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A Teacher's Treasury of Quotations
Contributor(s): Farber, Bernard E. (Author)

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ISBN: 0786430230     ISBN-13: 9780786430239
Publisher: McFarland & Company
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Published: March 2007
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Annotation: ?A library is thought in cold storage??Herbert Samuel; ?A man's library is a sort of harem, and tender readers have a great pudency in showing their books to a stranger??Ralph Waldo Emerson; ?A circulating library in a town is, as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge!??Richard Brinsley Sheridan. This is a sampling of quotes under Libraries, one of over 450 topics. These quotes and anecdotes represent many countries, cultures and periods of history: 4,600+ profound, provocative or witty education-related utterances, some of historical interest, others insightful into today's world?most by noneducators?alphabetical by topic (from Ability to Zeal).
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BISAC Categories:
- Reference | Quotations
- Education
Dewey: 082
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 8.88" W x 6.15" L (1.12 lbs) 370 pages
Features: Index, Table of Contents
 
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"A library is thought in cold storage"--Herbert Samuel; "A man's library is a sort of harem, and tender readers have a great pudency in showing their books to a stranger"--Ralph Waldo Emerson; "A circulating library in a town is, as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge "--Richard Brinsley Sheridan. This is a sampling of quotes under Libraries, one of over 450 topics. These quotes and anecdotes represent many countries, cultures and periods of history: 4,600+ profound, provocative or witty education-related utterances, some of historical interest, others insightful into today's world--most by noneducators--alphabetical by topic (from Ability to Zeal).
 
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