MARC details
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02932cam a2200349 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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on1201299077 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20210629111312.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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201023s2021 caua e 001 0 eng d |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
YDX |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
YDX |
| Modifying agency |
HBP |
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MBT |
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OCLCO |
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VP@ |
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OCLCF |
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JAS |
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SAP |
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NFG |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
168188755X |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781681887555 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1201299077 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
028.9 |
| Item number |
C975 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The curious reader : |
| Remainder of title |
a literary miscellany of novels & novelists / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
edited by Erin McCarthy and the team at Mental Floss. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
San Rafael, California : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
WeldonOwen, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
288 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
text |
| Content Type Code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
still image |
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sti |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media Type Term |
unmediated |
| Media Type Code |
n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier Type Term |
volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
" Readers rejoice! From Mental Floss, an online destination for more than a billion curious minds since its founding in 2001, comes the ultimate book for lovers of literature. From Americanah to War and Peace, from Chinua Achebe and Jane Austen to Jesmyn Ward and George R.R. Martin, learn surprising facts about the world's most famous novels and novelists. The Curious Reader will delight bookworms everywhere. This literary compendium from Mental Floss reveals fascinating facts about the world's most famous authors and their literary works. Readers will learn about George Orwell's near-death experience during the writing of 1984; meet the real man who may have inspired Pride and Prejudice's Mr. Darcy; discover which famous author kept her husband's heart after he passed away; and learn about the influence of psychedelics on Dune. The Curious Reader also contains the most-loved book-related articles from 20 years of Mental Floss, including "Cat-Loving Writers," "Famous Authors' Unfinished Manuscripts," "Literary Characters Based on Real People," and "Books You Didn't Know Were Self-Published." This literary miscellany is certain to inspire book lovers, aspiring writers, students, and teachers alike to discover a diverse selection of curated literary works--leading to an expansion of their library!"--Amazon. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Reveals fascinating facts about the world's most famous authors and their literary works. Readers will learn about George Orwell's near-death experience during the writing of 1984; meet the real man who may have inspired Pride and Prejudice's Mr. Darcy; discover which famous author kept her husband's heart after he passed away; and learn about the influence of psychedelics on Dune. Also contains the most-loved book-related articles from 20 years of Mental Floss. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Books and reading |
| Form subdivision |
Miscellanea. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
154425 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Fiction |
| Form subdivision |
Miscellanea. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Authors |
| Form subdivision |
Miscellanea. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
174306 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
McCarthy, Erin A., |
| Relator term |
editor. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
Mental Floss (Firm), |
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editor. |
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C0 |
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NFG |
