Robert F. Kennedy and the Death of American Idealism
| Author | : Joseph A. Palermo |
| Publisher | : Addison-Wesley Longman |
| Total Pages | : 206 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
At the forefront of the social movements and political crises that gripped America in the 1950s and 1960s, Robert F. Kennedy saw, advised and led the United States through some of the most epochal events in the 20th century. This newest edition in the Library of American Biography Series chronicles the life of Robert F. Kennedy from his time as a boy growing up amidst the turmoil of the Great Depression and World War II to his rise as a central figure in the national debate on communism, poverty, civil rights, and the war in Vietnam. The titles in the Library of American Biography Series make ideal supplements for American History Survey courses or other courses in American history where figures in history are explored. Paperback, brief, and inexpensive, each interpretative biography in this series focuses on a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life. At the same time, each biography relates the life of its subject to the broader themes and developments of the times.
The Quotable Joe
| Author | : Katherine Rodriguez |
| Publisher | : Bombardier Books |
| Total Pages | : 81 |
| Release | : 2020-09-25 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 1642937991 |
Former vice president Joe Biden has said many things throughout his career where he has put his foot in his mouth, flat-out lied or flip-flopped on his votes, made up false stories, plagiarized, and said racist comments. Things have not changed for “Sleepy Joe” since he decided to run for president in 2020. During his run on the 2020 campaign trail, he’s told people at campaign rallies to “vote for someone else” and has called them “lying, dog-faced pony soldiers.” Throughout this book, you can expect to find some of Biden’s most off-the-wall statements that make him the most embarrassing candidate to ever run for president.
The Quotable Intellectual
| Author | : Peter Archer |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 2010-06-18 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1440507317 |
Have you ever wanted to be an intellectual, without all that tedious work of getting an advanced college degree? Here’s your shortcut to the world of the well read. Just open this collection of 1,417 quotations from the mouths of the wildly famous to the painfully obscure, and voila!--instant erudition. It doesn’t take much to sound as if you know what you’re talking about. Just toss off some time-tested wisdom from Henry James or Plotinus . . . or, if you’re feeling daring, a line or two of poetry from Byron. In no time at all you’ll be sipping a glass of Madeira, sampling imported Gouda, and bragging about your collection of first edition Vonneguts. Just like an intellectual.
Senators of the United States
| Author | : Diane B. Boyle |
| Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
S. Doc. 103-34. Compiled by Jo Anne McCormick Quatannens, Diane B. Boyle, editorial assistant, prepared under the direction of Kelly D. Johnston, Secretary of the Senate. Lists scholarly works that profile the lives and legislative service of senators and their autobiographies and other published works.
The Quotable Guide to Punctuation
| Author | : Stephen Spector |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0190675543 |
This book is designed to help readers punctuate confidently and effectively through enjoyable and illuminating lessons that draw on the words of great writers, celebrities, and historical figures. Chapters begin with quotes that exemplify good punctuation so that readers build proper punctuation skills from context. The quotations themselves are instructive and interesting, coming from notable or amusing historical and cultural figures. Brief essays illuminate the history of each punctuation mark and its rules of usage.
The Quotable Lawyer
| Author | : Tony Lyons |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2010-03-22 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1626367574 |
The legal system and the lawyers who operate in (and around) it have influenced society and continue to do so today. In this age of the slip-and-fall, “false” advertising, and medical “malpractice,” it’s clear that the quest for justice has not always been easy—it’s also been hilarious, poignant, enlightening, and scandalous. Words from renowned lawyers, not-so-renowned lawyers, judges, authors, politicians, philosophers, and preachers make up this collection of over five hundred memorable, bite-sized quotations about the lives of lawyers; the law; landmark cases; and quips, jokes, and humorous sayings. Included in this diverse compendium are quotations by and about lawyers and law: “The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.”—U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. “The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.”—Clarence Darrow “We do not get good laws to restrain bad people. We get good people to restrain bad laws.”—G. K. Chesterton “A lawyer will do anything to win a case—sometimes he will even tell the truth.”—Patrick Murray
The Quotable Mom
| Author | : Kate Rowinski |
| Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 9781402714238 |
"Everyone has had a mother, and most of us would admit that these women have profoundly affected our lives. The Quotable Mom gathers together some of the wisest and most memorable words ever written or spoken about and by the women who gave birth to us. This well-rounded volume includes quotes from individuals as diverse as Mick Jagger, Ann Landers, Mother Teresa, and Beatrix Potter. This gem of a book makes the perfect gift for any mother or grandmother. It is a heartwarming and inspiring collection of humorous, profound, thoughtful, and compelling remarks and observations by and about mothers and their children."--Publisher description.
