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Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Museum in 1963 to celebrate five eventful centuries of the printed word, Nicholas A. Basbanes offers a lively consideration of writings that have "made things happen" in the world, works that have both nudged the course of history and... read more
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In the early years of the twentieth century a woman named May Lamberton Becker (1873-1958) enjoyed enormous popularity for the "Readers Guide" columns she wrote for the New York Evening Post, and later the Saturday Review of Literature.
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Harpercollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0060593237
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Harpercollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0060593237
Page Count: 384
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- Dewey: 028.9
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