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" The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write ; a man will turn over half a library to make one book." I argued warmly against the judges trading, and mentioned Hale as an instance of a perfect judge, who devoted himself... "
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to ... - Page 282
by James Boswell - 1889
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The Letters of Sir Joseph Banks: A Selection, 1768-1820

Joseph Banks, Neil Chambers - Biography & Autobiography - 2000 - 472 pages
...AND BY BOAT •> 5IR LAWRENCE v. Track of the Sir Lawrence in the Hebrides, 31 July-18 August 1772. A Man will turn over half a library to make one book Dr. Johnson This short list mostly includes useful reading related directly to Banks, but some other...
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Interpreting the Self: Two Hundred Years of American Autobiography

Diane Bjorklund - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 286 pages
...Acknowledgments Samuel Johnson once commented that "the greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading ... a man will turn over half a library to make one book." But he also could have acknowledged the importance of conversations. While preparing this book, I found...
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Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of ...

Jim Ottaviani - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 244 pages
...GOING TO WRITE DOWN ALL THAT WENT ON DURING BUT NOT THIS VERSION OF THE FACTS. notes and references A man will turn over half a library to make one book — Samuel Johnson, entry tor 6 April 1775 in Life of Johnson by James Boswell, 1791 prologue t •...
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Planning, Reporting & Designing Research

Business - 2001 - 300 pages
...CHAPTER Notional hours required to complete chapter Credits Formal lectures: Ising reference techniques 'A man will turn over half a library to make one book.' Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784. From Boswell's Life of Johnson. I Outcome of the chapter After completing...
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Planning, Reporting & Designing Research

Business - 2001 - 300 pages
...hours required to complete chapter Credits Formal lectures: 4x 1 WE, CHAPTER Using reference technique 'A man will turn over half a library to make one book.' Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784. From Boswell's Life of Johnson. I Outcome of the chapter After completing...
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Swimming Lessons: Keeping Afloat in the Age of Technology

David Ehrenfeld - Business & Economics - 2002 - 274 pages
...deepest needs, a reward that never stops while the world lasts. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SUGGESTED READINGS The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...man will turn over half a library to make one book. Samuel Johnson, quoted by James Boswell in The Life of Samuel Johnson Anyone who writes a book as wide-ranging...
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Architecture in the United States, 1800-1850

William Barksdale Maynard - Architecture - 2002 - 348 pages
...searchable, easy-to-use format that can abundantly supplement the illustrations in the present volume. "A man will turn over half a library to make one book," Samuel Johnson said, and for nine years mine was the University of Delaware's. Its Special Collections...
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The Lie that Tells a Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction

John Dufresne - Art - 2003 - 324 pages
...atlas of some kind. Yes, the world's political borders keep changing, and you'll have to keep "Tne greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. fl man wiff turn over half a library in order to write. " — SAMUEL JOHNSON up with it, but don't...
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100 Ways to Build Self-Esteem and Teach Values

Diana Loomans - Family & Relationships - 2011 - 402 pages
...fine picture, and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words. — Goethe 34 Reading and Literature A man will turn over half a library to make one book. — Samuel Johnson Instill a love for reading and the great classics by reading aloud with your child...
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Financial History of the United States

Paul Studenski, Herman Edward Krooss - Business & Economics - 2003 - 548 pages
...into permanent form so that it could have wider use. Dr. Johnson, according to Boswell, once said that "a man will turn over half a library to make one book." Something of this nature could be said about the labors involved in the preparation of this book. Many...
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