Albert Venn Dicey (1835-1922) was Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford University from 1882 to 1909.
A writer with the ability to make you think. . . . Few express better the sheer perplexity of Americans today. -- The New York Times Book Review <br> Eminently worth reading. . . . More than the reporting--often brilliant--and more than the access to insiders, it is [Friedman's] ability to see a few big truths steadily and whole that makes him the most important columnist in America today. -- The New York Times <br> For historical context, both before and after September 11, I can't think of a more useful and informative book. --Susan Larson, The Times-Picayune <br> A valuable work. . . . Few writers have a better grasp than Thomas L. Friedman of the dimensions of America's war on terrorism. . . . He is a brilliant reporter [who] has revolutionized foreign-affairs punditry. -- The Baltimore Sun <br> A writer with the ability to make you think. . . . Few express better the sheer perplexity of Americans today. - The New York Times Book Review<br> <br> For historical context, both before and after September 11, I can't think of a more useful and informative book. -Susan Larson, The Times-Picayune<br> <br> A valuable work. . . . Few writers have a better grasp than Thomas L. Friedman of the dimensions of America's war on terrorism. . . . He is a brilliant reporter [who] has revolutionized foreign-affairs punditry. - The Baltimore Sun<br> <br> Eminently worth reading. . . . It is Friedman's ability to see a few big truths steadily and whole that makes him the most important columnist in America today. -Walter Russell Mead, The New York Times<br> <br> Top-notch. . . . Well-researched, original thinking. - USA Today<br> <br> Illuminating. . . . Eye-opening. - The HoustonChronicle<br> <br> Enormously valuable. . . . Passionate . . . informed. - San Jose Mercury News<br> <br> Essential reading for anyone keeping track of world events. . . . Eminently helpful in understanding the great divide yawning between the Western and Arab worlds. - Kirkus Reviews, starred review <br> A readable guide to the issues and arguments facing American policymakers. - The Economist<br> <br> An invaluable reporter's perspective on the world from outside U.S. borders. . . . Lucid . . . exceptionally frank and convincing . . . insightful. - Publishers Weekly, starred review<br> <br> Fascinating reading. . . . Shockingly clear and prescient. . . . Probably no one else-journalist or diplomat-has pursued the complex threads of this story as relentlessly as Friedman. - BookPage<br> <br> When the world changed last September, it was Friedman, more than any other journalist, who was there to explain what happened and why. . . . To read [Longitudes and Attitudes] is to relive an anguishing year in world history but also to witness a more human-size drama: Through these dispatches, you see a man trying to explain the unthinkable not only to his readers but to himself. - Rolling Stone<br> <br> Insightful . . . a good example of why he won [three Pulitzer Prizes]. . . . Reading Friedman at any time is a delight. - Wisconsin State Journal <br>