The Man Who Made Lists, (Paperback)

from PallanDavid

There are two things I hope to learn when reading a biography, first, I expect to find out about the life of the person who the book is about, and second, I hope to learn about the society in which the person is living (social morals, living conditions of the people, politics, etc.) The Man who M...

from nancynova

from the bookish book box; The life of Roget, of Thesaurus fame, but that was the least of the publications and writings that this man undertook. What he thought was his best work, Bridgewater Treatise, I never heard of

from lemonee

This is a book about the life of the man who wrote Roget's Thesaurus. True, not much about the thesaurus but more about the process of writing, thinking, obsessing and trying to stay sane. The thesaurus isn't as much an achivement as a manifestation of his life experiences.

from lemonee

This is a book about the life of the man who wrote Roget's Thesaurus. True, not much about the thesaurus but more about the process of writing, thinking, obsessing and trying to stay sane. The thesaurus isn't as much an achivement as a manifestation of his life experiences.

from mbmackay

Only rarely do you come across a book that makes you wonder what is going on in the publishing world. This is one of those books. It is a biography of Roget, the creator of the famous Thesaurus. The material is interesting - there is a good biography there to be written. Unfortunately, Mr Kendall...