Since the publication of Modern Times in 1983, Paul Johnson has been recognized as one of the world's most distinguished popular historians. This collection of 2,000 of his pithy and hard-hitting quotations, edited and arranged alphabetically by topic, offers a wonderful introduction to his work.
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Beginning with Modern Times (1985), Paul Johnson's books are acknowledged masterpieces of historical analysis. He is a regular columnist for Forbes and The Spectator, and his work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.
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The more one reads Paul Johnson, the less enchanted one gets. I started with his INTELLECTUALS, which I think is his best book. Then I went for MODERN TIMES, which is a must. His HISTORY series (Jews, Christianity, the USA) are OK, but they often shift from knowledge to mere opinion, while his recent HEROES falls flat from the start. My last reading was TO HELL WITH PICASSO, and that marked my farewell with the doctor: what a load of conceited cantankerous bile!
As for this collection, what can I tell you? If you're looking for "wit and wisdom", start elsewhere. Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, G.K. Chesterton, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, H.L.Mencken, Harry S. Truman ...clearly, he is not. Wisdom, he has; wit, he lacks; satire, he tries. Still, no match for these Olympians. Sorry.
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United States, John Paul, Third World, New York, Roman Catholicism, United Nations, Eastern Europe, Industrial Revolution, Soviet Russia, French Revolution, East Coast, The Shah, Dark Ages, Lyndon Johnson, Magna Carta, The Japanese, Common Law, White House, Hitler's Germany, South Africa, Soviet Union, Royal Society, Middle East New!
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United States, John Paul, Third World, New York, Roman Catholicism, United Nations, Eastern Europe, Industrial Revolution, Soviet Russia, French Revolution, East Coast, The Shah, Dark Ages, Lyndon Johnson, Magna Carta, The Japanese, Common Law, White House, Hitler's Germany, South Africa, Soviet Union, Royal Society, Middle East New!
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