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Just My Type
The original and best book about fonts
Häftad, 2011
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178 kr
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Just My Type is not just a font book, but a book of stories. About how Helvetica and Comic Sans took over the world. About why Barack Obama opted for Gotham, while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco. About the great originators of type, from Baskerville to Zapf, or people like Neville …
On The Map
Why the world looks the way it does
Häftad, 2013
162 kr
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Maps fascinate us. They chart our understanding of the world and they log our progress, but above all they tell our stories. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, Simon Garfield examines how maps both relate and realign our history.With a …
All the Knowledge in the World
The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia by the bestselling author of JUST MY TYPE
Häftad, 2022
201 kr
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The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, adults cleared their shelves in the belief that wisdom was now effortlessly accessible in their living rooms. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville …
The Pen
A Human History
Inbunden, 2026
385 kr
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A journey into the history of writing, thought, and culture through the story of the pen and its integral role in shaping our lives into the twenty-first century—from New York Times bestselling author Simon Garfield The pen has been with us for millennia. Many beloved authors had their preferred …
To the Letter
A Curious History of Correspondence
Häftad, 2014
139 kr
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Every letter contains a miniature story, and here are some of the greatest. From Oscar Wilde's unconventional method of using the mail to cycling enthusiast Reginald Bray's quest to post himself, Simon Garfield uncovers a host of stories that capture the enchantment of this irreplaceable art (with …
All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia
Häftad, 2024
284 kr
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Our Hidden Lives
The Remarkable Diaries of Postwar Britain
Häftad, 2005
214 kr
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In 1936 anthropologist Tom Harrison, poet and journalist Charles Madge, and documentary filmmaker Humphrey Jennings set up the Mass Observation Project. The idea was simple: ordinary people would record, in diary form, the events of their everyday lives. An estimated one million pages eventually …
Baskerville – The Biography of a Typeface
The Biography of a Typeface
Inbunden, 2026
293 kr
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When Baskerville was first created in 1757, there was concern that it would damage readers' eyes with its combination of thin and thick strokes and tapering serifs. Yet 250 years later, it remains one of the most commonly used typefaces in books of all kinds. As best-selling author Simon Garfield …
Baskerville
The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
Inbunden, 2023
173 kr
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The classic elegant English typeface, still widely used as a book text more than 250 years since its creation. Baskerville is a transitional design, poised between the first metal types and modern styles, notable for its combination of fat and thin strokes. When it was first used there was genuine …
Dog's Best Friend
The Story of an Unbreakable Bond
Häftad, 2021
177 kr
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“A fascinating, informative and highly entertaining expedition through the highways and byways of dogdom.” —John Bradshaw, New York Times bestselling author of Dog Sense A charming meditation on the relationship between humans and dogs, drawing upon history, science, art, and personal experience to …
We Are At War
The Diaries of Five Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times
Häftad, 2006
232 kr
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Of all the accounts written about the Second World War, none are more compelling than the personal diaries of those who lived through it. We Are At War is the story of five everyday folk, who, living on the brink of chaos, recorded privately on paper their most intimate hopes and fears.Pam Ashford, …
Wrestling
Häftad, 2007
131 kr
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'A brilliant oral history of the golden age of British wrestling and magnificent wider social history.' Richard OsmanThe classic account of the men and women who used to fight each other for pride and money. Simon Garfield brings them to life in one last glorious bout of jealousy, myth, revenge, …
MINI: The True and Secret History of the Making of a Motor Car
Häftad, 2010
150 kr
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In 1959, the first Mini was produced on an assembly line at Cowley, near Oxford. It would take a team of supremely talented designers, engineers and production-line workers to build a car that was unique in appearance and construction. They would clash over an uncomfortable and unsafe prototype, …
Wrestling
E-bok, 2013
103 kr
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'A brilliant oral history of the golden age of British wrestling and magnificent wider social history.' Richard OsmanThe classic account of the men and women who used to fight each other for pride and money. Simon Garfield brings them to life in one last glorious bout of jealousy, myth, revenge, …
End of Innocence
Britain in the Time of AIDS
Häftad, 2021
124 kr
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** With a new introduction by Russell T Davies **A new edition of the award-winning, ground-breaking account of the early AIDS crisis in Britain.'Masterful.' Jonathan Dean, Sunday Times 'A remarkable journalistic achievement.' Time Out'Powerful . . . Indispensable.' Observer'Superb.' London Review …
End of Innocence
Britain in the Time of AIDS
E-bok, 2021
118 kr
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** With a new introduction by Russell T Davies **A new edition of the award-winning, ground-breaking account of the early AIDS crisis in Britain.'Masterful.' Jonathan Dean, Sunday Times'A remarkable journalistic achievement.' Time Out'Powerful . . . Indispensable.' Observer'Superb.' London Review …
Albertus – The Biography of a Typeface
The Biography of a Typeface
Inbunden, 2026
293 kr
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Albertus, first carved on a bronze tablet in the 1930s by German Jewish refugee Berthold Wolpe, has proved to be one of the most enduring handcrafted typefaces in the world. It is at once modern and timeless, authoritative and whimsical-renowned as the typeface of London Street signs, David Bowie …
Comic Sans – The Biography of a Typeface
The Biography of a Typeface
Inbunden, 2026
247 kr
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Since its improvised creation at Microsoft in the mid-1990s, Comic Sans has become one of the most used and talked-about typefaces of the digital age. The subject of April Fools pranks and endless internet discourse, it has spawned a movement to ban it, inspired revivals and spinoffs, and continues …
Albertus
The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
Inbunden, 2023
173 kr
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One of the most beautiful handcrafted typefaces in the world, Albertus is also one of the most enduring. The face of thousands of book jackets, and the chosen look for David Bowie, Coldplay, Star Wars and London street signs, Albertus is as as warmly enticing on film posters as it is on memorial …
Albertus
The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
E-bok, 2023
45 kr
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One of the most beautiful handcrafted typefaces in the world, Albertus is also one of the most enduring. The face of thousands of book jackets, and the chosen look for David Bowie, Coldplay, Star Wars and London street signs, Albertus is as as warmly enticing on film posters as it is on memorial …
Baskerville
The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
E-bok, 2023
45 kr
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The classic elegant English typeface, still widely used as a book text more than 250 years since its creation. Baskerville is a transitional design, poised between the first metal types and modern styles, notable for its combination of fat and thin strokes. When it was first used there was genuine …
Comic Sans
The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
Inbunden, 2023
173 kr
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Comic Sans is one of the most used and most reviled typefaces of the digital age. How was it made? How could it spawn a movement to ban it and yet still be so widely promoted by educators? What does its accidental creator make of its contentious and singular history?This quirky and unique book …
Comic Sans
The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
E-bok, 2023
45 kr
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Comic Sans is one of the most used and most reviled typefaces of the digital age. How was it made? How could it spawn a movement to ban it and yet still be so widely promoted by educators? What does its accidental creator make of its contentious and singular history? This quirky and unique book …
Our Hidden Lives
The Remarkable Diaries of Postwar Britain
Ljudbok, 2016
118 kr
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In 1936 anthropologist Tom Harrison, poet and journalist Charles Madge and documentary filmmaker Humphrey Jennings set up the Mass Observation Project. The idea was simple: ordinary people would record, in diary form, the events of their everyday lives. An estimated one million pages eventually …
Dog's Best Friend
A Brief History of an Unbreakable Bond
Häftad, 2021
129 kr
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'This love letter to our four-legged friends is a delight . . . there is a good joke, an intriguing tale or a fascinating statistic on every page' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday'A fact-packed history of a 15,000-year relationship' Sunday TimesHow did we arrive at the moment when a dog goes to the …
Dog's Best Friend
A Brief History of an Unbreakable Bond
E-bok, 2020
44 kr
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''DOG''S BEST FRIEND is as fascinating, funny and wise as we''ve come to expect from Simon Garfield. More than that, it''s a book that asks profound questions about what it means to be canine'' ANDY MILLER, author THE YEAR OF READING DANGEROUSLY ''This is a book that will make your tail wag'' KATE …
All the Knowledge in the World
The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia by the bestselling author of JUST MY TYPE
Häftad, 2023
145 kr
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'Witty and geekily eclectic' The TimesAn erudite and amusing exploration' Financial Times'Full of jawdropping facts' Mail on Sunday'Remarkable . . . engrossing' Sunday Times'A pleasure' Spectator'An infectiously enthusiastic history' Times Literary SupplementThe encyclopaedia once shaped our …
All the Knowledge in the World
The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia by the bestselling author of JUST MY TYPE
E-bok, 2022
45 kr
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''Witty and geekily eclectic'' The Times An erudite and amusing exploration'' Financial Times ''Full of jawdropping facts'' Mail on Sunday ''Remarkable . . . engrossing'' Sunday Times ''A pleasure'' Spectator ''An infectiously enthusiastic history'' Times Literary Supplement The encyclopaedia once …
