Andrew Rosenbaum

“Consider the brilliance of this dynamic that Mead has brought to bear on the novel, on her own life, and on literature!

“You have to admire their consistent and scientific approach; other commentators basically just wing it.”

“The very rich contribution that a book like this makes, bringing together original ideas with detailed experience to back them up, can only come from an experienced foreign correspondent.”

Reading the latest crop of books about Israel, a reviewer has the sense of reading half a book at a time.

“. . . almost cinematic in its ability to go from an intimate scene to a great sweeping take of an army marching—without skipping a beat.”

“The book is a slog. . . . You can learn a lot from this book, but it’s like taking bitter medicine.”

“Wonderful writing, wonderful thoughts, and in the end an erudite and informed plea for tolerance and humanism.”

“Beyond Outrage is a rant . . .”

“President Clinton goes on to make an extremely detailed list of 46 steps government could take to make our society and our economy function better.

“What’s needed, in fact, is much more pressure from outside Nigeria combined with the work of really active NGOs.

What is the difference between an Amancenista and a Manzanilla sherry? How large was the 1859 grands crus classification in Bordeaux?

“Greed is good: Philosophy will help you to enjoy it without guilt.” Such might be the motto of Why Businessmen Need Philosophy, a compilation of essays dedicated to the thought of Ayn Ran

For years, Hollywood has been selling the story in which a regular guy gets threatened by the minions of an evil government, only to win out against all odds in the end.

“I have always preferred,” wrote the French 19th century author Anatole France, “the folly of passion to the wisdom of indifference.”

Of Washington, it has often been noted that it doesn’t much matter what you say so long as you say it at the right time.

Why do business writers have to try harder?