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The Quotable Intellectual: 1,417 Bon Mots, Ripostes, and Witticisms for Aspiring Academics, Armchair Philosophers, and Anyone Else Who Wants to Sound Really Smart
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Author
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Peter Archer.
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Adams Media
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paperback
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8.4
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9781440505898
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244/2010
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Daedalus Item Code
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23987
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Have you ever wanted to be an intellectual, without all that tedious work of getting an advanced college degree? Here's your shortcut to the world of the well read. Open this collection of more than a thousand quotations, et voilà!—instant erudition. "The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit," as notorious deep thinker Somerset Maugham noted, probably more than once. Toss off some time-tested wisdom from Henry James or Plotinus, or, if you're feeling daring, a line or two of poetry from Byron. In no time at all you'll be sipping a glass of Madeira, sampling imported Gouda, and bragging about your collection of first edition Vonneguts—just like an intellectual. Or, just laugh along with some of the funniest, pithiest wise guys around.
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