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Comic Sans
- The Biography of a Typeface (ABC of Fonts Series)
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In this delightful history, bestselling author Simon Garfield tells the compact and charming story of the font we love to hate.
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Comic Sans
- The Biography of a Typeface (ABC of Fonts Series)
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Series: The ABC of Fonts Series, Book 3
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 10-22-24
- Language: English
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Albertus
- The Biography of a Typeface (ABC of Fonts Series)
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
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The New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type tells the charming story of the beloved handcrafted font.
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Albertus
- The Biography of a Typeface (ABC of Fonts Series)
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Series: The ABC of Fonts Series, Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 10-22-24
- Language: English
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All the Knowledge in the World
- The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: Tim Bentinck
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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All the Knowledge in the World is a history and celebration of those who created the most ground-breaking and remarkable publishing phenomenon of any age.
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Excellent, as usual
- By Debra Tydd on 07-23-23
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All the Knowledge in the World
- The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia
- Narrated by: Tim Bentinck
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 02-28-23
- Language: English
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Just My Type
- A Book About Fonts
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product that we buy. But where do they come from? Find out....
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Two for One - A Reference in delightful narrative
- By Louise Kienast on 05-15-12
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Just My Type
- A Book About Fonts
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 09-26-11
- Language: English
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Baskerville
- The Biography of a Typeface (ABC of Fonts Series)
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
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Bestselling author of Just My Type Simon Garfield tells the charming story of the classic Enlightenment font.
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Baskerville
- The Biography of a Typeface (ABC of Fonts Series)
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Series: The ABC of Fonts Series, Book 2
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 10-22-24
- Language: English
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On the Map
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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If you like maps & history, get this book!
- By Jo on 02-23-13
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On the Map
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 02-01-13
- Language: English
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In Miniature
- How Small Things Illuminate the World
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: Adrian Scarborough
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling, award-winning writer Simon Garfield returns with an enthralling investigation of humans’ peculiar fascination with small things - and what small things tell us about our larger world....
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Delightful exploration of miniatures
- By RJ on 05-30-19
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In Miniature
- How Small Things Illuminate the World
- Narrated by: Adrian Scarborough
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 03-12-19
- Language: English
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Our Hidden Lives
- The Every Diaries of a Forgotten Britain
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: Amanda Carlton, Christopher Scott, Jeffrey Perry, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
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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....
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Our Hidden Lives
- The Every Diaries of a Forgotten Britain
- Narrated by: Amanda Carlton, Christopher Scott, Jeffrey Perry, Joan Walker, Moir Leslie, Simon Garfield
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 10-06-16
- Language: English
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Just My Type
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 12-03-20
- Language: English
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Dog's Best Friend
- The Story of an Unbreakable Bond
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Simon Garfield
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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How did these faithful animals come to assist us not only in hunting, but in bomb disposal and cancer detection - and ultimately become our closest companions? Dog's Best Friend examines how this bond developed over the centuries, and how it has transformed countless lives....
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Dog's Best Friend
- The Story of an Unbreakable Bond
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Simon Garfield
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 11-17-20
- Language: English
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All the Knowledge in the World
- The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: Tim Bentinck
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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All the Knowledge in the World is a history and celebration of those who created the most groundbreaking and remarkable publishing phenomenon of any age....
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All the Knowledge in the World
- The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia
- Narrated by: Tim Bentinck
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 09-08-22
- Language: English
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Dog's Best Friend
- A Brief History of an Unbreakable Bond
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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One of the first words we learn. Perhaps the best friend we'll have. An animal so much part of our lives that we speak to it like a child and spend small fortunes on its well-being and wardrobe....
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Dog's Best Friend
- A Brief History of an Unbreakable Bond
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 11-17-20
- Language: English
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The Error World
- An Affair with Stamps
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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As a boy, Simon Garfield started collecting "errors" - rare stamps flawed by printing faults and absent colours. As an adult his childhood obsession became a full-blown mid-life crisis....
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The Error World
- An Affair with Stamps
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 11-02-09
- Language: English
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In Miniature
- How Small Things Illuminate the World
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: Adrian Scarborough
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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In Miniature takes a big look at small things. It is a celebration of the obsessive, eccentric and meticulous and welcomes us into the world of collectors, modellers and fans....
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In Miniature
- How Small Things Illuminate the World
- Narrated by: Adrian Scarborough
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 11-01-18
- Language: English
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Comic Sans
- The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
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Comic Sans is one of the most used and most reviled typefaces of the digital age....
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Comic Sans
- The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 11-09-23
- Language: English
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Albertus
- The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
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One of the most beautiful handcrafted typefaces in the world (and the author's favourite), Albertus is also one of the most enduring....
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Albertus
- The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 11-09-23
- Language: English
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Baskerville
- The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
- By: Simon Garfield
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
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The classic elegant English typeface, still widely used as a book text more than 250 years after its creation, Baskerville is a transitional design, poised between the first metal types and modern styles, notable for its combination of fat and thin letters....
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Baskerville
- The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 11-09-23
- Language: English
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