"A compendium of human wisdom culled from the world's celebrated--and anonymous --minds, from Confucius and Shakespeare to Maya Angelou and Woody Allen."--

In this witty collection you will find quotations grouped in categories that reflect the range of human existence, hopes, and achievement: Life and Death (And Some of What Happens in Between) "Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness."-James Thurber Love and Friendship "The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing."-Blaise Pascal Success and Ways to Achieve It "Success is the ability to go from one...

Here are a thousand and one laugh-out-loud quotes, quips and jokes, all in one packed volume. From politicians to sports legends, Hollywood stars to Miss USA contestants, comedians are not the only ones tickling our funny bones and showing us the lighter side of life.

"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it."-Groucho Marx An insult can be offensive and infuriating, but it means nothing if you have a better comeback. 1001 Insults, Put-Downs, and Comebacks gathers together the very sharpest of these barbs from a wide variety of sources, with some of the wickedest put-downs from the literary, political, and entertainment worlds, along with many others.

Sinbad's next adventure leads the captain and his crew to Egypt in order to find the next piece of the Jericho visor called the Crown of Anubis. There they are joined by a mysterious yet beautiful woman from Sinbad's past who offers to guide Sinbad on his dangerous quest...a quest that will take them to the lost City of the Dead. Don't miss this series that reinvents the legend of Sinbad, as he and his eclectic crew set out on yet another incredible...

"A collection of the greatest witticisms from the world of politics, show business, sports, and anywhere else people can get a good laugh. "--

There's an old adage about sports writing that says "the smaller the ball, the better the writing." The quotes that make up 1,001 Pearls of Golfer's Wisdom prove that to be most definitely true! Including great golfers from all around the world and every era of history--Ben Hogan, Bob Hope, George Bernard Shaw, Gary Player, John Updike, Laura Baugh, Tom Watson, Lee Trevino, Donald Trump, Winston Churchill, Bill Murray, and more--these quotes offer...

Une édition de référence de Les Mille et une nuits, Tome II, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques. « Sous le règne du calife Haroun Alraschid, il y avait à Bagdad un droguiste qui se nommait Aboulhassan Ebn Thaher, homme puissamment riche, bien fait et très agréable de sa personne. Il avait plus d'esprit et de politesse que n'en ont ordinairement les gens de sa profession, et sa droiture, sa sincérité et l'enjouement...

The best way to master math is to practice, practice, practice-and 1,001 Math Problems offers "mathophobes" and others who just need a little math tutoring the practice they need to succeed. Whether students need help calculating a tip or facing a standardized math test that could determine their future, the 1,001 math questions in this useful manual provides them with the skill sets they need to master math, algebra, and geometry challenges.

Although there are many editions of The Arabian Nights featuring a varying number of tales, all of the different editions are based on the same framing story about the Persian ruler, Shahryar, and his wife, Scheherazade. After being betrayed by one of his wives, Shahryar becomes untrusting, and though he continues to marry, executes each of his wives shortly thereafter. When he finally marries the clever Scheherazade, she tells him a tale on the night...