That they did not aim just a little higher subtly weakens this otherwise thoughtful, intelligent book.
"First a Long Hesitation" is a haunted and intelligent book.
The Times considered it 'descriptive writing of a high order... this is an extremely intelligent book.'
Besides, when you can support an intelligent book with a clear conscience, it has the unselfish freshness of a good deed.
This is just a relatively intelligent, academic book.
These elegant, intelligent books are not at all dated; my two sons, ages 12 and 9, love them every bit as much as I did.
All the same, "A Place at the Table" remains an intelligent and eye-opening book.
It's an intelligent book but, for all its self-conscious hypermodernity, very cautious and therefore unexciting.
Does Kindle have an app saying how many intelligent books you've downloaded?
This attractive and intelligent book more than achieves its aims.