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Summary: Wisdom Galore!!
Comment: This work was well put together. I have found it one of my most referred to books. The Cd doesnt
include the intire text but is a great enjoyment none the less. I recommend this work and have
given it to friends.

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Summary: Choose another one
Comment: I purchased this book because I edit a newsletter and needed quotes so I could create cryptograms. I
find myself paging and paging through the book, unable to use these obscure, often negative and
sexist quotes (was it really necessary to include all those quotes by men voicing their sexist views
of women)? The themes are too similar, as well - they all seem to be about human behavior and the
human condition while it would be nice to have a wide range of topics, such as the natural world,
seasons, holidays, for example. Choose another book of quotes.

Customer Rating:

Summary: High Content, Benefit Rich Nuggets
Comment: As a professional speaker I often look for quotes that will support a point I am trying to make in
my presentaion. While I own scads of quote book in my speakers library it is John M. Shanahan's
book that I most often refer to.

The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time allows me to support my
point with the fewest possible words. It allows me to find exactly what I am looking for in an area
that I might expect to find it.

Anyone whether it be a presidential hopeful or classroom teacher
will benefit from the treasure trove of high content, benefit rich nuggets contained with in its
pages. Doug Comstock ...

Customer Rating:

Summary: Great book to peruse once a day.
Comment: .
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Summary:

Great book to review each day and contemplate one or two thoughts from some
of the world's foremost "thinkers".

The point is to contemplate their thoughts, not to just
accept them. Just like reading your daily astrology, some quotes can be so general as to lack
basis.

Good reference tool for writers, or leaders who need to quickly and capably convey
thoughts, or ideas.

Includes a CD to listen to in the car, etc.

Review:

Shanahan has put
together many great one liners into a single volume; about 6 per page.

Contents are logically
divided:

Acknowledgments
1.....The Human Condition
2.....Success, Fortune, Failure, and
Misfortune
3.....Truth, Lies, and Deception
4.....Talk, Talk, Talk
5.....Passions, Virtues,
and Vices
6.....It's Only in Your Mind
7.....Men, Women, and Relationships
8.....Religion,
Nature, and God
9.....Life's Passages
10....Human Foibles
11....Pursuits - Artistic and
Otherwise
12....History and Government
13....Stuff to Think About
Sources

The "Sources"
lists each author alphabetically, with the quote source and quote placement with the page
numbers.

Negative:

1.....The CD has no look-up capability, so you can only listen to it
linearly, and cannot use it as a search tool.

2.....There is no index, or topical list for
searching for quotes using specific words (like searching for "love", "ocean", "heart", etc).

Customer Rating:

Summary: Good Resource
Comment: This book lends an array of good quips for every occasion, from ironic to inspirational. It's light
reading for times when you want to be amused. The title seems arrogant and a major overstatment, but
there are indeed some good quotes to be found here. If you are looking for a truly outstanding
collection of quotes, as I was, I suggest you read "Open Your Mind, Open Your Life: A Book of
Wisdom" by Taro Gold.

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