John Robert Colombo's Famous Lasting Words: Great Canadian Quotations

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John Robert Colombo's Famous Lasting Words: Great Canadian Quotations

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Dimensions:656 Pages, 6 x 9 in

Published:September 1, 2000

Publisher:Douglas & McIntyre

Canadian Author

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10:155054800x
ISBN - 13:9781550548006

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What does it mean to be Canadian? How would you describe Canadian life? John Robert Colombo presents more than 4000 quotations from novels, speeches, essays, interviews and newspapers on 1000 various Canadian subjects from ability to zoos. John Robert Colombo's Famous Lasting Words: Great Canadian Quotations covers a wide range of people, places and issues from Jacques Cartier to Jean Chretien, from salmon to self-government. Discover various aphorisms, attitudes, descriptions, declarations, ideas, impressions, insights, mottos, quips, quotes, slogans and speculations. This dictionary-style volume spans 20th-century Canadian history, with more than half the entries from the last 20 years.

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Bianca Moon
Quotes to be inspired

14 months ago

Famous Lasting Words is the best book for those who are looking for a book full of quotations. But wait! It doesn't just contain any quotations, but Canadian quotations. Topics like love, litterature, cooking.....you can literally find any quote. Of course, this is helpful for those who want to publish a book with a neat little quote in the front.
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Ted Rushton
Canada at Its Best

9 years ago

Once again, as he has done for more than 25 years, Colombo has put together a classic. In contrast, Bartlett is scanty. Colombo presents us with quotations, then he explains how and when it was used and sometimes the reaction. Only a Canadian could be so painstakingly thorough, leaving nothing to chance or misinterpretation. It's a marvelous Canadian feature, one the rest of the world should adopt. Granted, any book that includes Orillia, Stephen Leacock, Peter Newman and Richard Needham has… + read more
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