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Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story
Michael Rosen
Paperback: 02/09/2016
Michael Rosen takes you on an unforgettable adventure through the history of the alphabet in twenty-six vivid ...
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Spell It Out: The Curious, Enthralling and Extraordinary Story of English Spelling
David Crystal
Paperback: 12/02/2014
The fascinating and surprising history of English spelling from David Crystal, everyone's favorite expert ...
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The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
Margalit Fox
Paperback: 04/15/2014
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code tells one of the most intriguing stories in ...
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Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything
David Bellos
Paperback: 10/16/2012
Funny and surprising on every page, Is That a Fish in Your Ear? offers readers new insight into the mystery of...
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Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
Simon Garfield
Paperback: 09/04/2012
A hugely entertaining and revealing guide to the history of type that asks, What does your favorite font say ...
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Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
Guy Deutscher
Paperback: 08/30/2011
A masterpiece of linguistics scholarship, at once erudite and entertaining, confronts the thorny question of ...
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The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws
Margaret Drabble
Paperback: 09/10/2010
An original and brilliant work. Margaret Drabble weaves her own story into a history of games, in particular ...
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