Doug Aitken

I have a weak spot for late '60s-early '70s yippie paperbacks and protest manifestos. I find them at flea markets or online. One of my favorites is 'Right On,' a compendium of student protests made into this 95-cent paperback with the most amazing graphics.

American Artist

Jane Lindskold

Diana Wynne Jones' excellent book 'The Tough Guide to Fantasyland' is a compendium of the sort of lazy writing that has given fantasy fiction - especially the sub-section that features elves and dwarves and other Tolkienesque elements - a bad name.

American Writer

Danny Meyer

A restaurant is a compendium of choices that the owner has made. If you look around a restaurant, everything represents a choice: the kind of salt shaker that's on the table, the art on the walls, the uniforms on the waiters.

American Businessman

Arthur Schopenhauer

A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth, for it is a compendium of everything his mouth will ever say, in that it is the monogram of all this man's thoughts and aspirations.

German Philosopher

Juan Goytisolo

For a country is not merely a piece of earth; it is, above all, a compendium of social, cultural, and historical factors which begin to acquire sense and order through the process of writing.

Spanish Poet

Ben Miller

I'm writing a science book - a sort of compendium of all the ways I've found of explaining things to my artsy friends over the years.

English Comedian

Robert Crumb

The Bible was not written for entertainment purposes, so it's a real hodgepodge and a compendium of all kinds of stuff.

Carolyn See

Gillespie and I' is a deliciously morbid, almost smutty story, a compendium of inappropriate wants and smarmy desires.

American Author

A compendium focuses on providing information strictly related to a particular subject or area.

Subject Specific

Often used in professional or academic contexts, reflecting practical and applicable information within a field.

Actionable Insights

It goes beyond basics, exploring topics in depth, which could be overwhelming for beginners.

In-depth Details

A compendium can condense materials, serving as a helpful revision tool.

Study Tool

It distills the essence of extensive work, highlighting the crucial components.

Essence Captured

It's meant to be used alongside larger works, not replace them entirely.

Complementary Use

A compendium of works usually includes diverse selections from different authors or sources.

Variety Included

It reflects careful selection and organization, intended to represent the best or most relevant works.

Curated Collection

In literary contexts, a compendium is valued for its aesthetic or thematic coherence among works.

Literary Value

 are contained in an expansive compendium of deeper meanings, called the Talmud. Jews find rich, symbolic meaning in daily life. At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people

The five major world...

 a compendium of all the serious play that ever was, and it’s going to be available in fine bookstores, crummy bookstores, tables on the street in October. So thank you very much.

Bruce McCall: Nostalgia...

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Compendium