The Book of Poisonous Quotes by Colin Jarman (Compiler) Don't look for any positive quotations here. It seems that nothing is sacred from the evil tongue and the quick wit. If you are learning how to be a curmudgeon, this book will get you started. [More Quotation Books for Reading]
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Adrian Room, Terry Pratchett, John Buchanan-Brown (Introduction) This book provides the reference to the idiomatic sayings in our language. That sounds really boring, but it's incredibly useful. I receive many emails that ask the origin of some phrases such as "the whole nine yards." I'm not able to answer questions like that, but a book like this does, 90% of the time. [More Other Reference Books]
