{"product_id":"bartletts-familiar-quotations-9780316375306","title":"Bartlett's Familiar Quotations","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom ancient Egypt to today, enjoy a sweeping survey of world history through its most memorable words in this completely revised and updated nineteenth edition.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e More than 150 years after its initial publication, \u003ci\u003eBartlett's Familiar Quotations\u003c\/i\u003e now enters its nineteenth edi­tion. First compiled by John Bartlett, a bookseller in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a commonplace book of only 258 pages, the original 1855 edition mainly featured selections from the Bible, Shakespeare, and the great English poets. Today, \u003ci\u003eBartlett's\u003c\/i\u003e includes more than 20,000 quotes from roughly 4,000 con­tributors. Spanning centuries of thought and culture, it remains the finest and most popular compendium of quotations ever assembled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While continuing to draw on timeless classi­cal references, this edition also incorporates more than 3,000 new quotes from more than 700 new sources, including Alison Bechdel, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Pope Francis, Atul Gawande, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Hilary Mantel, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Claudia Rankine, Fred Rogers, Bernie Sanders, Patti Smith, and Malala Yousafzai. \u003ci\u003eBartlett's\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the thoughts not only of renowned figures from the arts, literature, politics, science, sports, and business, but also of otherwise unknown individuals whose thought-provoking ideas have moved, unsettled, or inspired readers and listeners throughout the ages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBartlett's\u003c\/i\u003e makes searching for the perfect quote easy in three ways: alphabetically by author, chrono­logically by the author's birth date, or thematically by subject. Whether one is searching for appropriate remarks for a celebration, comforting thoughts for a serious occasion, or simply to answer the question \"Who said that?\" \u003ci\u003eBartlett's \u003c\/i\u003eoffers readers and schol­ars alike a stunning treasury of words that have influ­enced \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Bartlett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.15h x 7.80w x 2.15d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316375306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor-in-chief of The Library of America, and author of fifteen books, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the House of Walworth\u003c\/i\u003e, and other works including \u003ci\u003eHardboiled America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDream Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Square Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Browser's Ecstasy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCastaways of the Image Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSonata for Jukebox.\u003c\/i\u003e He has contributed frequently to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFilm Comment\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"John Bartlett \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47792837787805,"sku":"9780316375306","price":81.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ba91d24b-5cdc-4099-872e-5dc595376417.jpg?v=1774982972","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/bartletts-familiar-quotations-9780316375306","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}