Australian writer Gideon Haigh's Stroke of Genius (Simon & Schuster) brings a virtuoso's breadth of reference and perception to a famous photograph of cricketer Victor Trumper.
Kermode's breadth of reference and extraordinary flexibility of mind helped to fashion a career which was, at every stage, out of step with conventional academic rhythms.
This is the same eclectic, omnivorous and often tangential style of research which gave Das Kapital its extraordinary breadth of reference.
This breadth of reference may seem to militate against continuous argument, but in fact these articles and reviews pursue a single overarching theme.
Economics is about trade-offs: a little bit of accessibility has been sacrificed here in exchange for conciseness and breadth of reference.One of the best things about the book is that it confounds stereotypes.
As in "Several Deceptions," there are plenty of good things here: a sensitive respect for the past, erudition, an impressive breadth of reference -- not to mention a bold determination to grapple with the formulaic mechanisms of a caper novel.
More modest and more technical than his big hits – Awakenings or The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat – the book is still remarkable in its shrewd perceptions and breadth of reference.
Lewis may not add anything new to the story of architecture, but with her breadth of reference and sprightly style she shows how the British psyche can be read through our buildings, a theme she illustrates with a wealth of "interesting features".
As might its breadth of reference – although it's one Geordie bloke with an acoustic guitar, it draws inspiration from Tuvan throat-singing, African music and metal, as well as from the north-eastern folk tradition ("It's not folk music. I call it ritual community music, and I'm more interested in experimental music," he told me last year).
