Speaker's Lifetime Library

Loaded with definitions, quotations, anecdotes, interesting facts, and memorable dates, this book has something for everyone. Stop wracking your brain for the right words and cross-checking every encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus you can find. With the Library you get four books in one: Speaker's Reference Guide - definitions, quotations, anonymous aphorisms, anecdotes, and facts on 150 different subjects from Accounting to Youth; Apt Comparisons - metaphors, symbols, synonyms, and antonyms for over 1,000 words; Day and Date Book - a day-by-day catalog of important holidays, birthdays, historical happenings, and more, complete with over 1,500 related openers; Special Occasion Book - short model speeches for 57 special occasions, from accepting an award or making an introduction to giving a eulogy or toasting a wedding.