Peter was a shy and lonely young boy who loved to read. After his father's death, his family started to move a lot, which make it difficult for him to make friends. Books were his best companions. At the age of eight, he started writing his own book. But he didn't write stories, he wrote lists. He compiled list of words that helped him organize ideas and find the right words to express his thoughts. He added new lists every year. When he was a teenager, he started reading science books. He became a doctor at a young age but kept working on his lists at night. Years went by and he finally decided to publish his book as Thesaurus, which means 'treasure house' in Greek. The book was a huge success but this didn't affect him. He just kept
