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The Accidental Dictionary: The Remarkable Twists and Turns of English Words
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The Accidental Dictionary: The Remarkable Twists and Turns of English WordsThe Accidental Dictionary: The Remarkable Twists and Turns of English Words

Brimming with hidden histories and tantalising twists, The Accidental Dictionary tells the extraordinary stories behind ordinary words.
 
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50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Universe
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50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Universe

For millennia humanity has gazed in wonder at the night sky, tracked the motions of the planets and attempted to explain our place in the Universe. But only in our own time has the true scale, the astonishing variety and the remarkable strangeness of the cosmos come clearly into focus.
 
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On Beauty - Umberto Eco
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On Beauty - Umberto EcoOn Beauty - Umberto Eco

In terms of form and style, On Beauty has been conceived for a vast and diverse readership. Packed with examples from painting, sculpture, architecture, film, photography, the decorative arts and literature, this remarkable book offers a rich and intelligent panorama of this huge subject.
 
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The Painted Word: A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and Their Origins
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The Painted Word: A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and Their OriginsThe Painted Word: A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and Their Origins

Whether old-fangled or brand new, all the words included in The Painted Word possess an ineffable quality that makes them luminous.
 
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Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando [Audiobook]
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Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando [Audiobook]Narrator: Armando Duran | Genre: Nonfiction/Biography/Cinema

Brando is perpetually fascinating, both for the power of the characters he portrayed and for his tumultuous personal life. Best-selling biographer Stefan Kanfer seamlessly intertwines the man and the work to give us the fullest and most illuminating appraisal yet.

 
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