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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A keeper
This is a first rate reference book and a good read to boot. It serves easily as the footnotes to Ambassador Freeman's other book, Arts of Power, and ranks up there with Bierce's Devil's Dictionary. I highly recommend it.
Published on February 15, 2006 by history buff
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28 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Nice quotes, but not a vital reference
Although there are some very clever and interesting quotes listed in Mr. Freeman's book, I wouldn't characterize it as a "must-have" for students, diplomats, or politicians. Better alphabetical quote books are to be had on the market. The index, for once, is actually helpful, and there is even a section of the book that tells you (albeit too briefly) about the...
Published on July 12, 2001
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28 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Nice quotes, but not a vital reference,
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This review is from: The Diplomat's Dictionary (Paperback)
Although there are some very clever and interesting quotes listed in Mr. Freeman's book, I wouldn't characterize it as a "must-have" for students, diplomats, or politicians. Better alphabetical quote books are to be had on the market. The index, for once, is actually helpful, and there is even a section of the book that tells you (albeit too briefly) about the people who are quoted. I respect Mr. Freeman and his experience in the diplomatic corps; I just wish he would have contributed more anecdotes and examples from that experience.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A keeper,
By history buff (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Diplomat's Dictionary (Paperback)
This is a first rate reference book and a good read to boot. It serves easily as the footnotes to Ambassador Freeman's other book, Arts of Power, and ranks up there with Bierce's Devil's Dictionary. I highly recommend it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun to have, but practical? maybe not?,
By KBD "K.B.D." (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Diplomat's Dictionary (Paperback)
This is a nice book to sit down and read through at random, but it really is just what is says, a dictionary of quotes and advice. So I am glad that, seldom as it happens, when I have spare time I can sit down and glance through it. Is is something that I will ever sit down and read cover to cover? Probably not.
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The Diplomat's Dictionary by Charles W. Freeman (Paperback - May 1, 1997)
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