Lists of Note : An Eclectic Collection Deserving of a Wider Audience (Hardcover)

from sweeks1980

While listicles seem to be a modern craze, "Lists of Note: An Eclectic Collection Deserving of a Wider Audience" proves that lists have been popular for centuries. This coffee-table book, which is compiled by Shaun Usher and based on his website Lists of Note, offers an intriguing and varied comp...

from mabith

I was a longtime follower of Usher's website Letters of Note, so I jumped at the chance to request Lists of Note via the ER program. It's a beautiful, well put-together book. Perfect coffee table/guest room fare, as it's a book one browses through rather than reads for long periods. The only weak...

from RoseCityReader

Lists of Note: An Eclectic Collection Deserving of a Wider Audience was made for those of us who can't resist a list. Shaun Usher compiled 125 assorted lists that span the centuries from the ancient Egyptians to David Foster Wallace. The book includes lists as varied as: • 50 possible names for S...

from agrondin

I enjoyed this book very much. It was not quite as amazing as "Letters of Note," Usher's previous compilation, which had me laughing and openly weeping as I read it, but it was nevertheless fascinating and immensely satisfying for an inveterate list-maker and thought-jotter like me. Some of my ab...

from CarrieWuj

Truthfully, this is more a browse than a read, but what a fantastic collection! Very fun way to while away some time and it would also make a great gift. Included in this treasury are historical documents -- many in their original form of lists from groceries in a medieval monastery, to possible ...