Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget Hardback - 2011
by Mardy Grothe
From the author of "Ifferisms, Oxymoronica," and "I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like" comes a new collection of aphorisms and proscriptions beginning with the word never.
Reader reviews for Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget
Write a review for this book
Important Terms and Guidelines
- Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
- Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
- Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
- This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.
Your review must not include:
- Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
- Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
- Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
- Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
- Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
- Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information
From the publisher
From the rear cover
"Never let 'em see you sweat."
"Never change diapers in mid-stream."
"Never let a crisis go to waste."
"Never ruin an apology with an excuse."
"Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died."
When we strongly encourage people to do something, it's called an exhortation. But what is the proper term for strongly discouraging people? One candidate is admonition. Another is dehortation, the opposite of exhortation. But perhaps the best term for an emphatic piece of dissuasive advice is neverism. You won't find the term in any dictionary (at least not yet) because quotation anthologist Dr. Mardy Grothe coined it himself for this collection of nearly two thousand quotable cautionary warnings. With the whimsical and witty intermixed with the serious and profound, contributors range from Aesop and Marcus Aurelius to John Wayne and Mae West. Grothe also tells the fascinating "back stories" of scores of classic quotations as well as the history of hundreds more that have never before appeared in a quotation anthology. Organized by topics such as Wit & Wordplay, Politics & Government, Sports, Stage & Screen, and The Literary Life, this is a book about quotations as well as a book of them. Neverisms is sure to delight quotation lovers and language aficionados everywhere.
Details
- Title Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget
- Author Mardy Grothe
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Collins Reference
- Publication date 2011-05
- Features Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780061970658 / 0061970654
- Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 7.47 x 5.78 x 1.25 in (18.97 x 14.68 x 3.18 cm)
- Category Reference
- Library of Congress subjects Quotations, English
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011283057
- Dewey Decimal Code 082
More Copies for Sale
Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget
by Mardy Grothe
- Used
- Hardback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780061970658 / 0061970654
- Quantity available
- 1
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$10.22A$6.57 Delivery to USA
Show details
Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget
by Mardy Grothe
- Used
- Hardback
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780061970658 / 0061970654
- Quantity available
- 1
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$10.22A$8.95 Delivery to USA
Show details
Neverisms : A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget
by Grothe, Mardy
- Used
- Condition
- Used
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780061970658 / 0061970654
- Quantity available
- 1
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$10.82Free Delivery to USA
Show details
Neverisms : A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget
by Grothe, Mardy
- Used
- Condition
- Used
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780061970658 / 0061970654
- Quantity available
- 1
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$10.82Free Delivery to USA
Show details
Neverisms : A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget
by Mardy Grothe
- Used
- Hardback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780061970658 / 0061970654
- Quantity available
- 1
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$12.22Free Delivery to USA
Show details
Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget
by Grothe, Mardy
- Used
- Good
- Hardback
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780061970658 / 0061970654
- Quantity available
- 1
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$12.22Free Delivery to USA
Show details
Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget
by Grothe, Mardy
- Used
- Good
- Hardback
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780061970658 / 0061970654
- Quantity available
- 1
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$12.28Free Delivery to USA
Show details
NEVERISMS
by Grothe, Mardy
- New
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780061970658 / 0061970654
- Quantity available
- 500
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$21.86A$21.88 Delivery to USA
Show details
NEVERISMS
by Grothe, Mardy
- New
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780061970658 / 0061970654
- Quantity available
- 500
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$21.86A$21.88 Delivery to USA
Show details
Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget
by Grothe, Dr. Mardy
- New
- Hardback
- first
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780061970658 / 0061970654
- Quantity available
- 1
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$21.94Free Delivery to USA
