Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You by Mardy Grothe (Editor) "Chiasmus and a World of Quotations That Say What They Mean and Mean What They Say" A collection of quotations that use the literary device known as chiasmus: reversed expressions, such as Groucho Marx's "Money will not make you happy, and happy will not make you money." I own this book and found it an entertaining cover-to-cover read. [More Quotation Books for Reading]
The Dictionary of Cliches by James Rogers Lists and explains all of those run-of-the-mill, garden-variety phrases we know as cliches. Whether you're a writer or speaker trying to learn how to avoid using cliches, or a space alien trying to fit into Earth society, you'll find this book invaluable. [More Other Reference Books]