Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0198610041 ISBN 13: 9780198610045

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2005

Riassunto

This hilarious collection of humorous quotations, full of wisecracks and wit, snappy comments and inspired fantasy, has been specially chosen by Ned Sherrin. Now with even more quotes on more subjects: from Gambling to Hollywood, from Diets to Shopping. Find the best lines from your favourite jokesters and wordsmiths, add that extra something to a speech or presentation, or just enjoy a good laugh. 'If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor.' Joan Rivers on Health 'It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.' Mae West on Humour 'Don't get mad, get everything.' Ivana Trump on Marriage 'They misunderestimated me.' George W. Bush on Self-Knowledge 'If it's shiny, I buy it.' Graham Norton on Shopping 'Whales get killed only when they spout.' Denis Thatcher on BSpeeches

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Informazioni sull?autore

Ned Sherrin is presenter of BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends. Producer and director of the ground-breaking 1960s satire TV showThat Was the Week that Was, and producer of a number of films, includingThe Virgin Soldiers (1968) and Up Pompeii (1971), he has also written extensively for stage and screen. He has directed many theatre productions such asSide by Side by Sondheim (London 1976 and New York 1977) and Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell (1989). He has compiled a number of anthologies, includingCutting Edge (Dent, 1984), Theatrical Anecdotes (Virgin, 1991),Ned Sherrin in his Anecdotage (Virgin, 1993), and the Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (OUP, 1995, 2/e 2001). He has also written a novel,Scratch an Actor (Sinclair Stevenson, 1995).

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198610041
• ISBN 13: 9780198610045
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 560
• Redattore: Sherrin Ned
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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