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Alpha Beta: How 26 Letters Shaped the Western World

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John Man


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Alpha Beta Gamma Delta
14th out of 350 books — 14 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonBad Science by Ben GoldacreThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose
Suggested Reading for Sixth Formers - Non Fiction
14th out of 100 books — 3 voters

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You Read a Book about What?
3860th out of 4,065 books — 2,129 voters
BREAKING THE BIAS OF ENGLISH by Vivian ProbstIn the Land of Invented Languages by Arika OkrentThe Unfolding of Language by Guy DeutscherThe Mother Tongue by Bill BrysonThrough the Language Glass by Guy Deutscher
Books for Language Lovers
43rd out of 201 books — 73 voters


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