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 Kendall, Joshua
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1

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C
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The Man Who Made Lists
The Man Who Made Lists
Joshua Kendall // 297 pages | 2008

Main Heading: History
Sub Headings: 		C
 76-WORD REVIEW

Kendall delves into the persona of Peter Mark Roget and reveals the motivation and manner of a man who has become synonymous with synonyms. Although Roget made word lists from early childhood, he didn't really begin work on his Thesaurus until he was in his 70s. Since Kendall tells a chronological story of Roget's life, the Thesaurus lies near the end, and is not given near as much space in the book as one would hope.

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