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Quotations for all occasions / compiled by Catherine Frank.
LIBRA PN6084.O3 Q68 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quotations, English.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 260 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- From menopause to moving in, from losing weight to starting a business, this organized book is filled with 1,500 quotations that capture the mundane and the magnificent and covers 150 occasions.
- Contents:
- Birthday 3
- New Year 4
- Martin Luther King Day 6
- Chinese New Year 8
- Valentine's Day 11
- February 29 14
- St. Patrick's Day 14
- April Fool's Day 16
- Easter 18
- Passover 20
- Islamic New Year 22
- Ramadan 23
- Mother's Day 25
- Memorial Day 28
- Father's Day 29
- Independence Day 31
- Labor Day 34
- Rosh Hashanah 36
- Yom Kippur 39
- Halloween 41
- Veterans Day 44
- Thanksgiving 45
- Hanukkah 48
- Kwanzaa 50
- Christmas 51
- New Year's Eve 55
- Days of the Week 56
- Sunday 57
- Monday 59
- Tuesday 60
- Wednesday 61
- Friday 61
- Saturday 62
- January 63
- February 63
- March 64
- April 65
- May 67
- June 68
- July 69
- August 69
- September 70
- October 70
- November 70
- December 71
- Spring 71
- Summer 74
- Autumn 76
- Winter 80
- Back to School 87
- Taking Exams 88
- Falling in Love 90
- Breaking Up 92
- Proposals 93
- Engagement 96
- Moving In (With a Partner) 98
- Quitting Smoking 98
- Quitting Drinking 100
- Losing Weight 102
- Wedding 104
- Starting a Business 106
- Promotion 108
- Becoming a Parent 109
- Becoming a Grandparent 114
- Moving House 114
- Wedding Anniversary 116
- Family Reunion 119
- School Reunion 120
- Hospitals and Doctors 122
- Illness (Mild) 124
- Severe Illness 125
- Separation 127
- Divorcing 128
- Reuniting 134
- Disasters 134
- Bereavement 135
- Funeral 138
- Recovery 140
- Vacation 141
- Travel 142
- Writing a Report 144
- Drinking 145
- Toasting 147
- Giving a Speech 148
- Seeking a Favor 151
- Financial Success 151
- Financial Loss 152
- Meals 153
- Parties 155
- Meetings 157
- Interviews 157
- Consolation 158
- Awards, Rewards, and Congratulation 159
- Inspiring 160
- Invitation 162
- Saying Goodbye 164
- Concluding a Deal 165
- Apology 167
- Praise 168
- Forgiving 168
- Vowing 169
- Praying 170
- Celebrating 172
- Confessing 172
- Winning 172
- Losing 173
- Reconciliation 175
- Birth 179
- First Baby 180
- Second Baby 181
- Third Baby 181
- Death of a Child 182
- First Day of School 183
- Puberty 184
- High School 186
- Turning 16 186
- Coming Out (Socially) 188
- College 188
- Graduation 191
- First Sex 193
- First Car 197
- First Love 197
- First Job 198
- Marriage (First) 200
- First Home 204
- Baptism 206
- Confirmation 209
- First Communion 209
- Bar, Bat Mitzvah 211
- Coming Out 214
- Turning 18 215
- Turning 20 or 21 215
- Second Marriage/Remarriage 217
- Third Marriage 218
- Turning 30 218
- Turning 40 221
- Middle Age 223
- Turning 50 225
- Losing a Parent 227
- Losing a Spouse 228
- Menopause 230
- Turning 60 232
- Turning 65 233
- Retirement 233
- Old Age 237
- Turning 70 240
- Turning 80 241
- Turning 90 242
- Turning 100 242
- Death 243.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231112904
- OCLC:
- 43694237
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