They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions
"...highly amusing romp through the history of spurious quote-mongering....Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarly service, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--George E. Hopkins,International Social Science Review"[A] highly amusing romp through the history of spurious quote-mongering....Boller and George not only perform a valuable scholarly service, they also give us a first-rate detective story."--International Social Science Review"This book full of spurious quotes and deliberate misattributions has a lesson for anyone who has ever nodded admiringly at a well-turned quotation that makes a partisan point with stunning effect. The lesson is to be wary of just such marvelous distillations of political wisdom.  They're probably fakes....This is...a serious book, written with high good humor and solid research."--The Washington Times"An infectiously browsable book."--Booklist"One of the most pleasant surprises of the year....Not only informative but great fun."--The Newark Star-Ledger