People on People: The Oxford Dictionary of Biographical Quotations

by Susan Ratcliffe

Book Overview

From Martin Amis on Jimmy Connors and Jane Austen on Henry VIII, to Liz Hurley on Marilyn Monroe and Madonna on Eva Peron, here are more than 4,000 quotations about both historical and contemporary figures from all over the world.
The speakers are as well known as the people they are talking about, and come from a broad range of disciplines and professions, including actors, architects, dancers, historians, mathematicians, literary figures, politicians,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198662610
• ISBN13: 9780198662617
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.4"