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Adventures in Stationery
James Ward
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Description for Adventures in Stationery
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
We are surrounded by stationery: half-chewed Cristal Bics and bent paper clips, rubber bands to fiddle with or ping, blunt pencils, rubbers and Tipp-ex are integral parts of our everyday environment. So much so that we never think about where they come from, why they are the way they are - or what stories they might have to tell. But luckily, James Ward does and he's here to tell you all about the secret pull stationery exerts on our lives. After all, who remains unmoved by the sight of a pristine blu-tak slab, or the first unmarked sheet ... Read more
We are surrounded by stationery: half-chewed Cristal Bics and bent paper clips, rubber bands to fiddle with or ping, blunt pencils, rubbers and Tipp-ex are integral parts of our everyday environment. So much so that we never think about where they come from, why they are the way they are - or what stories they might have to tell. But luckily, James Ward does and he's here to tell you all about the secret pull stationery exerts on our lives. After all, who remains unmoved by the sight of a pristine blu-tak slab, or the first unmarked sheet ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846686160
SKU
V9781846686160
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About James Ward
James Ward's London-based blog, I Like Boring Things, has featured in the Independent, Observer and on the BBC website. He is co-founder of Stationery Club and the Boring Conference, featured in the Wall Street Journal and on Radio 4. This is his first book.
Reviews for Adventures in Stationery
An endlessly fascinating and witty book
Shaun Usher, editor of
Letters of Note
A heartfelt paean to stationery
Marcus Berkmann
Daily Mail
There are 1,000 fascinating, funny, silly and scientific stationery stories in this book - as many as there are uses for Blu Tack
Iain Finlayson
Saga
This book is ... Read more
Shaun Usher, editor of
Letters of Note
A heartfelt paean to stationery
Marcus Berkmann
Daily Mail
There are 1,000 fascinating, funny, silly and scientific stationery stories in this book - as many as there are uses for Blu Tack
Iain Finlayson
Saga
This book is ... Read more