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The Wit And Wisdom Of Discworld by Terry Pratchett
epub |eng | | Author:Terry Pratchett

HERE’S a werewolf with Pre-Lunar Tension in Ankfe-Morpork. And a dwarf with attitude and a golem who’s begun to think for itself. But for Commander Vimes, Head of Ankh-Morpork City ...
( Category: Humorous March 26,2014 )
The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said by Robert Byrne
epub, mobi |eng | 1990-03-25 | Author:Robert Byrne

1,763 Originality is the art of concealing your sources. —Unknown 1,764 There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. —W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) ...
( Category: Quotations March 26,2014 )
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
epub, mobi |eng | 2008-09-29 | Author:Jan Karon [Karon, Jan]

CHAPTER FOURTEEN Absalom, My Son When he arrived at church the following Sunday, he found his missing Bible lying open on the pulpit. He was flooded with relief, as if ...
( Category: Small Town & Rural March 26,2014 )
The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
epub, pdf |eng | 2010-11-29 | Author:Nassim Nicholas Taleb [Taleb, Nassim Nicholas]

– Almutanabbi boasted that he was the greatest of all Arab poets, but he said so in the greatest of all Arab poems. – Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without ...
( Category: Quotations March 26,2014 )
I, Steve by Beahm George
epub |eng | 2011-10-18 | Author:Beahm, George [Beahm, George]

What’s really interesting is if you look at the reason that the iPod exists and that Apple’s in that marketplace, it’s because these really great Japanese consumer electronic companies who ...
( Category: Encyclopedias & Subject Guides March 26,2014 )
The God King by James A. West
mobi |eng | 2011-11-11 | Author:James A. West

Chapter 26 Despite Kian’s advice, Ellonlef stayed where she was, nibbling a date, watching his shadowed figure merge with the rest of the canyon’s darkness until he was lost from ...
( Category: Individual Artists March 25,2014 )
The Wit and Wisdom of Ted Kennedy by Bill Adler; Bill Adler Jr
mobi |eng | 2011-05-15 | Author:Bill Adler; Bill Adler Jr.

Our nation’s greatest resource is its children. We must do all we can to ensure that they reach their full potential. Improving school readiness is an essential first step. —Introduction ...
( Category: Politics & Government March 25,2014 )
The True Believer by Eric Hoffer
mobi, epub, pdf |eng | 1951-09-02 | Author:Eric Hoffer

68 We do not usually look for allies when we love. Indeed, we often look on those who love with us as rivals and trespassers. But we always look for ...
( Category: Compulsive Behavior March 25,2014 )
The Wit & Wisdom of Discworld by Terry Pratchett
mobi, epub, azw3 |eng | 2007-07-03 | Author:Terry Pratchett

HERE’S a werewolf with Pre-Lunar Tension in Ankfe-Morpork. And a dwarf with attitude and a golem who’s begun to think for itself. But for Commander Vimes, Head of Ankh-Morpork City ...
( Category: Humorous March 25,2014 )
The fountainhead by Ayn Rand
mobi, epub | | 2005-02-15 | Author:Ayn Rand

( Category: Political March 25,2014 )
The Confusion by Neal Stephenson
mobi, epub |eng | 2004-01-01 | Author:Neal Stephenson

“AMPUTATIONS ARE DICEY THINGS,” remarked Bob Shaftoe some hours later. For a while, he had had that look on his face that warned Eliza he was pondering something, and likely ...
( Category: Historical Fantasy March 25,2014 )
James Bond - 008 - For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-07-05 | Author:Ian Fleming

RISICO "In this pizniss is much risico." The words came softly through the thick brown moustache. The hard black eyes moved slowly over Bond's face and down to Bond's hands ...
( Category: Espionage March 25,2014 )
The confusion by Neal Stephenson
mobi, epub |eng | 2004-04-13 | Author:Neal Stephenson

“AMPUTATIONS ARE DICEY THINGS,” remarked Bob Shaftoe some hours later. For a while, he had had that look on his face that warned Eliza he was pondering something, and likely ...
( Category: Historical Fantasy March 25,2014 )
776 Stupidest Things Ever Said by Ross Petras; Kathryn Petras
mobi |eng | 1993-01-02 | Author:Ross Petras; Kathryn Petras

On Lying: The President misspoke himself. attributed to Ron Ziegler, Nixon’s press secretary On Lying: I apologize for lying to you…. I promise I won’t deceive you except in matters ...
( Category: Quotations March 25,2014 )
The Snark Handbook: Clichés Edition: Overused Buzzwords, Hackneyed Phrases, and Other Misuses of the English Language by Lawrence Dorfman
mobi |eng | 2012-11-01 | Author:Lawrence Dorfman

“At the end of the day” (Also known as “When all is said and done”)—THE fall back cliché for the manager/leader who has no idea what to do or how ...
( Category: Humor March 25,2014 )

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