A second collection of amusing and surprising stories behind our familiar sayings, cliches, catchphrases, and proverbs

You've Made Your Bed, Now Go Bounce On It is a compilation of quotations about children and those who interact with them -- their parents and grandparents, teachers, or daycare providers. The anthology's nearly 800 quotations will immerse you in the world of children: their uniqueness, their potential, their world of play, their needs, and their vulnerabilities. The quotes are drawn from historical and contemporary sources, and vary in tone, from the thoughtful, Nothing you do for children is ever wasted (Garrison Keillor), to the humorous, such as Fran Lebowitz's advice: Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying. Or the unexpected: It takes a whole village to keep parents sane, by African writer Sobonfu Some. The anthology consists of 28 sections, ranging from Families and Food and Drink, to Fathers, Mothers, and Parenting, and Siblings and Sleep. You've Made Your Bed, Now Go Bounce On It holds special appeal for parents and grandparents, teachers and others who interact with children. Besides having interest for these groups, especially as a gift, because the book can be used either for browsing or as a reference work, it would hold significant appeal to libraries as well.

Debra Hamel has been tweeting the first lines of books since 2007. To date, she has posted more than 7000 first lines on her Twitter accounts @TwitrLit and @KidderLit. IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY TWEET is a collection of 500 of the best of these. The first lines in this collection are culled from a wide variety of genres and from children's books as well as books written for adults. Some of the titles excerpted will be familiar to readers. The first lines of Fahrenheit 451 and Slaughterhouse Five are included, for example, and Jane Austen and Charles Dickens both merit mentions. But readers will find a lot here that's unfamiliar. The book is intended to introduce readers to new books and authors, so that they'll come away from the collection itching to get their hands on an armful of new titles. Here's a sample:
"Benny Rhodes loved his own bald head more than anything else in the world he could think of." (John A. Miller, Coyote Moon)
"I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday." (John Scalzi, Old Man's War)
"A dead man fell from the sky, landing at my feet with a thud." (Gary Corby, The Pericles Commission)
The lines included in this collection are grouped into different categories, with chapters such as "Once Upon a Time," "Dead People," and "Pregnant Amish Men and Other Surprises." The book also includes three quizzes so that readers can test their first-line savvy.

Could what artists, actors and world leaders say about the magic of Christmas inspire you throughout the season and year? Absolutely In "Christmas Quotes: 129 Greatest Quotes About Christmas," you will find some of the most powerful words ever spoken about Christmas. From the dawn of mankind to the 21st century, these words and thoughts will inspire you like nothing else. If they don't, you might want to check to see if you have a pulse. In it, you'll learn: ---Why "Peanuts" cartoonist Charles Schulz says Christmas as easy as doing this one thing... ---What composer Irving Berlin wrote as some of the most magical words every about Christmas... ---Why Mother Teresa says "love" does not have to be extraordinary... ---What Pope John XXIII offers as proof about how we are all 1 family... ---What Andy Rooney says is the greatest sight in the living room on Christmas morning (Hint: it's NOT the presents under the tree) ---Plus 125 more brilliant quotes that nothing but pure gems sorted from the best of the best... Check it out today. Because nothing is more treasured than the memories of Christmas past, present and future.

This collection comes from years of teaching and seeing the importance and success of bringing quotes and current language into the classroom. This particular book is geared to help teachers and those wishing to expand their grammar knowledge of the language. In this quote book you'll find quotes broken down by teachable grammar topic and written in both Spanish and English. It is broken down into Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 topics, some of which include: Spanish 1: Present Tense Verbs Interrogatives Ser/Estar, Saber/Conocer Cognates Spanish 2: Preterite and Imperfect Commands Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns The Verb "Haber"

FROM THE INTRODUCTION This is a collection of thoughts noted for being quotidian. The prodigy here is to produce a plethora of categories, where normally we are accustomed to very few. Adopting a method somewhere between epiphanic wisdom and everyday fact, the writing becomes challenging. In this case, it is only a challenging writing which merits the attention of readership. That is not to say that it is not eloquent or insightful... It is the quality of boring thoughts which help us think... It is my aim that this book could be remembered in a similar light to Aristotle's Scientific Observations on Nature. In this volume are hints of the Letters of Montaigne and the writings of Lichtenberg. However, efforts were made to be original, to the point of madness...

This book shares wisdom from some of history's greatest figures passed down over hundreds of years. Quotes are powerful because they work. They remind us of the strength that lies within. It's Never too Late to Navigate; 365 Quotes to a Better You will motivate, encourage and inspire people to stay positive and face life's challenges head on. This, in turn, increases an individual's capacity for personal growth, development and transformation. This book and the quotes and thoughts in it will: Remind you of your strength and give you direction Encourage you to step out of your comfort zone while learning from some of the greatest minds in history Transform your mood, and help you feel better when feeling down, depressed, or defeated Increases the potential for growth, development, and transformation Make you feel good, thereby raise your vibration/frequency which will automatically attract more of the same good things to you As we move through life, we are going forward, falling behind or remaining still. This book will help you continually move forward, giving you the inspiration needed to take on life's challenges and capture the opportunities presented to you. The quotes in this book help people find focus and clarity in their everyday lives. It's never too late to navigate.

Every seven minutes, every day, someone in the Twitter world tweets a Robert Brault quote. The author, a contributor to magazines and newspapers in the USA for over forty years, has appeared in publications and venues ranging from Reader's Digest to the CBS TV series Criminal Minds to the Ivory soap wrapper. In this, the first published collection of his writings, he draws from the archives of his popular internet blog A Robert Brault Reader to offer original thoughts on a basketful of familiar subjects. So kick up your feet, pour yourself a cup, and discover the author who says of himself, "I make no claim to fame, since I figure it would end up in small claims court, anyway."

Words of wisdom you may have heard from Ma and Pa. If not, here is some philosophy and quotes from people almost as important like Calvin Coolidge, JFK, FDR, Mark Twain, Benjamin Franklin and even Abraham Lincoln. Abe was the guy who lived in a log cabin and had to walk five miles to school each day and it was uphill both ways. These make great gifts and great coffee table books.

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Words of wisdom you may have heard from Ma and Pa. If not, here is some philosophy and quotes from people almost as important like Calvin Coolidge, JFK, FDR, Mark Twain, Benjamin Franklin and even Abraham Lincoln. Abe was the guy who lived in a log cabin and had to walk five miles to school each day and it was uphill both ways. These make great gifts and great coffee table books.

This book is written based on words spoken by King Solomon in the Book of Ecclesiastes about times and seasons. There is a time to be born and a time to die and a time for every purpose under the Heaven. These written words exude a power which can revitalize our belief and faith in a higher being. Your time is now This is the call the author puts out for all. It is her clarion call. Reading this book will surely make us think more deeply about why we have been put on this earth. When you read this book you will surely visualize the many joys and sorrows experienced by the author in her daily living. You will read of her love for a Higher Being, her family and her friends. The motivation to write this book is beyond description. It encourages the reader to deep thought and inspiration and to realize that our time is definitely now to make changes in our lives for the good of all.

From cover to cover, you'll never get bored reading the quotes, quips, cartoons and down to earth good old fashioned common sense country sayings. They provide insight into the ways things used to be, when a man was a man and a cowboy was a cowboy. There are generational truths that society has lived by for centuries, all brought back to life in this entertaining and ever changing presentation. These books you won't want to "shelf" after you read through them one time. Anybody, anywhere, anytime can pick up this book, or any other book in the series, and just start enjoying on any page.

From cover to cover, you'll never get bored reading the quotes, quips, cartoons and down to earth good old fashioned common sense country sayings. They provide insight into the ways things used to be, when a man was a man and a cowboy was a cowboy. There are generational truths that society has lived by for centuries, all brought back to life in this entertaining and ever changing presentation. These books you won't want to "shelf" after you read through them one time. Anybody, anywhere, anytime can pick up this book, or any other book in the series, and just start enjoying on any page.

From cover to cover, you'll never get bored reading the quotes, quips, cartoons and down to earth good old fashioned common sense country sayings. They provide insight into the ways things used to be, when a man was a man and a cowboy was a cowboy. There are generational truths that society has lived by for centuries, all brought back to life in this entertaining and ever changing presentation. These books you won't want to "shelf" after you read through them one time. Anybody, anywhere, anytime can pick up this book, or any other book in the series, and just start enjoying on any page.

These books are plumb chuck full of farmer wit and wisdom. From old time sayings to proverbs, quotes and quips, and just plain old farmer good common sense, these books will get ya thinkin' and keep ya thinkin'. They hold truths that people lived for and passed along to the generations that followed. Some things are never meant to be forgotten. These books have been assembled in an entertaining fashion with art and cartoons that will keep ya turnin' the pages. They are great gifts for that hard to buy for person, who ya think has everything they need. Well, maybe they think they have everything they need, but they don't until they have a couple of these books.

People say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes a mighty quotation is worth more than a thousand pictures. Words have the ability to express thoughts, and also the power to make us laugh. It is when these two abilities are skilfully combined that a special kind of quotes that we so adore emerges. This book contains a selection of 333 such quotations, carefully selected in a strict editorial process-they are mostly short, intelligent, funny, often sharp and sarcastic, and most importantly, quotable.

Quotes are a great means of learning, broadening one's perspectives, and connecting with other cultures. This particular collection comes from her years of teaching, as she saw the importance and success of bringing quotes and current language usage into the classroom. In this quote book you'll find quotes broken down by topic and written in both Spanish and English. Some of the topics include: Love, Friendship, Famous Quotes, Success, Failure, Tongue Twisters. For the Spanish enthusiast, for the family, or just for fun

The wisest, most insightful, and provocative sayings of all time.

Quotes that can speak to you can stay with you! Every day life looks like either something to love or a load to carry.When you want something to say to express how you feel, Stuff You Can Say Everyday contains one liners to do just that! Because of all of life's challenges, this book is full of words that I internalized before I verbalized them. As I readily state, "Use the crap from your past to fertilize your future."In so doing, may you find words that will challenge you to reach a new level in your life-one liners that will make you laugh, love, and help you go to a deeper life spiritually. "One sentence spoken to you in the right season could give your life more meaning than a hundred other reasons." Use Stuff You Can Say Everyday everywhere you go!"Make your words unregrettable and worth retelling, so someone will find them unforgettable and worth repeating."

1,000 quotations that speak to the heart of what we do, who we are, and what we hope to be. They are cliff notes for life: from Adversity ("There is no education like adversity," Benjamin Disraeli.) to Wealth ("The gods are those who either have money or do not want it," Samuel Butler.).