The Quotable Paul Johnson: A Topical Compilation of His Wit, Wisdom and Satire

ISBN 10: 0374524238 / ISBN 13: 9780374524234

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Quotable Paul Johnson: A Topical Compilation of His Wit, Wisdom and Satire
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374524238
• ISBN 13: 9780374524234
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Quotable Paul Johnson contains 2,000 pithy and hard-hitting Johnson excerpts, edited and arranged alphabetically by topic, and with a cross-reference index.

Since the publication of Modern Times in 1983, Paul Johnson has been recognized as one of the world's most distinguished popular historians. In addition to having written twenty-eight books, including Intellectuals and History of the Jews, he frequently contributes essays and book reviews to both the British and the American press.

About the Author

About the Editor:
Paul Johnson, a well-known writer and journalist, was the editor of the New Statesman from 1965 to 1970 and is the author of several books, including A History of Christianity, A History of the Modern World from 1917 to the 1980s, and A History of the Jews.
The legendary founder of the modern conservative movement, William F. Buckley Jr. was the author of many celebrated nonfiction books, including God and Man at Yale, as well as the bestselling Blackford Oakes spy novels and Elvis in the Morning.