully handpicked and edited by writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth. From Art to Bores, Tennis to Wine, this little dictionary contains over 2,700 of the best quotations, from witty one-liners and funny phrases to pithy comments and unintended humour.
If you live to be one hundred you've got it made. Very few people die past that age. - George Burns
I thought coq au vin was love in a lorry. - Victoria Wood
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie-detector. - Graham Greene
The trouble with a book is that you never know what's in it until it's too late. - Jeanette Winterson
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This new collection brings together a handpicked selection of the funniest quotations presented by writer, broadcaster and wit, Gyles Brandreth. It offers witty, wise and sometimes wicked words on subjects ranging from Art to Bores and from Tennis to Wine.
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This new dictionary includes 2,700 quotations, categorised by subject for ease of access and rewarding browsingEdited by Gyles Brandreth and includes his personally selected favouritesOver 200 subjects: from Art to Bores, Tennis to WinePresented as an attractively designed hardback, making it an ideal gift
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Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster and former MP - and one of Britain's most sought-after award ceremony hosts and after dinner speakers. A reporter on The One Show and a regular contestant on Radio 4's Just a Minute, his many books include The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries, the no.1 bestseller: The 7 Secrets of Happiness, as well as the hugely popular Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations.
Les mer
This new dictionary includes 2,700 quotations, categorised by subject for ease of access and rewarding browsingEdited by Gyles Brandreth and includes his personally selected favouritesOver 200 subjects: from Art to Bores, Tennis to WinePresented as an attractively designed hardback, making it an ideal gift
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780198813187
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
320 gr
Høyde
161 mm
Bredde
109 mm
Dybde
28 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
400
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