Proverb Collections
by Wolfgang Mieder
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As Strong As a Moose: New England Expressions
Internationally renowned proverb expert Wolfgang Mieder is back with a
collection of proverbial expressions that capture the essence of New England
life. The expressions capture the wry humor--"He is so thin he can drink
a glass of tomato juice and look like a thermometer"--thriftiness--"He
is so tight, his eyelids squeak when he winks"--and home-spun wisdom--"Worse
than eating bread and milk out of a jug with a knitting needle"--of Yankee
Lore.
88 pages, 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Illustrated
ISBN 1-881535-24-X
Paper $6.95
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As Sweet as Apple Cider: Vermont Expressions
As Sweet as Apple Cider contans more than five hundred Vermont proverbial
expressions. Read what Vermonters have to say about virtue, beauty,
money, and many other topics.
72 pages, 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Illustrated
ISBN 0-933050-58-5
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Garden of Wisdom: Collection of Plant Proverbs
This garden of proverbial wisdom offers sage advice about plants, their thorns, blossoms, and fruitÑand about human nature.
96 pages, 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"
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ISBN 1-881535-38-X
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Howl Like A Wolf: Animal Proverbs
Howl Like A Wolf shows the universal impact animals have had on
our speech and thought. It contains familiar proverbs such as "The early
bird gets the worm" and exotic nuggets of wisdom like "A rat who gnaws
at a cat's tail invites destruction" from China. Nearly six hundred proverbs
offer concise comments about animals--and about ourselves.
96 pages, 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Illustrated
ISBN 1-881535-08-8
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Love: Proverbs of the Heart
These international proverbs explore love in all its splendor--and with
all its pitfalls.
80 pages, 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"
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ISBN 0-933050-63-1
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Not By Bread Alone: Proverbs of the Bible
These proverbs contain common sense that has endured for centuries.
80 pages, 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"
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ISBN 0-933050-86-0
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Salty Wisdom: Proverbs of the Sea
Enjoy this treasure trove of sea wit and wisdom.
72 pages, 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"
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ISBN 0-933050-82-8
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Talk Less and Say More: Vermont Proverbs
Nearly five hundred proverbs deal with all aspects of life in Vermont.
You'll find advice on business, love and marriage, farming, and a host
of other subjects. You can "talk less and say more" with the distilled
wisdom and values of many generations of Vermonters.
64 pages, 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"
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ISBN 0-933050-42-9
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Wisecracks! Fractured Proverbs
In his tenth book with The New England Press, Wolfgang Mieder takes the proverbs we all know and use everyday and presents them along with "fractured" versions that put a modern, often humorous spin on the originals; for example:
"To err is human, but it takes a computer to completely screw things up."
With quips such as this, Wisecracks! is off and running. Mieder gathers over 150 traditional proverbs and over 1000 fractured versions drawn from a wide variety of contemporary sources, including dozens of books and articles on puns, one-liners, toasts, quotations, aphorisms, and graffiti as well as advertisements, caricatures, cartoons, comic strips, and headlines from magazines and newspapers.
Mieder writes, "Readers will encounter many familiar sayings as well as many new ones, reflecting our human ability for endless creativity with language - an inclination that produces sayings that are sometimes wise, and other times just wisecracks:
"Clothes make the man; naked people have little or no influence in society."
96 pages, 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"
22 illustrations
ISBN 1-881535-45-2
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Yankee Wisdom: New England Proverbs
Delight in the wisdom of our New England forebears and discover how present-day
Yankees view such topics as the weather, men and women, money, ignorance,
laziness, friends, reputation, and many others.
72 pages, 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Illustrated
ISBN 0-933050-73-9
Paper $6.95
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