Glenn W. Ferguson (1929–2008)

This is mostly a journal-style book of the author's thoughts, which he decided to publish for some reason unknown to me. The author has a very superficial approach to each subject he tackles, which at times can be masked by his use of little known facts that probably come from his years as an ambassador, or which could easily be learned by reading the encyclopedia. He brushes lightly ove reach topic, and obviously has no depth to his thought processes. In addition, he simply knows very little about a number of the things he talks about, but has a passion for declarative sentences that appear to preclude all argument. I don't recommend it even for the writing style, which is not particularly compelling, though there are a handful of quotable epigrams sprinkled in the pages. Even on that, you'd get better quotes from the Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations...or a George W. Bush Dyslexicon.… (mehr)