An edition of The power of one (1989)

The power of one

1st Ballantine Books trade ed.

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An edition of The power of one (1989)

The power of one

1st Ballantine Books trade ed.

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.83 ·
  • 6 Ratings
  • 93 Want to read
  • 14 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.

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Ballantine Books
Language
English
Pages
518

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Subjects
Fiction, World War, 1939-1945, Children, Conduct of life, Prisons, Apartheid, Boxing, Prejudices, Self-confidence, History, Boxing stories, Juvenile fiction, Historical Fiction, Sports, South africa, fiction, Fiction, war & military, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, Afrikaners, Success in children, Boarding schools, Courage, Loneliness, War stories, History, 1909-1961, SOUTH AFRICA
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South Africa
Times
1909-1961

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The Power of One
2007, Laurel-Leaf Books
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The power of one
2005, Delacorte Press
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The power of one
1999, McArthur & Company
in English
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The power of one
1996, Ballantine Books
in English - 1st Ballantine Books trade ed.
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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823
Library of Congress
PR9619.3.C5964 P69 1996, PR9619.3.C5964 P69 1989, PR9619.3.C5964P69

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Pagination
518 p. ;
Number of pages
518

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Open Library
OL1024913M
ISBN 10
034541005X
ISBN 13
9780345410054
LCCN
96096683, 88029684
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71039
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