Category - Non Fiction / Biography & Autobiography
Format - Hardcover
Condition - Good
Listed - A month ago
Ships From - Texas
Est. Publication Date - Mar 2008
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A profile of the creator of the legendary thesaurus named for him describes his childhood fascination with list-making, a practice that was shaped by family tragedies, his run-in with Napoleon's authorities, and a productive relationship with famed physician Thomas Beddoes
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In the tradition of The Professor and the Madman, a "brisk and vivid"( Los Angeles Times) account of an obsessive scholar. Polymath, eccentric, and synonym aficionado, Peter Mark Roget had a host of ...
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