Author

Keith Houston

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4 books

Books

  1. Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks 2013
  2. The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time 2016
2 more
  1. Empire of the Sum 2023
  2. Face with Tears of Joy 2025

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