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The Secret Life of a Schoolgirl: A Memoir
by Rosemary Kingsland
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 140004782X
- ISBN 13
- 9781400047826
- Seller
-
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Crown Publishers, 2003. First Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. This is a VERY Firm Burgundy Memoir Hardback. It is in Near Fine condition with a Near Fine Jacket. c2003. First Edition, 1st Printing. This book is in Very Nice condition both inside and out. The cover of this book is very bright & very clean. The pages are very tight & bright. It looks Very LIghtly read. Very slight spine end wrinkle. The edges and corner points are very nice. The jacket, with price, is very bright & very clean, light shelf wear, no tears. Not a Remainder. 343 pages. #020367-1123
Synopsis
Fragile things break under stress. But, according to Nassim Nicholas Taleb, there’s an entire class of other things that don’t simply resist stress but actually grow, strengthen, or otherwise gain from unforeseen and otherwise unwelcome stimuli. Taleb sees degrees of antifragility everywhere, from fasting, mythology, and urban planning to economic, technological, cultural, and biological systems. The wealth of radical thinking in this book astounds;...
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- Bookseller
- Glenn David Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020367
- Title
- The Secret Life of a Schoolgirl: A Memoir
- Author
- Rosemary Kingsland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 140004782X
- ISBN 13
- 9781400047826
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Glenn David Books
Biblio member since 2018
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
About Glenn David Books
GLENN DAVID BOOKSHistory, Military History, Religion, Spirituality, Railroad & 145 additional categoriesWe are a mom & pop operation for the past 11 years.Customers appreciate the great packaging of all our books as well as fast shipping.
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- Fine
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