"In Kenneth Goldsmith's 'useless encyclopedic reference book,' 'Oulipo' brilliantly meets the Millenium. The text adheres strictly to its chosen rules: all the phrases collected between February 7, 1993 and October 20, 1996 end in sounds related to the sound 'R' and they are organized alphabetically by syllable-count beginning with one syllable entries for Chapter 1 ('A, a, aar, aas, aer, agh, ah, air...') and ending with a 7,228 syllable tour de force of astonishing proportions. But, in the spirit of George Perec and Jacques Roubaud, Goldsmith uses these 'rules' to expose the reader/listener/viewer to the marvels and vagaries of language in the late twentieth century. What we talk about, how we look at things, how we actually communicate - Goldsmith's eye and ear for contemporary 'argot' is near perfect." -- Marjorie Perloff, from publication's verso cover.