Shake hands with the devil

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…m for the infantry, and most of the events occur during a particular winter. I've read several of his books, and it's very much in line with his writing style. Same with Shake Hands With the Devil. The author (Romeo Dallaire) uses that phrase in the introduction and at a turning point of the book to express how he felt about his position - he literally shook hands with perpetrators of genocide. I agree that non-fiction books often have a kicker in the title to clarify the subject matter. But I think the pretty, poetical title is usually written by the author. At least I think it is for the books I read.

…y the coldest winter on record - Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders --> unless they are very old or made of glass, books aren't usually classified as "fragile" - Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda -->likely the Devil never shakes anybody's hand - Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War --> the US action in Somalia was not a war - On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society --> OK, I'll concede this one - The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York --> New York didn't "fall"-- I was just there and it was still standing - The Yiddish Policeman's Union --> I'll concede this one, too. They're all using metaphors help market themselves.

Sorry, that doesn't apply to the books I've read in the past year: - The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War - Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders - Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda - Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War - On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society - The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York - The Yiddish Policeman's Union Each of those titles tells you the contents of the book. The only one that perhaps does not is "The Yiddish Policeman's Union," but it's clearly fiction, and it is in fact about a Jewish policeman. Maybe what you said applies to bad books.