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9781782119289: Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
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ISBN 10: 1782119280 ISBN 13: 9781782119289
Casa editrice: Canongate Books Ltd, 2016

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<i>Letters of Note</i><i> </i>is a collection of over one hundred of the world's most<i> </i>entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website of the same name - an online museum of correspondence visited by over 70 million people. From Virginia Woolf's heart-breaking suicide letter, to Queen Elizabeth II's recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression 'OMG' in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi's appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pop's beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable job application letter, <i>Letters of Note</i> is a celebration of the power of written correspondence which captures the humour, seriousness, sadness and brilliance that make up all of our lives.

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Informazioni sull?autore

<p><b>Shaun Usher</b> is a writer and sole custodian of the popular blogs www.lettersofnote.com and www.listsofnote.com. He has transformed both blogs into bestselling books, crowd-funded by Unbound and jointly published by Unbound and Canongate. He lives in Wilmslow with his wife Karina and their two sons. He is the author of the bestselling <i>Letters of Note, More Letters of Note</i> and <i>Lists of Note.</i></p><p>www.lettersofnote.com<br>www.shaunusher.com<br>Follow @LettersOfNote on Twitter</p>

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Letters of Note is a collection of over one hundred of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website of the same name - an online museum of correspondence visited by over 70 million people. From Virginia Woolf's heart-breaking suicide letter, to Queen Elizabeth II's recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression 'OMG' in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi's appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pop's beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable job application letter, Letters of Note is a celebration of the power of written correspondence which captures the humour, seriousness, sadness and brilliance that make up all of our lives.

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Letters of Note is a collection of over one hundred of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website of the same name - an online museum of correspondence visited by over 70 million people. From Virginia Woolf's heart-breaking suicide letter, to Queen Elizabeth II's recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression 'OMG' in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi's appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pop's beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable job application letter, Letters of Note is a celebration of the power of written correspondence which captures the humour, seriousness, sadness and brilliance that make up all of our lives.

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Editore
Canongate Books Ltd
Data di pubblicazione
2016
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1782119280
ISBN 13 
9781782119289
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
384
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
non disponibile

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9781782112235: Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

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ISBN 10:  1782112235 ISBN 13:  9781782112235
Casa editrice: Canongate Books Ltd., 2013
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