For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches from the World of the Blind, Paperback - Rosemary Mahoney

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An official companion book to From Our Own Correspondent, BBC Radio 4's flagship foreign affairs programme.

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Letters from the Trenches provides an accessible, unique perspective on the experiences of soldiers and their families for the First World War cent...

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A lively, inside look at how Bollywood, Turkish soap operas, and K-Pop are challenging America's cultural dominance around the world.

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Reducere. In Land of the Blind, Jess Walter, National Book Award finalist and author of Citizen Vince and The Zero, explores the bonds and compromises we mak...

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