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Alpha Beta: How Our Alphabet Changed the Western World
de Man, John
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0747271364
- ISBN 13
- 9780747271369
- Librería
-
Bundall, Queensland, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
London: Headline, 2000. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 312pp, index, map on endpapers. Size: Small 8vo
Sinopsis
Praise for Alpha Beta"This book comes at the perfect moment as we rediscover the importance in early reading of cracking the alphabetic code. The story of how that code came into being is a fascinating one, and Man is the ideal writer to tell it." Times Educational Supplement"A richly absorbing exploration, from B.C. to PCs, of the evolution of the most fundamental characters of our cultural history, the alphabet we so much take for granted. John Man writes with a compellingly restless curiosity and immediacy. The ever surprising, exotically detailed narrative in his informative book makes it as undryly enjoyable as a successful archaelogical dig of one of Alan Moorehead s colorful histories of African exploration." David Grambs, author of The Describer s Dictionary and The Endangered English Dictionary"Text that is crisp, taut, and as clear as a bell.... A fascinating story with many a beguiling subplot along the way." New Scientist"Letter perfect the best histories and mysteries of our ABC s!" Jeff McQuain, author of Never Enough Words and Power Language
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Detalles
- Librería
- Global Village Books
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 320276
- Título
- Alpha Beta: How Our Alphabet Changed the Western World
- Autor
- Man, John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0747271364
- ISBN 13
- 9780747271369
- Editorial
- Headline
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 2000
- Palabras clave
- WRITING, SCRIPT ALPHABETS
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Sobre el vendedor
Global Village Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2003
Bundall, Queensland
Sobre Global Village Books
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