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The Weight of a Mustard Seed: The Intimate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of Tyranny
por Wendell Steavenson
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0061721786
- ISBN 13
- 9780061721786
- Livreiro
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
New York, NY: Collins, 2009 Collins, New York. 2009. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a remainder mark on the textblock bottom edge. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($24.99); scant bumping to head tail, and tips. Cream paper over boards with red overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 288 pp 8vo. This book is an unprecedented and intimate account of Iraqi life under Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime, revealed through the tragic story of one of the dictator’s loyal generals, Kamel Sachet. The author gives a new perspective on life inside a totalitarian regime telling why people tolerated the government, its actions, and lived to support it. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Livreiro
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 017084
- Título
- The Weight of a Mustard Seed: The Intimate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of Tyranny
- Autor
- Wendell Steavenson
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Near Fine
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0061721786
- ISBN 13
- 9780061721786
- Editorial
- Collins
- Local de publicação
- New York, NY
- Data de publicação
- 2009
- Dimensão
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Palavras-chave
- Iraq, Gulf War, Desert Storm, Iran-Iraq War, Middle East Politics, General Kamel Sachet, Saddam Hussein, Baath Party, Baathist loyalty, Iraqi people, exile, collaboration, secret police, moral journey, fear, Mukhabarat,
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Biographies;
Termos da venda
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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Sobre o Vendedor
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Membro de Biblio desde 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
Sobre Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
