The man who made lists : love, death, madness, and the creation of Roget's Thesaurus / Joshua Kendall.

  • Kendall, Joshua C., 1960-
Date:
2009, ©2008
  • Books

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Description

A profile of the creator of Roget's Thesaurus describes his childhood fascination with list-making, a practice that was shaped by family tragedies, his run-in with Napoleon's authorities, and a productive relationship with famed physician Thomas Beddoes.

Publication/Creation

New York : Berkley Books, 2009, ©2008.

Physical description

307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Edition

Berkley trade pbk. ed.

Notes

Originally published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008.
Includes index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    BZP (Roget)
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780425225899
  • 0425225895