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035 _a(OCoLC)60668354
035 _a.b61236305
040 _aUKM
_cUKM
050 _aAG 243
_b.H246 2006
100 _aHarrison, Ian,
_d-1965
_9103415
245 4 _aThe book of lasts /
_cIan Harrison ; [foreword by Captain Gene Cernan; editor, Barbara Dixon].
260 _aLondon :
_bBounty Books,
_c2006
300 _a288 p. :
_bill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.)
_c29 cm.
500 _aOriginally published: Great Britain : Cassell Illustrated. 2005.
500 _aOther title on cover: the stories behind the endings that changed the world.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aPresents a richly illustrated and quirky peek into both recent and not-to-recent history. People , animals, events, and practices all receive their due from those that changed the face of society to those people barely noticed. Lasts vary from personal, historical, journeys, words, requests, and bequests.
650 _aClosure (Rhetoric)
_9103416
650 _aCuriosities and wonders.
650 _aWorld records
_9136
942 _cREF
999 _c72031
_d72031