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Title: Not So Much a History of Aphorisms as the Author's Manifesto
Review: I was rather hoping for a history of aphorisms. What we are treated to instead is a brief biography of each of the author's favorite thinkers, some of whom are actually aphorists, and some of whom require stretching the definition beyond breaking. (Emily Dickinson as aphorist? Really?) As he admits on the penultimate page, "This book is my bible." If you're looking for a book outlining James Geary's philosophy of life as projected onto various writers throughout history, this is your book. If you're actually looking for a history of the aphorism, your search continues.
