Mark Twain's Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty, Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health and Happiness - 9781938849459

This collection of Mark Twain quotes presents the best of the curmudgeonly writer's thoughts on diet, exercise, medicine, smoking, drinking, romance, parenting, old age, fashion, finances, politics, and stress management. Curated by a well-known Twain expert and mining lesser-known texts, speeches, and notebooks, it's the perfect gift for anyone who's had enough of Gwyneth's self-righteous advice and the ramblings of the blogosphere.

"Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any."—from an April 15, 1882 speech

"Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education."—fromPudd'nhead Wilson

"The less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands."—from "How I Edited an Agricultural Paper"

Mark Dawidziak has been the television critic at the Cleveland Plain Dealer since 1999 and is the author of many books, including the 1994 horror novelGrave Secrets and two histories of landmark TV series: The Columbo Phile: A Casebook andThe Night Stalker Companion. A recognized Mark Twain scholar, his acclaimed books on the author includeMark My Words: Mark Twain on Writing and Horton Foote's The Shape of the River: The Lost Teleplay About Mark Twain.He is also a playwright, director, and actor as well as an adjunct professor of journalism at Kent State University.

Informazioni bibliografiche

• Titolo del Libro in lingua: Mark Twain's Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty, Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health and Happiness
• Sottotitolo: A Politically Incorrect Self-help Book from America's Greatest Humorist
• Lingua: English
• Autore:  Dawidziak Mark (EDT)
• Editore: Prospect Park Books
• Collana: Prospect Park Books (Hardcover)
• Data di Pubblicazione: 09 Giugno '15
• Genere: HUMOR
• Pagine: 207
• Dimensioni mm: 177 x 127 x 0
• EAN-13: 9781938849459