books about: safire     books:       Scandalmonger (Harvest Book)42 reviews William Safire Harvest Books, 2001 The more things change, the more they stay the same The words we use matter. That is what this book comes down to and who better to write such a massage then the "On Language" columnist for the The New York Times Magazine. Usually journalist narcissism about there bloated since of self-worth to the community turns me off but Safire plowed through ass such predigests I held with his ability to bring historical figures into multidimensional ...             Fumblerules1 review William Safire Doubleday, 1990 Safire knows his stuff - and he knows it, too! Safire definitely knows what he's talking about-and he isn't afraid to tell it to your face, either. I love the cocky attitude of this handbook, and I doubt I'll ever have as much fun learning about grammar and rules again-unless I read another of his books! I've read this book twice-and plan to read it again soon-and it reads like a joke book. It's laugh out loud funny, and his humor is right up ...             The First Dissident: The Book of Job in Today's Politics2 reviews William Safire Random House, 1993 The First Dissident With the end of the election process still fresh, the poet Job story give you a viewpoint to continue watching our political system at work. William Safire, wordsmith, has fine tuned our thoughts and perspective as we watch our democratic government accept its responsibility. God, Job, and friends take their lumps as we the governed will with our recent choices.             How Not to Write: The Essential Misrules of Grammar11 reviews William Safire W. W. Norton & Company, 2005 Clever Beyond Words Safire's little booklet is never boring and always educational. In a day and age where bloggers run amog without grammatical concern, Safire pinpoints both the richness and exactness of the English language.             Words of Wisdom4 reviews William Safire Simon & Schuster, 1990 Great Gift for High School Graduates I found this book extremely useful in college. It has great quotes and short stories on a varity of subjects, all in alphabetical order. It was the most useful in my speech classes and any class that required a paper.             Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History, Updated and Expanded Edition19 reviews W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 A classic work made up of classic works Aside from the great speeches ( two hundred of them ) that constitute this volume and are its heart, there is also the informative introductory commentary of William Safire. This commentary serves not only as guide to each particular speech, but in general terms as a kind of extended essay on the art of speechmaking. And Safire makes it clear throughout that he views speechmaking as an art. The ...             Safire's Political Dictionary6 reviews William Safire Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 Witty, observant - the joy of words from a political and language insider. You will love this whopper of a book - all 896pp! William Safire belongs to the delightfully patrician generation of political insiders alongside the likes of radio columnist Alistair Cooke Alistair Cooke's America and Ted Sorenson, speechwriter and adviser to JFK. Safire, who has contributed his own fair share of speeches on the Republican side, (it was he who added alliterative relief to Spiro ...             The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time: Wit and Wisdom from the Popular Language Column in the ...1 review William Safire Simon & Schuster, 2004 Not as dry as you would expect I expected that this compilation of his columns on English usage and grammar would be another excercise in [overanalysis] of the language from an old, out-of-touch crank, similar to Buckley's masturbatory celebration of his own good English, "The Right Word" or George Will's angry, irrational screeds against Ebonics. But I was pleasantly surprised to see that this 85 year old off-the-docks Jewish ...             Pictures of the Times: A Century of Photography from the New York Times William Safire HNA Books, 1996 The spectacular photographs in this book have been selected from 17 million prints preserved in the extensive picture library of The New York Times They provide a spellbinding sampling from this unimaginably rich archive of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of a great newspaper. Underlying them all is the immediacy that makes news photography a vital part of history. 150 illustrations.             Watching My Language:: Adventures in the Word Trade1 review William Safire Random House, 1997 Already outdated This is simply a collection of articles written by William Safire, whose political opinions I don't read or follow. The purpose is to describe current usage, as Safire see it, and more frequently, to go into the origins of current usage. Occasionally he takes the prescriptive angle, and argues the way words should be used. There are many times that I disagree on his definition of the sense of ...             Let a Simile Be Your Umbrella2 reviews William Safire Crown, 2001 A Language Enthusiasts? Delight Whether you're an amateur or professional wordsmith, William Safire's latest book will give you plenty to ponder. The book consists of 370 pages of essays and excerpts from columns, often accompanied by amusing letters from readers and critics. The essays are organized alphabetically by subject, with a comprehensive index to help you locate Safire's comments on a particular topic. So jump right ...             Good Advice: More Than 2,000 Quotations to help You Live Your Life4 reviews William Safire Gramercy, 1993 Thoughtfulness multiplies The two Mr. Safires express their joy in finding such concise expresions of good advice. Like poetry, good advice does sum up a whole lot of feelings and thoughts in one or two punchy phrases. Language is really neat that way, and I like the book for that, too. But what I love about this book, and why I bought it for myself and my littlest brother, is that each sentence reminds the reader ...             Freedom: A Novel of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War11 reviews William Safire Avon Books, 1995 One of the greatest historical novels This is a beautifully written historical novel, one of the best I've ever read, and I've read quite a few. Whether it's because of the author's skill or simply because the story of Abraham Lincoln is so captivating, is hard to say. Before picking up Safire's book I thought of Lincoln simplistically as "the good guy who freed the slaves". 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