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Over 400 memorable quotes, uttered over the last 2,500 years by Sappho, Queen Elizabeth I, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Erma Bombeck, Oprah Winfrey, many other historical figures and personalities, cover love and romance, family, human nature, aging, work, joy and, sorrow, more. Indispensable for public speakers; a delight for general readers.
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You tell 'em!
Witty, perceptive, humorous, serious...quotes from some of the greatest women in history on every topic imaginable.A great value, both content and price-wise.Don't miss it!

Wonderful anthology
This book is a wonderful anthology of women's sayings about avariety of topics such as women/men, education, politics, marriage, love, friendship etc. There are quotations of writers, poets, actresses from several centuries. A very interesting collection that is definitely worth the money! ... Read more

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Set includes:Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your OwnAt Wit's EndThe Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic TankIf Life is a Bowl of Cheries - What am I Doing in the Pits? ... Read more

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"Erma Bombeck...turns her talents to the animal kingdom: the behavioral patterns of the creatures in the wild and and couple in the duplex next door." ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Erma (Louise) Bombeck, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 3391 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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Chapters: Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, James M. Cox, Robert C. Schenck, Erma Bombeck, Charles F. Kettering, Clement Vallandigham, Lewis B. Gunckel, Daniel C. Cooper, L. L. Langstroth, John Henry Patterson, Byron B. Harlan, Levi and Matilda Stanley, Edward Andrew Deeds, David Ziegler, Roy G. Fitzgerald, Stephen W. Thompson, Joseph Halsey Crane, John Williams Stoddard, Mrs. Leslie Carter, Loren M. Berry, Robert M. Nevin, Harry P. Jeffrey, James Ritty, Charles G. Bickham, John Lewis Brenner, George W. Houk, James F. Schenck, John H. Balsley, John A. Mcmahon, C. J. Mclin, George Huffman. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 161. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 May 30, 1912), were two Americans who are generally credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903. In the two years afterward, the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. The brothers' fundamental breakthrough was their invention of three-axis control, which enabled the pilot to steer the aircraft effectively and to maintain its equilibrium. This method became standard and remains standard on fixed-wing aircraft of all kinds. From the beginning of their aeronautical work, the Wright brothers focused on unlocking the secrets of control to conquer "the flying problem", rather than developing more powerful engines as some other experimenters did. Their careful wind tunnel tests produced bet...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=58410 ... Read more