| Apparently the compendious works on Chicago history by John Kirkland had not been consulted. |
| Given the compendious nature of Wood's works, this is hardly surprising, of course. |
| David Frum on Allen Guelzo's compendious synthesis of new thinking about slavery and its aftermath. |
| Failure to listen ranks high in the compendious catalogue of couple complaints. |
| His compendious book ranges from dry speculation on geology to exquisite description of flora, spangled with remarkably apt epigrams. |
| His compendious book, then, ranges from dry speculation on geology to exquisite description of flora, spangled with remarkably apt epigrams. |
