Book Lovers Quotations (Quotation Giftbooks)

By: Helen Exley

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Synopsis: This little collection of quotations will bring joy to those who love books. Here, in one small volume, is the quintessential wit of Groucho Marx, the hardhitting bluntness of Hemingway, the sarcasm of Bertrand Russell. Here are what the authors themselves feel about books: from Oscar Wilde and Mao Tse Tung, Solzhenitsyn and Dylan Thomas, to Thomas a Kempis and Anne Frank. Plus the thoughts of ordinary people about the role of books in their lives: 'Any new book read to fill an idle hour could send you to the ends of the earth, change your career, affirm or obliterate your faith. Be warned.' In Lavish art reproductions Readers and reading are shown as perceived by several artists. Works complement the meaning of the quotes. Image descriptions convey the people, objects and places depicted, the mood conveyed and the possible intent of the artists.