Somebody Once Said
An Anthology of Quotations for Preachers and Speakers
Compiled by David Self
Paperback
Price: £8.99
Publisher:SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)
Published:24 October 2003
ISBN:0-281-05565-3
GoodBookStall Review:
David Self has set out to provide an anthology of brief quotations, concentrating on the prosaic, matter-of-fact and the direct, excluding the Bible, Book of Common Prayer and Poets, which can be found in profusion in other books. The aim is to help Preachers and Speakers avoid the irritating habit of prefacing a quote with 'Somebody Once Said'. He has sorted these quotations under headings to help you find what you want, and at the end of the book the Author Index has a brief note about all the authors quoted. If you love anthologies as I do, you will have many happy hours reading through this collection on your own, as the cover says ‘reflectively and as food for meditation’.
Reviewer: Mary Bartholomew (14/01/04)
David Self has set out to provide an anthology of brief quotations, concentrating on the prosaic, matter-of-fact and the direct, excluding the Bible, Book of Common Prayer and Poets, which can be found in profusion in other books. The aim is to help Preachers and Speakers avoid the irritating habit of prefacing a quote with 'Somebody Once Said'. He has sorted these quotations under headings to help you find what you want, and at the end of the book the Author Index has a brief note about all the authors quoted. If you love anthologies as I do, you will have many happy hours reading through this collection on your own, as the cover says ‘reflectively and as food for meditation’.
Reviewer: Mary Bartholomew (14/01/04)
