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The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads QUOTES

1 " Telephone books are, like dictionaries, already out of date the moment they are printed.... "

― Ammon Shea , The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads

2 " For the benefit of those half-dozen people who will see a name like Gwillim and put this book down in order to go look it up to see where it comes from — it is the Welsh version of William "

― Ammon Shea , The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads

3 " [U]se extreme caution, and please remember that 451 degrees Fahrenheit is more than just a book a title.... "

― Ammon Shea , The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads

4 " ...Zachary winched a few more letters onto his last name and declared himself king of the Z aficionados. "

― Ammon Shea , The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads

5 " There can be funny moments during sad stories "

― Ammon Shea , The Phone Book: The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads