'An idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor' - Robert Frost. 'It is metaphor above all else that gives clearness...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:330
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Mardy Grothe
ISBN:9780061672309
From the author of "Oxymoronica, Viva La Repartee," and "I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like" comes a fun compendium of time-honored wisdom beginning with the word if....more details Format:Hardcover Pages:336
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Mardy Grothe
ISBN:9780142000571
What do Mae West, John F. Kennedy, Victor Hugo, and H. L. Mencken have in common? They all indulged in chiasmus-a literary device in which word order is reversed to hilarious or poignant effect. When Mae West said...more details Format:Paperback Pages:126
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Mardy Grothe
ISBN:9780061970658
"Never use a long word where a short one will do." --George Orwell
"Never look for a worm in the apple of your eye." --Langston Hughes
Quotation anthologist Dr. Mardy Grothe coined the term "neverisms" to identify the brief pieces of unequivocal advice...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:371
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Mardy Grothe
ISBN:9780060789480
From the author of "Oxymoronica" comes consolation for anyone who's ever said, "I wish I'd said that!" in this collection of history's cleverest comebacks...more details Format:Hardback Pages:292
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Mardy Dr Grothe
ISBN:9780060536992
Collects hundreds of paradoxical and contradictory observations by a range of writers, politicians, philosophers, and public figures, in a language-lover's reference to such phrases as "Less is more" and "Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:246