Between its front cover image of Gaugin's painting of Jacob strenuously wrestling the angel and a back cover thickly set with praise from the likes of George Steiner and a small inset photograph of the man himself scowling beneath a stark and supremely self-confident comb-over, this book contained all of Hill's first four astonishing volumes.
St Mirren manager Danny Lennon set aside praise for Jim Goodwin's equaliser in the Buddies' 1-1 drawithth Motherwell at Fir Park.
In this climate, Liszt foresaw the potential controversy that his symphonic poems would elicit, writing: "The barometer is hardly set on praise for me at the moment.
"My mind-set, praise God, is very different than it used to be," he told me.
Grimani's libretto has also come in for much praise: The New Penguin Opera Guide describes it as one of the best Handel ever set, and praises the "light touch" with which the characters are vividly portrayed.
The use of a sitar on "Get Set" was praised, as was the Beatles influence and Puig's production.
While each band member displayed a fierce solo style, Ms. Benjamin's turn on "Black Nat," a Murray tribute to Nat Cole, elicited a particularly strong reaction from the packed room — and from Mr. Murray, who, between sets, praised Ms. Benjamin for the clarity and courage of her performance.
He described it as "a hugely enjoyable episode that revels in its modern London setting", praising the way its ideas were realised visually on-screen.
The evening opened with "Gates of Praise," set to music by Andy Teirstein.
Mr. Feuer's praise set off a three-way argument: he defended the film, his son and Mr. Gross criticized it.
These scholars set out to praise Judaism as one of the cofounders of the Western tradition; they argued that, because the Jews produced great culture whenever they were not excluded from European society, they would repeat such accomplishments under conditions of social and political equality.
