The Heretic's Handbook of Quotations: Cutting Comments on Burning Issues [Paperback]

Charles Bufe (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1992

This oversize book contains thousands of quotations on politics, sex, law, labor, capitalism, anarchism, women, religion, the arts, and 20 other subjects. Organized in chapters by subject, this book also contains an index, capsule biographies, and dozens of cartoons and illustrations. Hundreds of writers are represented, including Bakunin, Mencken, the Marxes, (Groucho and Karl), Twain, Reich, Voltaire, Shaw, Chomsky, Diderot, Bookchin, Goldman, Berkman, Paine, Kroptkin, and Bierce.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

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Gathered under such topics as politics, law, anarchism, capitalism, labor, crime, war, women. Bufe quotes authors from Aristotle to Chomsky. Published by Sharp Press, PO Box 6118, San Francisco, CA 94101. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Review

"A timeless collection, this book should be on the selves of every self-respecting radical."  —Freedom Fortnightly

"Enormous fun to dip into...I enjoyed the book enormously."  —David Bouchier, Social Anarchism

"A far-reaching collection of timeless, provocative, politically astute quotations.... It is fun, informative, and more."  —Z Magazine

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: See Sharp Pr; Expnd&Rev edition (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961328940
• ISBN-13: 978-0961328948
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,491,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff!, May 6, 2000

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Chad Bagley "Chad" (Shanghai China/Provo, UT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Heretic's Handbook of Quotations: Cutting Comments on Burning Issues (Paperback)

I love this book. I originaly bought it just for shits and giggles- but I've ended up using it for spicing up many articles and countless e-mails. An essential piece of reference material for the anarchist, atheist, dissident and all around provocateur.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars absolutely indispensable--and addictive as heck, June 2, 2003

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"qualitative_leap" (Malvern, AR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Heretic's Handbook of Quotations: Cutting Comments on Burning Issues (Paperback)

I purchased Bufe's eclectic collection of banter and agitprop some three(+) years ago, and haven't tired of it one bit. Initially, I thought it might be a good resource for writing, which it is, but was surprised to find myself constantly picking it up between projects, thumbing through it while on the phone, etc.

My only misgivings, as mild as they are, concern Bufe's, at times, transparent partisanship. Favoring Anarchism, he seems to present its patron saints (Bakunin, Goldman, et al.) in a more generous light than Marxists and other Socialists--and his representative sample of Christians and Christian thought flirts (tirelessly) with the straw-person fallacy. (Don't believe the hype--Jesus was a Socialist)

All in all, 'The Handbook' is a progressive's gold mine; I highly recommend it to any thoughtful person.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Tool for Reference and Entertainment, June 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Heretic's Handbook of Quotations: Cutting Comments on Burning Issues (Paperback)

I got this book just for a bit of amusement, but it has turned out to be an excellent reference for written papers. It smashes many historic misconceptions about famous people (ie. founding fathers were all Christian) and provides you with sharp, smashing responses to important issues.

I have only one complaint. That is mostly only leftist views are printed.

Chaz Bufe did an excellent job with this book, and the illustrations are often funny too. I would like to see more work done on it in a future edition.