The Quotable Book Lover
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This collection of more than five hundred quotations captures the wisdom and wit of the most insightful things ever said about books, spoken and written by such legendary figures as: Aeschylus; Ernest Hemingway; John Ruskin; Woody Allen; Thomas Jefferson; Charles Scribner; Maya Angelou; Franz Kafka; George Bernard Shaw; Jane Austen; Helen Keller; Wallace Stevens; Francis Bacon; Malcolm X; Robert Penn Warren; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Groucho Marx; William Carlos Williams; William Faulkner; John Milton; Oprah Winfrey; Robert Frost; George Orwell; and W.B. Yeats.
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A Passion for Books: A Book Lover's Treasury of Stories, Essays, Humor, Love and Lists on Collecting, Reading, Borrowing, Lending, Caring for, and Appreciating Books Shares books about, nonfiction, books on -
Great Books for Every Book Lover: 2002 Great Reading Suggestions for the Discriminating Bibliophile Shares books about, nonfiction, about -
Biblioholism: The Literary Addiction Shares books about, nonfiction, books on -
Book Smart: Your Essential Reading List for Becoming a Literary Genius in 365 Days Shares books about, nonfiction, books on
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