Great Quotations That Shaped the Western World

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Creator: Carl H. Middleton
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 172937

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 784
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Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 6.9 x 1.8

ISBN: 1557788642
Dewey Decimal Number: 082
EAN: 9781557788641
ASIN: 1557788642

Publication Date: March 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

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"Great Quotations is better than a Harvard education!--Andreas R. Prindl, Member of The Board, Lloyds of London

"Great Quotations' wit and genius are guaranteed to make you sound better read than you are. But beware of using it on deadline: you can get lost in it for hours!"--Suzanne Fields, columnist for The Washington Times/Los Angeles Times Syndicate

"I am delighted to endorse this collection. It is useful, and full of sparkle."-- William F. Buckley Jr.

"A treasure trove of gems culled from the historical vineyard. Anyone who reads through these sketches and quotations will be inspired by some of the finest thinking in Western civilization."--Burton Folsom, History Professor

Great Quotations that Shaped the Western World is a treasury of the greatest quotations in western history. The book is organized chronologically as a history in "bite-size" portions so that casual readers can use it as a coffee table book for browsing. Serious students and those who want to have an overview of western history should read this book from cover to cover. As Dr. Johnson said, "classical quotation is the parole of literate men the world over."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Great Quotations compiled by a Great Quoter May 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

If indeed this wonderful work is "conservative," it is because Carl Middleton is extremely so but, way more than that, has selected much of the best from the human brain that ought to be conserved. Unlike other compilations of Man's profundity, Middleton's book has "Middleton" all through it, which endows the work with wonderful grit and makes it therefore not simply 784+ pages of detached and bloodless pith. I am a militant liberal in my opinions and in my behavior on almost every issue except that of the intellectual and historic voice of our species, and so I say to any listerner that Great Quotations that Shaped the Western World reflects the shape of intelligent thinking not just in the West but everywhere else, around the globe. Thus, though the book may appear at times to lean far to the right, the truth is that, like the "ship" it is, its course is straight ahead, and its voyage is universal

5 out of 5 stars

How each and every one of these quotes impacted society and changed it May 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

The words and the great people who say it - "Great Quotations That Shaped The Western World" is a near 800 page tome filled with the wisdom of the ages. From the words of Moses, Aristotle, King Henry VII, to many quotes in the modern era, this is a secular but no holds barred look at the entirety of western history and how each and every one of these quotes impacted society and changed it. "Great Quotations That Shaped the Western World" is a highly recommended reference for community library history collections.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

3 out of 5 stars

Not-So-Thinly Veiled Conservative Agenda April 26, 2008
3 out of 9 found this review helpful

This book was apparently written because Bartlett's Familiar Quotations only contained three quotes from Ronald Reagan. Throughout the book -- even in places inappropriate to do so -- jabs are taken at communism, atheism, socialism and evolution. Although the title of the book implies that all of these quotes were influential on western civilization, I don't see how this Charles Darwin quote applies: "I can indeed hardly see how anyone ought to wish Christianity to be true."

That being said, it is a decent collection of quotations. There is a chapter on investment wisdom, quite a few inspirational citations from the King James Bible, and interesting factoids intermingled here and there (for example, 25% of self-made millionaires are dyslexic). If you're a conservative that likes FOX News, this is right up your alley.