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The Book Of Life
By Eve Claxton
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Description
From Alan Bennett's wartime childhood in Yorkshire to Mahatma Gandhi's experiment with cigarettes; Katherine Hepburn on her first acting job aged 21 and Primo Levi on being captured by Fascist militia at the same age; Darwin on his lifelong love - his work - and Nelson Mandela on his release from prison aged 71 ... life and living in all its manifold glories is represented.
With insights that encompass generations and continents this is a uniquely enjoyable immersion in some of the world's best and most personal writing.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
484
Release Date:
2008-02-07
Publication Date:
2008-02-07
Publisher:
Ebury Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0091908469
ISBN13:
9780091908461
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Weight:
801 g
Height:
153 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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