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SummaryGrouped into categories that range from religion and psychology to sex and politics, the 1,000 quotations by the world's great iconoclasts and skeptics collected in this volume challenge conventional notions of god, country, science, art, society, and culture. In eclectic harmony, the words of cynics Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, and H. L. Mencken count... learn more

Author: James C. Sanford

SummaryA collection of quotes intended to expose the reader to new and sometimes radical thought processes.What's Great About This Book The quotes are from a wide range of thinkers and encompass a 32 broad topics. What You'll Learn From This Book There are many ways to approach a single idea. Progress sometimes requires uncomfortable thoughts and ... learn more

Author: Leonard Frank

SummaryThe Indispensable Book Of Rational Quotations is an excellent reference for students, writers, speakers, businesspeople, and readers who enjoy nonmystical ideas. It contains over 1600 quotations by hundreds of authors on a wide variety of subjects. An author index is provided.What's Great About This Book At only 109 pages it is light and small enou... learn more

Author: Stephanie Fuhrman

SummaryThis book deals with the history of physics, covering important developments in physics from the end of the nineteenth century to about 1930. Major topics include relativity theory (both special and general) and quantum mechanics. This book is unique in that it concentrates on anecdotes about the physicists creating the new ideas. Both thematic and bi... learn more

Author: Anton Z. Capri

SummaryThis enlightening book, a sequel to Quips, Quotes, and Quanta, helps readers to understand how physicists think about and look at the world. Starting with the discovery and investigation of cosmic rays, the book proceeds to cover some major areas of modern physics in laymen's terms. Unlike other books that deal with the history of physics, this volume... learn more

Author: Anton Z. Capri

SummaryA comprehensive checklist of ethical and effective nonprofit management and fund raising practice. Brief observations honed from 30 years of nonprofit experience are matched with illuminating and witty quotations from notable figures from current culture and history. Norvell has provided a fun way to remind ourselves of how admirable organizations wor... learn more

Author: Jim Norvell

SummaryThroughout the ages, man has been engaged in a quest for knowledge. Generation upon generation of man have endeavored to discover the truths which make man honorable and life worth living. In that same tradition of humanity the greatest of these philosophers have sought as well to pass along what wisdom they have discovered that others may live a happ... learn more

Author: Crowe and Wertz

SummaryMore than any other Founding Father, Thomas Jefferson made his reputation on the brilliance of his writing. John Adams chose the 33-year-old Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence largely because of his "masterly Pen." The genius of the Declaration and Jefferson's later writings amply confirmed Adams's judgment. Few writers have said so mu... learn more

Author: John P. Kaminski

SummaryIn The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, readers will also find quotes by others about Einstein along with quotes attributed to him. Every quotation in this informative and entertaining collection is fully documented, and Calaprice has carefully selected new photographs and cartoons to introduce each section.What's Great About This Book It contains rough... learn more

Author: Alice Calaprice