Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve

Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve

By
Ben Blatt
Ben Blatt
2017 • 288 pages

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67 books

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The Chicago Manual of Style
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Developmental Editing: A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
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The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
The Art of Possibility
Autobiography of a Face

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Math Stats

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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't
I Am a Strange Loop
The Riddle of Scheherazade: And Other Amazing Puzzles
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception
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Speaking American: How Y'all, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide

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Books On Books

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The Book Thief
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When You Reach Me
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Writing Reference

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How Fiction Works
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The subversive copy editor
Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer
The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot
Writing Begins with the Breath: Embodying Your Authentic Voice

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40 books

Nonfiction Science

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The Founding Fish
The Way of Ignorance and Other Essays
Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
Food Rules
Fingerprints of God
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8 books

Lit about Lit

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182 books

Nonfiction

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Salt: A World History
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time
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On the Road
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