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Product info / Cechy produktu
Rodzaj (nośnik) / Item type
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książka / book
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Dział / Department
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Książki i czasopisma / Books and periodicals
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Autor / Author
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Walter Tevis
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Tytuł / Title
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The Queen's Gambit
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Język / Language
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angielski
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Wydawca / Publisher
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Weidenfeld Nicolson
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Rok wydania / Year published
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2020
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Rodzaj oprawy / Cover type
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Miękka
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Wymiary / Size
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12.5x19.5 cm
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Liczba stron / Pages
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246
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Ciężar / Weight
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0.2300 kg
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ISBN
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9781474622578 (9781474622578)
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EAN/UPC
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9781474622578
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Stan produktu / Condition
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nowy / new - sprzedajemy wyłącznie nowe nieużywane produkty
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It is a book I reread every few years - for the pure pleasure and skill of it' Michael Ondaatje 'Don't pick this up if you want a night's sleep' Scotsman When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself.
But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct. For Beth, there's more at stake than merely winning and losing. 'I loved it. I just loved it, it really drew me in and I know nothing about chess... The writing about addiction is just fantastic. I underlined so many bits of it... I didn't want it to end' Bryony Gordon on BBC Radio 4'Few novelists have written about genius - and addiction - as acutely as Walter Tevis' Telegraph