A noted anthologist has gathered from the collective wisdom of mankind the surest guideposts to help readers attain a more meaningful and more rewarding life. It will reveal to the reader extraordinary riches embedded in life's most ordinary places.

In Advice to Writers, Jon Winokur, author of the bestselling The Portable Curmudgeon, gathers the counsel of more than four hundred celebrated authors in a treasury on the world of writing. Here are literary lions on everything from the passive voice to promotion and publicity: James Baldwin on the practiced illusion of effortless prose, Isaac Asimov on the despotic tendencies of editors, John Cheever on the perils of drink, Ivan Turgenev on matrimony and the Muse. Here, too, are the secrets behind the sleight-of-hand practiced by artists from Aristotle to Rita Mae Brown. Sagacious, inspiring, and entertaining, Advice to Writers is an essential volume for the writer in every reader.

Stay fearless and focused with the help of the powerful quotations and awesome affirmations in this pocket-sized collection of unshakeable confidence If you’ve got a goal or a dream, never let doubt stand in your way. Setbacks and worries are totally normal, but the right words at the right time can help you overcome them. This little book, packed full of powerful quotes and valuable reminders, is the perfect companion on your quest to conquer your fears and claim your victory. From the timeless ideas of ancient sages to sound advice from modern superstars, these are words to get you feeling great and thinking big. As well as the hard-won wisdom of successful writers, artists and thinkers, this book includes a host of motivational affirmations and daily reminders such as: You contain endless possibilities Believe it and you’ll become it You are the hero of your story Show up for yourself Your intuition is your power Moving on is moving up

A Collection of Axioms, Passages & Proverbs From ? Che Guevara ? Bob Marley ? Mao Tse Tung ? George Jackson ? Noam Chomsky ? Patrice Lumumba ? Leonard Peltier ? Richard Pryor ? Bruce Lee ? H. Rap Brown ? Will Rogers ? Kwame Ture ? Plato ? Chief Seattle ? Maurice Bishop ? Anne Wilson Schaef ? Martin Luther King, Jr. ? Mahatma Gandhi ? Helen Keller ? Stevie Wonder ? Buddha ? Fidel Castro ? Ptah-Hotep ? Denzel Washington ? Socrates ? Karl Marx ? Arundhati Roy ? Paul Robeson ? Zhuge Liang ? Malcolm X ? Confucius ? Sekou Toure? ? Marvin Gaye ? Mother Jones ? Hugo Chavez ? Kwame Nkrumah ? Ho Chi Minh ? Amilcar Cabral ? Eugene V. Debs ? Jose? Marti ? James Loewen ? Marcus Garvey ? Augusto Sandino ? Aesop's Fables ? Harriet Tubman ? Chief Joseph ? Frantz Fanon ? Mark Twain ? Simon Bolivar ? Thomas Sankara ? Lao Tzu ? Miriam Makeba ? Howard Zinn ? Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. ? Subcomandante Marcos ? Mumia Abu-Jamal ? Kim Il Sung ? Sitting Bull ? W.E.B. Du Bois ? Red Cloud ? Paramahansa Yogananda ? David Walker ? Assata Shakur ? Albert Camus ? Steve Biko ? KRS-One ? George Santayana ? Carter G. Woodson ? Black Hawk ? Muhammad Ali ? John Lennon ? Chuck D ? John H. Clarke ? I Ching ? Jean-Jacques Rousseau ? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ? Victor Hugo ? Salvador Allende ? Dick Gregory ? Emiliano Zapata ? Oprah Winfrey ? Upton Sinclair ? Bill Cosby ? Cesar Chavez ? John Brown ? Various International Proverbs ? Jack London ? Henry David Thoreau ? Frederick Douglass ? Emma Goldman ? Michael Jordan ? George Orwell ? Rage Against The Machine ? Albert Einstein ? Kareem Abdul-Jabar ? Voltaire ? Thomas Carlyle ? Lauryn Hill ? Sojourner Truth ? Depak Chopra ? The Bible ? Prophet Muhammad ? Rumi ? V.I. Lenin ? Meister Eckhart ? Fred Hampton ? Michael Moore ? The Tao ? George Carlin ? Ralph Nader ? Rosa Parks ? Margaret Storm Jameson ? Louis Farrakhan ? Nina Simone ? Yuri Kochiyama ? Woody Guthrie ? Bertrand Russell ? Rosa Luxemburg ? Willie Nelson ? Joan Baez ? Bhagavad-Gita ? Gen. Smedley Butler ? Fyodor Dostoyevsky ? Duke Ellington ? Ralph Waldo Emerson ? Jawanza Kunjufu ? Erich Fromm ? Jimi Hendrix ? Big Elk ? Fannie Lou Hamer ? Immanuel Kant ? Ziggy Marley ? Poor Richard's Almanac ? Public Enemy ? Bill Russell ? Kenneth Stampp ? Spock ? Peter Tosh ? Nat Turner ? Desmond Tutu ? Sun Tzu ? Booker T. Washington ? Saul Alinsky ? The Zulu Declaration ? Brother ? A Collection of Axioms, Passages & Proverbs On ? God ? Faith ? Endurance ? Agitate ?Organize ? Unity ? Commun-all-ism ? Comrades ? Enemies ? No (Know) Sellouts ? United Snakes of America ? Poli-tricks ? The Rich & Greedy ? Warmongers ? The Slick, Selfish & Wicked ? The Humble, Righteous & Just ? Resistance ? Independence ? Criticism/Self-Criticism ? Time ? Tell-Lie-Vision ? Poverty/Class Struggle ? Poli-tricks ? The (In) Just-Us System ? Women ? Children ? Family ? Pride ? Death ? Culture ? History ? Slavery ? The African Holocaust ? The Question of Race ? Religion ? Money ? Work ? Education ? Knowledge & Wisdom ? Political Power ? Socialism ? Revolution ? Free the Land ? Afreeka ? God ?

Filled with simple ideas and inspiring quotes, this little book will help you bring kindness and gratitude into your life 365 days of the year. An act of kindness can transform the lives of those around us - and it enriches our own experiences too. You might think that choosing kindness means carrying out grand gestures or spending large amounts of money, but small actions can be just as meaningful. This book offers plenty of ideas to help you enact kindness - including simple acts of compassion, self-kindness and ways to spread positivity - along with inspirational quotes to remind you of the benefits of benevolence. Within these pages you will find: Tips on practising gratitude and appreciation Innovative advice to help you invite kindness into your day A raft of beautiful quotes to warm your heart Inspiration for random acts of kindness 365 Days of Kindness will be your guide to spreading goodwill and gratitude all year round.

An essential, inspiring collection of quotations about creativity, social justice, and more from musician, producer, artist, and designer Pharrell Williams Rising to global fame with his hit single “Happy,� Pharrell Williams has influenced every corner of music, from cowriting and producing the monumental track “Alright� with Kendrick Lamar to composing music for the Academy Award–winning film Hidden Figures. But his work also extends to fashion, design, and the visual arts, and he has collaborated with leading artists and designers, including Takashi Murakami, Daniel Arsham, and Comme des Garçons. Gathered from interviews and other sources, this compelling and provocative collection of quotations offers new insights into the personality and creative process of one of today’s most exciting and intriguing artists. Select quotations from the book: Self-awareness is a muscle that needs exercise. It needs a regimen. You’ve got to continue to reinvent yourself today, all the while thinking about tomorrow. Music is the key, the skeleton key that’s opened every door for me. There is no humanity without education. There is no education without demand. The only way to make life better for yourself, the only true and lasting way, is to make life better for others.

The Vietnam War: An Encyclopedia of Quotations presents the story of this seminal conflict as told through the words of the famous, infamous, and anonymous. All sides of the controversy are presented in chronological resource that starts with a look at Vietnamese history, then traces the events preceding France's war, continues through America's entry into the conflict, and concludes with the war's aftermath. This is the story of the Vietnam War told through quotations in chronological sequence. Starting with the beginnings of Vietnamese history, it traces the events preceding the French war, continues through the American war, and ends with its aftermath. All sides of the controversy are represented. Here are the voices of warriors, presidents, generals, government leaders, civilians, aid workers, pilots, infantrymen, nurses, historians, war correspondents, sociologists, POWs, peasants, draft dodgers, guerillas, and war resisters. They speak from government capitals, hooches, hospital wards, jungle trails, landing zones, aircraft carriers, draft boards, Buddhist temples, and prison cells. They talk of firefights, ambushes in the jungle, bombing raids, coups, assassinations, suicides, demonstrations, atrocities, and teach-ins. Here are Ho Chi Minh, Lyndon Johnson, Giap, Westmoreland, Kennedy, De Gaulle, Eisenhower, Nixon, McNamara, Kissinger, and many people you have never heard of. Meet Hanoi Hannah, who broadcast propaganda from the North Vietnamese capital; John McCain tells you what it was like to be shot down over enemy territory and taken prisoner; John Kerry tells a U.S. Senate committee why he opposes the Vietnam War. You will learn about My Lai, Agent Orange, Kent State, the Pentagon Papers, and the plan to free American POWs that went awry. Features include a chronology, biographical sketches, Medal of Honor winners, bibliography, nineteen photos, and an index.

Foreword by Alexandra Stoddard, author of Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Life. "Often we come to a point in our lives when we dispense with thetrivial and tire of ordinary superficialities," writes Peter MegargeeBrown in Figure It Out: A Guide to Wisdom. Here he has collected someof the most profound statements of all time, and gathered them intotopical sections reflecting the depth of the thinker behind the triallawyer. Sprinkled with his comments on the quotations he has carefullyselected over many years, sparkling anecdotes and essays complementthe quotations and provide a complete and thought-provoking portraitof each subject. Brown leads you through the great subjects mankind has grappledwith since the beginning-spirituality, love, life, death, friendship-and offers much more-his appraisal of the complexities of character, writing, history, memory, privacy, travel-drawing on the wisdom ofgreat philosophers including Aristotle, Hillel, Voltaire and Hegel, Supreme Court Justices Oliver Wendell Holmes, Benjamin Cardozo andJoseph Story, the late Tony Snow, writers such as George Bernard Shaw, Ayn Rand, Maureen Dowd and Malachy McCourt, politicians WinstonChurchill and Theodore Roosevelt, painter Henri Matisse and architectFrank Lloyd Wright. A collection that can be read cover-to-cover or flipped throughfor a moment of illumination, Figure It Out: A Guide to Wisdom willentertain and enlighten seekers of truth. Turn to this treasury forinspiration, as Alexandra Stoddard says in the Foreword, "Whether youare a reader, a writer, a historian, a philosopher, or a speaker atimportant events-even making a toast-this personal selection willdelight you, uplift you, and help you to Figure It Out." Peter Megargee Brown began his legal career as assistant counselto John Marshall Harlan on the New York State Crime Commission. AfterMr. Harlan was appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Brownwent on to become chief litigator for the New York firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. In 1982, he founded his own law firm in New York, Brown & Seymour. He is a Past President of the Federal Bar Council anda Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is the author ofnumerous books, including The Art of Questioning: Thirty Maxims ofCross Examination. He was educated at Yale College and Yale Law Schooland lives with his wife, the designer and author Alexandra Stoddard, in Stonington, Ct. The Peter Megargee Brown Papers, the legal papers of the author, comprising 303 bound volumes of his principal law suits over 50 yearsof practice in the United States Supreme Court and Appellate Courts, are available for the use of students and scholars and can be found inthe "Manuscripts and Archives" section of the Yale University Library.

Joe Biden: Quotes to Live By is an inspiring and hilarious collection of over 170 quotes from one of America's most beloved politicians. Homespun, caring and empathetic, Joe is the nation's uncle, but his sometimes bizarre and baffling remarks can seem misjudged at best and offensive at worst, even when they are the innocent result of his no-filter plainspeak. With his fascinating backstory, from conquering his famous stutter and his humble middle-class upbringing, to becoming the youngest senator elected to Congress at the time, to the deep tragedy of the loss of his young wife and baby daughter, and later his son Beau, to his light-hearted bromance with President Obama, Joe has an unparalleled ability to connect with the ordinary 'joe'. Despite his tendency for foot-in-the-mouth gaffes, his integrity, moral fortitude and patriotism shine from his words, revealing a dedicated public servant, devoted family man, person of faith and ardent American.You will find his thoughts on success, and his many failures, along with his hopes and dreams for the American people - because it's always the people whom he serves. Joe Biden has said, 'In this world, emotion has become suspect. The accepted style is smooth, antiseptic and passionless', which is certainly something that could never be said about him.

Jane Austen's Little Book of Wisdom offers more than 300 bite-size quotes of inspiration and wisdom from one of the greatest females writers in the English language. Jane Austen is one of the most celebrated female writers in history, best known for her novels about love, life, friendship and faith, all set upon the backdrop of English Georgian society. Here, in one concise volume, are over 300 quotes from her famous works - from Pride and Prejudice to Emma - and from her personal letters. With each chapter focussing on a different theme - from Love & Longing to Female Strength - this gorgeous gift book is the perfect compilation of witty, moving, and thought-provoking words from one of the best-loved writers of the 19th century. A perfect addition to this 'Little Book' series, Jane Austen's Little Book of Wisdom follows on from, C.S. Lewis's Little Book of Wisdom and Shakespeare's Little Book of Wisdom.

When the trials and troubles of daily life get in the way, pick up this joyful little book. Packed with inspiring quotations and simple, easy-to-follow tips, it will help you unwind, relax and greet life with a smile again.

Life is better with a spaniel This paw-some collection of delightful photos and wise words will have you swooning for spaniels With their irresistible smiles, ears for years and endless amounts of energy, it's no wonder spaniels are one of the world's favourite dog breeds. Featuring the English cocker, Welsh springer, Cavalier King Charles and all spaniels in between, this little book is a celebration of the spaniel's happy personality and majestic attitude. Whichever type is your favourite, these clever canines are always ready to demonstrate their love and loyalty. Our fondness for these pooches spans the globe, and whether you have a spaniel of your own or just think they're the best pups in town, the adorable doggos in these pages will melt your heart and leave you feeling warm and fuzzy. This paw-some little book will prove that it's not just any old dog who deserves to be your best friend - it's a spaniel.

Whatever dream you’re working toward, a few wise words can help make the challenge easier. This uplifting little book is packed with inspiring quotations and simple but effective tips to help you get the most out of every day.

A Collection of Axioms, Passages & Proverbs From

? Che Guevara ? Bob Marley ? Mao Tse Tung ? George Jackson ? Noam Chomsky ? Patrice Lumumba ? Leonard Peltier ? Richard Pryor ? Bruce Lee ? H. Rap Brown ? Will Rogers ? Kwame Ture ? Plato ? Chief Seattle ? Maurice Bishop ? Anne Wilson Schaef ? Martin Luther King, Jr. ? Mahatma Gandhi ? Helen Keller ? Stevie Wonder ? Buddha ? Fidel Castro ? Ptah-Hotep ? Denzel Washington ? Socrates ? Karl Marx ? Arundhati Roy ? Paul Robeson ? Zhuge Liang ? Malcolm X ? Confucius ? Sekou Toure? ? Marvin Gaye ? Mother Jones ? Hugo Chavez ? Kwame Nkrumah ? Ho Chi Minh ? Amilcar Cabral ? Eugene V. Debs ? Jose? Marti ? James Loewen ? Marcus Garvey ? Augusto Sandino ? Aesop's Fables ? Harriet Tubman ? Chief Joseph ? Frantz Fanon ? Mark Twain ? Simon Bolivar ? Thomas Sankara ? Lao Tzu ? Miriam Makeba ? Howard Zinn ? Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. ? Subcomandante Marcos ? Mumia Abu-Jamal ? Kim Il Sung ? Sitting Bull ? W.E.B. Du Bois ? Red Cloud ? Paramahansa Yogananda ? David Walker ? Assata Shakur ? Albert Camus ? Steve Biko ? KRS-One ? George Santayana ? Carter G. Woodson ? Black Hawk ? Muhammad Ali ? John Lennon ? Chuck D ? John H. Clarke ? I Ching ? Jean-Jacques Rousseau ? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ? Victor Hugo ? Salvador Allende ? Dick Gregory ? Emiliano Zapata ? Oprah Winfrey ? Upton Sinclair ? Bill Cosby ? Cesar Chavez ? John Brown ? Various International Proverbs ? Jack London ? Henry David Thoreau ? Frederick Douglass ? Emma Goldman ? Michael Jordan ? George Orwell ? Rage Against The Machine ? Albert Einstein ? Kareem Abdul-Jabar ? Voltaire ? Thomas Carlyle ? Lauryn Hill ? Sojourner Truth ? Depak Chopra ? The Bible ? Prophet Muhammad ? Rumi ? V.I. Lenin ? Meister Eckhart ? Fred Hampton ? Michael Moore ? The Tao ? George Carlin ? Ralph Nader ? Rosa Parks ? Margaret Storm Jameson ? Louis Farrakhan ? Nina Simone ? Yuri Kochiyama ? Woody Guthrie ? Bertrand Russell ? Rosa Luxemburg ? Willie Nelson ? Joan Baez ? Bhagavad-Gita ? Gen. Smedley Butler ? Fyodor Dostoyevsky ? Duke Ellington ? Ralph Waldo Emerson ? Jawanza Kunjufu ? Erich Fromm ? Jimi Hendrix ? Big Elk ? Fannie Lou Hamer ? Immanuel Kant ? Ziggy Marley ? Poor Richard's Almanac ? Public Enemy ? Bill Russell ? Kenneth Stampp ? Spock ? Peter Tosh ? Nat Turner ? Desmond Tutu ? Sun Tzu ? Booker T. Washington ? Saul Alinsky ? The Zulu Declaration ? Brother ?

A Collection of Axioms, Passages & Proverbs On ? God ? Faith ? Endurance ? Agitate ?Organize ? Unity ? Commun-all-ism ? Comrades ? Enemies ? No (Know) Sellouts ? United Snakes of America ? Poli-tricks ? The Rich & Greedy ? Warmongers ? The Slick, Selfish & Wicked ? The Humble, Righteous & Just ? Resistance ? Independence ? Criticism/Self-Criticism ? Time ? Tell-Lie-Vision ? Poverty/Class Struggle ? Poli-tricks ? The (In) Just-Us System ? Women ? Children ? Family ? Pride ? Death ? Culture ? History ? Slavery ? The African Holocaust ? The Question of Race ? Religion ? Money ? Work ? Education ? Knowledge & Wisdom ? Political Power ? Socialism ? Revolution ? Free the Land ? Afreeka ? God ?

Embrace your spiritual side with this little book of tips and quotes that will help you on your journey to a more positive and peaceful life. For many, spirituality is a difficult concept to grasp. But the good news is anyone can understand and cultivate it. Whether you are new to spirituality or need some extra inspiration, you'll find everything you need to get started in this book. Within these pages you will discover what spirituality is and how it can enhance your life, including: Meditation for mindful living Sensory activities for a deeper connection with nature Practising gratitude for a happier mindset Daily positive mantras for better self-acceptance From discovering your inner zen to learning how to chant, the tips, techniques and philosophies in this book will help you find serenity and look at the world with a new sense of wonder. Open your heart... feel at peace... and let this little guide show you how to find calm and tranquillity.

Essential quotations from renowned artist and pop icon Keith Haring Keith Haring remains one of the most important and celebrated artists of his generation and beyond. Through his signature bold graphic line drawings of figures and forms dancing and grooving, Haring's paintings, large-scale public murals, chalk drawings, and singular graffiti style defined an era and brought awareness to social issues ranging from gay rights and AIDS to drug abuse prevention and a woman's right to choose. Haring-isms is a collection of essential quotations from this creative thinker and legendary artist. Gathered from Haring's journals and interviews, these lively quotes reveal his influences and thoughts on a variety of topics, including birth and death, possibility and uncertainty, and difference and conformity. They demonstrate Haring's deep engagement with subjects outside of the art world and his outspoken commitment to activism. Taken together, this selection reflects Haring's distinctive voice and reminds us why his work continues to resonate with fans around the globe. Select quotations from the book: "Art lives through the imaginations of the people who are seeing it. Without that contact, there is no art." "It's a huge world. There are lots and lots and lots of people that I haven't reached yet that I'd like to reach." "Art is one of the last areas that is totally within the realm of the human individual and can't be copied or done better by a machine." "The artist, if he is a vessel, is also a performer." "No matter how long you work, it's always going to end sometime. And there's always going to be things left undone." "I decided to make a major break. New York was the only place to go." "I came to believe there was no such thing as chance. If you accept that there are no coincidences, you use whatever comes along." "There was a migration of artists from all over America to New York. It was completely wild. And we controlled it ourselves." "I couldn't go back to the abstract drawings; it had to have some connection to the real world."