Vectors: Aphorisms & Ten-Second Essays (Paperback)

~ James Richardson (Author) "1. The road reaches every place, the short cut only one..." (more)

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"...Pithy without being precious, profound without being preachy..." Paul Muldoon, Princeton University -- Times Literary Supplement, December 7, 2001

It is a book one wants to spend time with, a wonderfully friendly book, generous, witty and entertaining." -- Gulf Coast, 2002

Once you crack the cover, you will find beauty and truth and even a smattering of goodness." -- Project Muse, October 2003 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description

Five hundred aphorisms and miniature meditations by an award-winning American poet.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Ausable Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967266890
• ISBN-13: 978-0967266893
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #946,941 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Master of the Aphorism, December 26, 2007

By	D. Liebert "dliebert2" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Vectors: Aphorisms & Ten-Second Essays (Hardcover)

Richardson is a top poet - a lean, mean wordsmith of precision and probity. He is also the leading writer of the modern American aphorism. The two sides of the man fructify each other. There are delights on every page. A marvelous gift for literate friends with a good sense of humor.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Literary doritos, March 8, 2009

By	Profguy (WA) - See all my reviews

I like these little sayings and essays. I read them quickly, they make me think or laugh or both, and I can stop and start the book anytime I wish without worrying about where I'll pick up again. Mine is inscribed "Literary Doritos" by the author and that's as good a two word review as is possible. Worth owning and I've given several as gifts.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vectors, October 28, 2004

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"Vectors is a book of subversive wonders. Stunningly precise, these brilliant aphorisms and ten-second essays show a mind assessing, reassessing, discovering, and interrogating assumptions in ways that feel diamond-sharp, at once good natured, quietly sly at times, and always very, very shrewd. . .Vectors can now be added to the short list of such works that will truly last."-Laurie Sheck