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The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)
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| Part No: | 0486406644 |
| Manufacturer: | Dover Publications |
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| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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- ISBN13: 9780486406640
- Condition: New
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Invaluable ready reference, brimming with amusing and insightful quotes, includes hundreds of Twain’s most memorable quips and comments on life, love, history, culture, travel and diverse other topics, among them "He is now fast rising from affluence to poverty"; "Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please"; and "More than one cigar at a time is excessive smoking."
| Redundancy makes the book weaker than it could have been | 2010-08-08 | 2 / 5 |
| | Yes, there are many nice quotes in the book, but this review is about the book itself. I have perhaps 15% of the book remaining to read (in the Kindle edition) and have lost count of the number of quotes that appear two or three times at different places in the book, each time introduced as if the reader had not seen it previously -- sometimes as the same standalone quote, sometimes repeated within a larger anecdote, sometimes slightly modified. It is as if the author didn't think Twain had said enough to fill a book without being redundant. Reading what Twain had to say about reports of his death, or other authors, or creative insults, or perspectives on religion, or the character of Congress is a lot of fun. Reading the same quotes about those subjects, and more, over an over again is not as fun. Also, there are various passages that are unattributed anecdotes about Mark Twain that seem out of place without some missing explanation -- their punchlines are what someone else said about Twain or what someone else said about something else entirely while in Twain's presence, but the source of the information is a bit of mystery and, of course, is not actually Twain's wit or wisdom. They are sometimes nice anecdotes but they hang oddly in the text without the author explaining how the thing is known or why it relates to the subject at hand -- it is as if the real subject is something like "clever things Mark Twain and others around him sometimes said." Finally, in the Kindle edition at least, there are various places where one cannot tell whether a sentence is part of the author's narrative or a quotation from Twain himself, which again adds to the sense of the book having not been adequately prepared prior to publication. |
| Organized very well | 2010-06-20 | 5 / 5 |
| This book is set up in an easy-to-read style. I enjoyed how the quotes are separated by subject, and then these subjects arranged alphabetically. This organization makes it easy to find that perfect quote!
Of course, since this is a book of Mark Twain quotes, the content is humorous, appropriate (and inappropriate), and filled with his unique perspective. A perfect gift for new Twain enthusiasts. |
| Buyer Beware! | 2010-05-05 | 3 / 5 |
| Bought what I thought was a used hardback version of this book. But, apparently there are several DIFFERENT books with this same title. The book I bought is
about 2" X 3" in dimension and has 80 pages. So, if you go to a used version of this book on check the description carefully.
The book I bought does have Mark Twain quotations. About 80 quotes. One quote (usually just a sentence or two) per page (sometimes one quote spans two pages). So, it is a book with about 80-100 sentences in it. List price on the flap is $4.95. Just thought you might want to know. I guess I can't really fault the used merchant or , because the description was clearly available.
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| Good service | 2010-04-14 | 3 / 5 |
| Love Mark Twain, have been a fan of his for 55 years. am very glad that I have the opportunity to collect his works.My favourite Innocents Abroad - priceless.
Books arrived promptly, safely and the price very reasonable.
Thank you for your service. |
| Nice reference on Mark Twain | 2010-04-05 | 5 / 5 |
| | A nice, little reference booklet on the musings of an American icon. I enjoyed reading it in one sitting and I keep it handy to refer to. |
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