2500 ANECDOTES FOR ALL OCCASIONS

Edited by Edmund Fuller

Specchwriters, orators, teachers, and storytellers-the search for "good material" is over. In 2500 Anecdotes for All Occasions you will find the witty epigram, the moving story, or the telling fable that will emphasize the importance of what you have to say. An anecdote is simply a story with a point, so use one to make a new point or to win an old argument. From the writings and words of sages, speakers, and humorists of the past and present, these anec-dotes have been carefully selected to be relevant to and revealing of mores, thoughts, aspirations, and foibles. Each is characterized by a profound feeling, a whimsical mood, or an amusing idea.

This volume is fun, and the temptation is great to spend an hour or two thumbing through it. But it is also a superb reference work, designed to make its use direct and easy. There are valuable sug-gestions on how to select anecdotal material, how to write and to tell anecdotes, and how to adapt them to your individual purposes. The book is divided into ten basic chapters, including Religion and Morals, Business, Industry and Possessions, Sports, and Law and Justice. These are further divided into alphabetical subdivisions, which make finding the appropriate topic a snap. In addition, there are cross-references at the end of each group, referring the reader to related subjects.