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Simon Garfield

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

January 01, 1960

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http://www.simongarfield.com/

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Simon Garfield is a British journalist and non-fiction author. He was educated at the independent University College School in Hampstead, London, and the London School of Economics, where he was the Executive Editor of The Beaver. He also regularly writes for The Observer newspaper.

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Average rating: 3.91 · 73,390 ratings · 3,271 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	Just My Type: A Book About Fonts 3.95 avg rating — 61,488 ratings — published 2010 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks by Simon Garfield, Dava Sobel (Foreword) 3.69 avg rating — 4,439 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World 3.67 avg rating — 1,892 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed with Time 3.40 avg rating — 1,109 ratings — published 2016 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To the Letter: A Celebration of the Lost Art of Letter Writing 3.75 avg rating — 829 ratings — published 2013 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Post-War Britain 4.16 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia 3.66 avg rating — 434 ratings — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wrestling 3.85 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World 3.58 avg rating — 408 ratings — published 2018 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Are At War: The Diaries of Five Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times 4.05 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The ABC of Fonts (3 books)
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“These days, digitization enables us to view the copies [of the Gutenberg Bible] online without the need for a trip to the Euston Road, although to do so would be to deny oneself one of the great pleasures in life. The first book ever printed in Europe - heavy, luxurious, pungent and creaky - does not read particularly well on an iPhone.”
― Simon Garfield, Just My Type: A Book About Fonts

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“Of course you can judge a book by its cover; moreover, we are obliged to.”
― Simon Garfield

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“One thing was for sure: no one wanted a repeat of Christopher Barker’s Bible of 1631, which omitted the negative from the seventh commandment so that it read, ‘Thou shalt commit adultery.”
― Simon Garfield, Just My Type: A Book About Fonts

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