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Beat the Reaper (BAZELL, Josh)

180 Kč
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Kniha v anglickém jazyce... “A breakneck cross between a hospital drama, The Godfather, and a Quentin Tarantino film.” - BLOOMBERG.COM

Kód: 00208A
Dostupnost: Skladem (1 ks)
Stav zboží: Použité
Počet
Poslední kus skladem

Podrobné informace

Jazyk
anglicky
Vazba
brožovaná (měkké desky)
ISBN
978-0-316-07376-9
Rok vydání
2009
Počet stran
300
Hmotnost
161 g
Kontrola úplnosti knihy
kniha je kompletní, nechybí žádná stránka
Stav
lehce polehlá vazba, nažloutlé stránky, lehce opotřebované vrchní desky, jinak zachovalá
Vydavatel
Back Bay Books
Místo vydání
New York

Popis

"Outrageously funny.... Beat the Reaper may be the most imaginative debut of the new year.” - USA TODAY

“It's just what the doctor ordered.... Think House meets The Sopranos." - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“Completely outrageous... genuinely entertaining.” - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

“A breakneck cross between a hospital drama, The Godfather, and a Quentin Tarantino film.” - BLOOMBERG.COM

“Beat the Reaper is a hypochondriac's nightmare but a reader’s dream... It’s too much fun and too much gore to take your eyes off the page.” - WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD

“Great fun... compulsively readable.... You won’t be able to put it down until you finish.” - NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO 

O autorovi

BAZELL, Josh

Josh Bazell holds a BA in English literature and writing from Brown University and an MD from Columbia. He lives in San Francisco. ---- Josh Bazell má bakalářský titul v oboru anglická literatura, který získal na Brown University, a dále magisterský titul z University Columbia. Žije v San Francisku.

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