Isbn: 9781869438135 - enemy at the gate (6 resultados)

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Enemy at the Gate This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

paperback. Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. A deadly disease is sweeping the world and nobody knows how to stop it. Movie theatres and swimming pools are shut and schools are closed. People are discouraged from gathering in large groups at the beach. Twelve-year-old Tom Mitchell can't even see his best friend Charlie. He wonders when the lockdown is ever going to end. And then things get worse. It might all sound familiar. But this is New Zealand in 1937-38. The disease is infantile paralysis, or polio, and nobody knows where it will strike next. When even the adults are afraid, Tom finds refuge in his dream - to run in the Olympics like his hero, Olympic champion Jack Lovelock.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Paperback: paper is slightly discoloured on the edges, else nr fine. 8vo, 286pp. A story set in 1936 when the deadly disease of polio (infantile paralysis) spread terror through New Zealand.

Paperback. Condición: Good. 288 pages. Cover slightly worn, Corners bumped Being in quarantine sounds like being in prison, I said, shivering. Lily no dded. A bit like that. Except that the prison is your own home.Or like be ing in a besieged castle, I said, thinking aloud. With an invisible enemy at t he gates.In 1936 a deadly disease holds New Zealand in terror. Known as infantile paralysis, or polio, the disease appears to strike at random. Schools close. Going to the pictures is out of the question. Seeing your friends is dang erous.Caught up in the confusion and fear, twelve-year-old Tom finds refu ge in his dream: to run in the Olympics like the famous Jack Lovelock.…