Book Review: Apple a Day by Caroline Taggart


Pretty in Pink 2011

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Synopsis:  An Apple A Day,  Old Fashioned Proverbs –
Discover why proverbs have stood the test of time. 

Proverbs — those colorful time-honored truths — have become part of our everyday language. But how often do we think about their origins or meanings? 

This unique collection of words to live by reveals the source of these time worm expressions, which are as relevant today as they were when first coined generations ago.
An Apple a Day provides the fun facts behind 200 proverbs, including . . . 
  • The darkest hour is before the dawn.
  • You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
  • In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
  • The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
  • When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
But enough said.  Sit back and enjoy the read -- there's no time like the present!

About the Author: Caroline Taggart has been an editor of non-fiction books for nearly 30 years and has covered nearly every subject from natural history and business to gardening and astronomy. She has written several books and was the editor of Writer's Market UK 2009.

For more information on the book and the Blackboard Books, please visit www.rdtradepublishing.com

Review: As you know from our previous Reader's Digest Blackboard Book reviews, we LOVE this series of books! Caroline has done it again! Ddid you take the proverb quiz on St Patrick's Day hereon this blog?!

This is a very interesting book and one that will allow you to surprise your coworkers/family/friends with the knowledge of how some of our often used proverbs came to be! It is sorta surprising how many proverbs are from the bible, Aesop's Fables,  AND Shakespeare! "Cruel to Be Kind" is from Hamlet,  and "all's well that end's well", was a takeoff of a popular saying in Shakespear's time, that he altered when speaking about his plays. 

Pleas note, this is NOT the "Southern" proverb book! That would be a WHOLE other series of books, as you would have to have regional books! And I don't think a whole lotta people in the entire country use phrases like "she fell out", or "whatever cranks your tractor"....course, that's just me.....LOL

I highly recommend this to all your friends and family, especially those who use alot of proverbs in their daily life.




Disclosure / Disclaimer:  I was offered this book, free of charge,from FSB Associates, for review on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to review the book.




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