The Quotable Paul Johnson contains 2,000 pithy and hard-hitting Johnson excerpts, edited and arranged alphabetically by topic, and with a cross-reference index.

Since the publication of Modern Times in 1983, Paul Johnson has been recognized as one of the world's most distinguished popular historians. In addition to having written twenty-eight books, including Intellectuals and History of the Jews, he frequently contributes essays and book reviews to both the British and the American press.