Weight | 0.400 kg |
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Dimensions | 220 × 150 × 22 mm |
ISBN | 978-0992636463 |
Cover | Paperback |
Publication Year | 2014 |
£8.99
Bookworms, Dog-Ears and Squashy Big Armchairs: A Book Lover’s Alphabet
When books are your passion: Here is a hugely entertaining, original and informative A – Z of everything you ever wanted to know about books. Are you a xenophile? Which book dedications make us cry? What were the author events of Ancient Rome like? Why did the U.S post ban Chaucer? What is the Kalima book project all about? Are your books ‘slightly foxed’? Enjoy over 250 thought-provoking and fascinating entries and book facts, plus talking points, recommendations and games to play with books from the author of An Everywhere: a little book about reading. If you’re passionate about reading, or in a book group, here’s a book you won’t want to be without.
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