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Lawrence Wright

1906 - 1983

An architect and author born in Bristol, UK in 1906, Lawrence Wright wrote several textbooks about the history of domestic appliances, particularly bathrooms, the bed, and heating equipment. He also wrote “the wooden sword” which documented his time in the RAF during World War II flying military gliders.

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  • Cover of: Clean and decent: the fascinating history of the bathroom & the water closet and of sundry habits, fashions & accessories of the toilet, principally in Britain, France & America.

    First published in 1960 17 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11

    First published in 2006 16 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition loomingtower00lawr Cover of edition loomingtoweralqa00wrig
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  • Cover of: Warm & snug: a history of the bed

    First published in 1962 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition warmsnug0000lawr
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  • Cover of: Home fires burning: the history of domestic heating and cooking.

    First published in 1964 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Saints and Sinners: Walker Railey, Jimmy Swaggart, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Anton LaVey, Will Campbell , Matthew Fox

    First published in 1994 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Clockwork man: the story of time, its origins, its uses, its tyranny.

    First published in 1968 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Twins: And What They Tell Us About Who We Are

    First published in 1997 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Zwillinge. Gene, Umwelt und das Geheimnis der Identität.

    First published in 1998 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Perspective in perspective

    First published in 1983 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Hold On To Your Veil Fatima And Other Snapshots Of Life In Contemporary Egypt

    First published in 2010 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Thirteen days in September : Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David

    First published in 2014 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Clockwork Man the Story of Time Its Orig

    First published in 1992 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Gemelos

    First published in 2002 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: God's Favorite: A Novel

    First published in 2007 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: In the new world: growing up with America, from the sixties to the eighties

    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Les jumeaux et leur jumeau

    First published in 1998 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Twins Genes Environment and the Mystery Of (Science Masters)

    First published in 1997 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Wooden sword.

    First published in 1967 1 edition in 1 language
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Subjects
History, Calendar, Chronology, Clocks and watches, Horology, Nature and nurture, New York Times reviewed, Psychology, Social conditions, Time, Twins, 11 September 2001, 77.53 developmental psychology, Abkommen, Al-Qaida, Arab-Israeli conflict, Aspect social, Aspect sociologique, Attentats du 11 septembre 2001, États-Unis, Bains, Bathing customs, Bathrooms, Baths, Beds, Beds and bedsteads
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United States
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Lawrence Wright
Time
1945-, 1960-1980, 1980-

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  • OLID: OL2110949A

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  • Wright, Lawrence

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August 23, 2018 Edited by ClemencyBedford Edited without comment.
August 23, 2018 Edited by ClemencyBedford Bio and DOD
March 8, 2011 Edited by George merge authors
August 20, 2008 Edited by an anonymous user fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import