{"title":"LITERARY COLLECTIONS","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eare any publication that consists of two or more independent works by different literary authors not written specifically for the publication in hand, regardless of whether the work has a collective title.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-wit-and-wisdom-of-mark-twain-9780060751043","title":"The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookstore-n-more.myshopify.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=FAM-2317482\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eView All Formats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBesides being one of the most treasured writers in American history, Mark Twain was also one of the most quotable. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis comprehensive compendium collects over 500 of his best quips and remarks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Missouri under the name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, his pen name, Mark Twain, was river-boat slang for 12 feet of water. Clemens adopted the name Mark Twain after he established his voice as a journalist. Mark Twain, wrote the classic fiction satire novels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHuckleberry Finn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the nature of slavery and racism at the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Twain’s social commentary was as friendly as it was poignant. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis treasury contains his witticisms about the:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnigmas of life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportance of education\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDelights (and annoyances) of travel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbsurdity of politics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDouble standards of society\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoys of love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLudicrousness of aging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd much more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eshort biography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etimeline of his life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the quotes include such wisdom as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—Mark Twain’s Autobiography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“One of the striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePudd’nhead Wilson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—Mark Twain’s Notebook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMark Twain’s Notebook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“What is human life? The first third a good time; the rest remembering about it.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e—More Maxims of Mark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFriendly and funny, deflating egos and lifting spirits, these quotes deserve a treasured spot in every personal library.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Ayres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.34w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060751043\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAyres, Alex:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Alex Ayres has been a Senior Editor at \u003cem\u003eRunning Times\u003c\/em\u003e. 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