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Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin
Spufford, Francis (author)
It's just as near to it as makes no difference.' Daily Telegraph'The man writes like a dream - informed, fresh, racy prose .
272 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 2, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571214976 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 127 × 198 × 18 mm · 216 g |
| Language | English |
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