Booktopia - The Pedant's Revolt : Why Most Things You Think are Right are Wrong, Andrea Barham, 9781920743413

The Pedant's Revolt : Why Most Things You Think are Right are Wrong

By: Andrea Barham

The Pedant's Revolt : Why Most Things You Think are Right are Wrong

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ISBN: 9781920743413

Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Published: October 2005

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