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Damien Lewis is a journalist and documentary film maker. He has worked for the Telegraph, the Guardian and the BBC. Slave and Operation Certain Death have both been Sunday Times bestsellers. He lives in London. (2003-07-23)
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- EditoreCentury
- Data di pubblicazione2004
- ISBN 10 184413394X
- ISBN 13 9781844133949
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- LinguaInglese
- Numero di pagine480
- Contatto del produttorenon disponibile
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