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2015 selection · Graphic novels
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff In Simple Words
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff In Simple Words by Randall Munroe appears in NPR’s 2015 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around it’s all geek to me, nonfiction, staff picks, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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