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Old 01-21-2009, 08:20 PM   #6
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The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester is AWESOME! It is about the formation of the Oxford English dictionary and the murderer/crazy guy who helped them out.

I don't know anyone who hasn't read this book and not loved it.
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