James Ward (10)
Auteur de The Perfection of the Paper Clip: Curious Tales of Invention, Accidental Genius, and Stationery Obsession
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A propos de l'auteur
James Ward is the cofounder of the Stationery Club and the Boring Conference, featured in the Wall Street Journal and the Observer (UK). His blog, I Like Boring Things, has been featured in the Independent and on the BBC website. He lives in London, and The Perfection of the Paper Clip is his first afficher plus book. afficher moins
Œuvres de James Ward
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- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 198
- Popularité
- #110,929
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 10
- ISBN
- 92
- Langues
- 2
With those differences in mind, this is a fun, discursive book that has a lot to teach anyone, breezily going through the surprising history of the graphite ("lead") pencil and of Liquid Paper (I knew the one-sentence outline, which I won't spoil for those who don't know, but Ward was able to fill in a lot of the story that I had never heard). It can be read quickly and with pleasure by anyone nerdy enough to be interested in its subject matter.
* I'm not too shy to show off, either. The song is Back in Judy's Jungle.… (plus d'informations)