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been that of continuity and change in British politics. The theme is one that applies to the content of this edition. I have maintained the basic structure of the book, providing for continuity with previous editions. However, within
~ Philip Norton
politics over the past decade. The last edition was published in 2001. Since then, there has
~ Philip Norton
he theme of previous editions of The British Polity has been that of continuity and change in British politics. The theme is one that applies to the content of this edition. I have maintained
~ Philip Norton
Emily Post's Etiquette is out again, this time in a new and an enlarged edition, and so the question of what to do with my evenings has been all fixed up for me.
~ Dorothy Parker
This Introduction to the Introduction to the New Edition is a highly significant one in the history of Introductions. Its presence on these pages means that this book has achieved the World Record for the Number of Introductions in a Book of This Nature. With the addition of this Introduction to the Introduction to the New Edition, The Salmon of Doubt can now claim to have no less than three Introductions, one Prologue, and one Editor's Note.
~ Douglas Adams
You are, without doubt, holding in your hands one of the best-introduced books in the English language. We hope you enjoy the Introduction to the New Edition that follows this Introduction to it and continue to read on even into the book itself.
~ Douglas Adams
This Introduction to the Introduction to the New Edition is a highly significant one in the history of Introductions. Its presence on these pages means that this book has achieved the World Record for the Number of Introductions in a Book of This Nature.
~ Douglas Adams
What a strange book. How did we get a lift then?" "That's the point, it's out of date now," said Ford, sliding the book back into its cover. "I'm doing the field research for the new revised edition, and one of the things I'll have to do is include a bit about how the Vogons now employ Dentrassi cooks, which gives us a rather useful little loophole.
~ Douglas Adams
IT TAKES SOME temerity to publish, in a new edition, a book written more than thirty years ago.
~ Richard A. Lanham
Kantor's Andersonville," she said, adding, "It's a first edition.
~ Karin Slaughter
They're limited edition,' she said. 'Listen,' I said 'they're not limited enough. These shouldn't have been made at all.
~ Karl Pilkington
It was a short one-paragraph item in the morning edition.
~ Haruki Murakami
The latest edition of a work of science is the most valuable; of literature, the earliest.
~ William Lyon Phelps
Of course the Times tried to insist on speaking with Wolfe. When the last trumpet sounds the Times will want to check with Gabriel himself, and for the next edition will try to get it confirmed by even Higher Authority.
~ Rex Stout
If life had a second edition, how I would correct the proofs.
~ John Clare
'The Pushcart War' is presented as a history of a conflict that has not yet taken place; in each edition of the book, the date on which the hostilities commenced is nudged forward.
~ Adam Mansbach
In an expansive attempt to establish a foothold among California's intelligentsia and create America's first truly national newspaper, The New York Times launched a slimmed-down West Coast edition in October 1962... The result in LA was a sorry stepsister of the great gray New York Times for its West Coast readers... Reprocessed news dictated from 3,000 miles away by editors who knew zip about what made Southern California tick.
~ Dennis McDougal
I'll watch CNN in the mornings to catch up on what's going on. On the weekends, I get the Sunday edition of 'The New York Times.'
~ Sam Trammell
Some years back a small library I'd purchased had included a Cadwallader Club limited edition of the two Alice books, bound in red leather with gold stamping. John Tenniel's illustrations are the ones everybody knows, but the Cadwallader edition featured two dozen dazzling color plates by Michael Trossman. I never did get around to shelving the books
~ Lawrence Block
I love the French edition with its uncut pages. I would not want a reader too lazy to use a knife on me.
~ Lawrence Durrell
She stepped forward and grabbed a huge romance Nina adored from the top of the pile. "Look at this! You already have it." "Yes, I know, but this is the hardback first edition. Look! It's beautiful! Never been read!
~ Jenny Colgan
I bring a copy of 'Dracula' with me wherever I go, the book. It's my favorite book in the world, it's absolutely incredible. My great-great grandfather was the guy who printed the first edition, so he's the first person to ever put 'Dracula' on the written page.
~ Jack Reynor
Man is...a thinking erratum, that's what he is. Every season of life is an edition that corrects the one before and which will also be corrected itself until the definitive edition, which the publisher gives to the worms gratis.
~ Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
could spill over to hysteria as the hours and minutes ticked towards the edition deadline. The news editors had phones glued to their ears,
~ Anna Smith