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| Language | English |
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| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
Publication date | 8 October 2015 |
| Awards | Book of the Year at 2016 Summer in the City Awards |
| ISBN | 978-1-78503-109-0 (hardcover) |
| Followed by | Dan and Phil Go Outside |
The Amazing Book Is Not on Fire is a humorous autobiographical book by Daniel Howell and Phil Lester, released on 8 October 2015 by Ebury Publishing.
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