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As much as there are differences in our cultures, traditions, and beliefs, there are more similarities between us all than we all realise. One of these similarities is our penchant to record age-old wisdom through generations. Proverbs From Around the World feature a grand collection of these passed down knowledge and witticisms from all continents - Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. In so doing, the book gives insight to the wonderful and rich cultures around the world and perhaps helping us all realise that ultimately we are one people.
#1 New Release in Reference & Collections Last Words of Famous
and Infamous PeopleAn Insightful and humorous look into the stories
behind the words. From heartwarming, to sad, to straight up quirky,
Any Last Words? shares insight from the world's most interesting
figures through the lens of their final words and last moments.
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Readers who like The Big Book of Quotes, Lend Me Your Ears, and
Movie Quotes for All Occasions will find hours of entertainment in
Any Last Words?: Deathbed Quotes and Famous Farewells.
Prince Philip was a man of many, many words. For almost eighty
years since he first entered the public's eye, Prince Philip had
been telling the world exactly what he thought of it. Over the
years, Prince Philip's quips and wisecracks have been labelled as
shocking and even outrageous, but at the root of this colourful
royal was a very funny man who seemingly never took life too
seriously. He was an icon of the royal family and a reminder of a
time when the world was a different place - and for that, we, the
Great British public, salute him. This tiny tome is a celebration
of his extraordinary life in the service of his subjects, as well
as a compilation of his best (and worst) one-liners, in his own
inimitable style. 'I rather doubt whether anyone has ever been
genuinely shocked by anything I have said.' Prince Philip, in an
interview, 1999. Smashing Fact No.1: Philip was 13 years old when
he met his future wife, Elizabeth. They were both attending the
wedding of Princess Marina of Greece and the Duke of Kent in 1934.
Elizabeth was eight at the time. The pair met again five years
later.
What did the founders of America think about religion? Until
now, there has been no reliable and impartial compendium of the
founders' own remarks on religious matters that clearly answers the
question. This book fills that gap. A lively collection of
quotations on everything from the relationship between church and
state to the status of women, it is the most comprehensive and
trustworthy resource available on this timely topic.
The book calls to the witness stand all the usual
suspects--George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams--as well as many lesser known but
highly influential luminaries, among them Continental Congress
President Elias Boudinot, Declaration of Independence signer
Charles Carroll, and John Dickinson, "the Pennsylvania Farmer." It
also gives voice to two founding "mothers," Abigail Adams and
Martha Washington.
The founders quoted here ranged from the piously evangelical to
the steadfastly unorthodox. Some were such avid students of
theology that they were treated as equals by the leading ministers
of their day. Others vacillated in their conviction. James
Madison's religious beliefs appeared to weaken as he grew older.
Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, seemed to warm to religion
late in life. This compilation lays out the founders' positions on
more than seventy topics, including the afterlife, the death of
loved ones, divorce, the raising of children, the reliability of
biblical texts, and the nature of Islam and Judaism.
Partisans of various stripes have long invoked quotations from
the founding fathers to lend credence to their own views on
religion and politics. This book, by contrast, is the first of its
genre to be grounded in the careful examination of original
documents by a professional historian. Conveniently arranged
alphabetically by topic, it provides multiple viewpoints and
accurate quotations.
Readers of all religious persuasions--or of none--will find this
book engrossing.
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