The House of Twenty Thousand Books
$47.17
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
9 September 2014
Summary
This is the story of Sasha Abramsky’s grandparents, Chimen and Miriam Abramsky, and of their unique home at 5 Hillway, around the corner from Hampstead Heath.
In their semi-detached house, so deceptively ordinary from the outside, the Abramskys created a remarkable House of Books. It became the repository for Chimen’s collection of thousands upon thousands of books, manuscripts and other printed, handwritten and painted documents, representing his journey through the great politi…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781905559640 |
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| ISBN-10: | 190555964X |
| Author: | Sasha Abramsky |
| Publisher: | Peter Halban Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Peter Halban Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 412g |
| Dimensions: | 143mm x 217mm x 29mm |
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About The Author
Sasha Abramsky
Sasha Abramsky is a widely published freelance journalist and author. In the UK, his work has appeared in the Guardian, Observer, Independent and Sunday Telegraph. In the U.S. he writes for the Nation, American Prospect, New Yorker online and many other publications. His most recent book The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives was listed by the New York Times as among the one hundred notable books of 2013. Sasha Abramsky lives in California with his wife and two children.
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