Safire's Political Dictionary Author:William Safire This dictionary reminds you of Johnson's in that his opinions show through; the fun of it is that it's not empyrean in its viewpoint but down with the hoi polloi. The definitions are narrative, discursive, historical, and entertaining. "Letting it go out of print would be like letting Webster's dictionary go out of print." --James Q. Wilson "Lik... more »e millions of others I have long been a fan of Bill Safire and I have personally used his dictionary dozens of times. I've often thought this paperback ought to be at least an optional "color" listing for survey courses---grad and undergrad. There's a potential market that hasn't been effectively tapped for the book." --Larry Sabato« less