Famous Lines : A Columbia Dictionary of Familiar Quotations by Robert Andrews (Editor) I wish I had owned this quote book when I was doing my Quote of the Week on Sickness. This collection has many unique quotations that you wouldn't find in any other collection. In fact, there is a section on Frigidity (only one quote in the section, but still). I dare you to find another collection with as varied a selection of quotes. [More Reference Quotation Books]
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]
