Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe was first published in 2015. We track 2 editions.
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- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company2015 Hardback I own Thing Explainer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 2015 Log in to want this
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- 9 on Open Library, 5 in English
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- Articles in 2 languages
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Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe was first published in 2015.