The Yale Book of Quotations
- ISBN-10
- 0300138105
- ISBN-13
- 9780300138108
- Category
- Reference
- Pages
- 1067
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Author
- Fred R. Shapiro
Description
This reader-friendly volume contains more than 12,000 famous quotations, arranged alphabetically by author. It is unique in its focus on American quotations and its inclusion of items not only from literary and historical sources but also from popular culture, sports, computers, science, politics, law, and the social sciences. Anonymously authored items appear in sections devoted to folk songs, advertising slogans, television catchphrases, proverbs, and others.
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