"Men take more pains to mask than to mend."--Benjamin Franklin. These and other sage words in a collection of the wisest sayings and most profound insights of our history.

Pearls of Wisdom

Agel, Jerome

Literature & Fiction

MorrowPb

Identifies and explains more than 1,200 verbal allusions and watchwords inspired by world events, figures, and literature since ancient times

Cleopatra's Nose, the Twinkie Defense, and 1500 Other Verbal Shortcuts in Popular Parlance

Reference

Glanze, Walter D.

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Radical Therapist

Ballantine Books

A collection of vocabulary quizzes and games is accompanied by information on word roots and derivations and essays on words by Isaac Asimov, R. Buckminster Fuller, Walter D. Glanze, and others

Test Your Word Power

Words, Language & Grammar

Words That Make America Great contains all the texts that have been important in our history: from the Declaration of Independence and The Constitution, to the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation to the Roe v. Wade decision and the Contract with America. All are arranged in categories such as Foreign Affairs, Presidential Authority, and Inaugural Addresses, with each category arranged in chronological order. Every entry has commentary on its meaning and importance. Fifteen significant categories cover early history, foreign affairs, presidential authority, civil rights, Native Americans and more Overview essays for each category and introductions to every document clarify the historical context and significance of each event and idea.

Words That Make America Great

Random House Reference &

History

Americas

A fitness expert shows how anyone can make effective personalized workouts a part of daily life, using one-minute exercises that stretch, strengthen, tone, and tighten the body from head to toe

D.AUSTINS 1M EX-V633

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Vintage

Briefly sketches the history of Thanksgiving, provides recipes and gathers prayers, stories, and poems

Thanksgiving Book, The

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Entertaining & Holidays

Dell

Beyond Trivia

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Simon & Schuster Books

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