Best Selling Books by Clifton Fadiman

"Fadiman may do for the anecdote what Bartlett did for the quotation . . . A thoroughly entertaining and useful reference source." — School Library Journal Along with an introduction, an index of themes, and a bibliography, this A-to-Z collection includes anecdotes about over two thousand famous people, from Alexander the Great to Muhammad Ali. An enjoyable journey through history and popular culture, it offers a blend of biographical tidbits with words of wisdom and just plain funny stories. "Tailor-made for speech writers in search of the right story for a special occasion or for those who enjoy browsing among quotes from our brightest wordsmiths." — People

The book contains a commentary by Clifton Fadiman and a facsimile of a holograph manuscript of "A visit from St. Nicholas" dated Mar. 13, 1862. The other facsimiles which are in a pocket are of an "Account of a visit from St. Nicholas" as published in the Troy sentinel, Dec. 23, 1823, p. [3], and of "A visit from St. Nicholas" ([16] p.), published in New York in 1848 by H. M. Onderdonk.

Now in print for the first time in almost 40 years, The New Lifetime Reading Plan provides readers with brief, informative and entertaining introductions to more than 130 classics of world literature. From Homer to Hawthorne, Plato to Pascal, and Shakespeare to Solzhenitsyn, the great writers of Western civilization can be found in its pages. In addition, this new edition offers a much broader representation of women authors, such as Charlotte Bront%, Emily Dickinson and Edith Wharton, as well as non-Western writers such as Confucius, Sun-Tzu, Chinua Achebe, Mishima Yukio and many others. This fourth edition also features a simpler format that arranges the works chronologically in five sections (The Ancient World; 300-1600; 1600-1800; and The 20th Century), making them easier to look up than ever before. It deserves a place in the libraries of all lovers of literature.

From Hank Aaron to King Zog, Mao Tse-Tung to Madonna, Bartlett''s Book of Anecdotes features more than 2,000 people from around the world, past and present, in all fields. These short anecdotes provide remarkable insight into the human character. Ranging from the humorous to the tearful, they span classical history, recent politics, modern science and the arts. Bartlett''s Book of Anecdotes is a gold mine for anyone who gives speeches, is doing research, or simply likes to browse. As an informal tour of history and human nature at its most entertaining & instructive, this is sure to be a perennial favorite for years to come.

Allegorical fantasy about people, gods, and Irish fairies.