G Sommer (286 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. 'When I joined the struggle as a 13-year-old boy in Soweto, I would never have imagined that one day I would blow the whistle on a special kind of corruption that was destroying the party and the values I had been fighting for all my life.' In 2010, government spokesperson Themba Maseko was called to the Gupta family's Saxonwold compound and asked by Ajay Gupta to divert the government's entire advertising budget to the family's media company. When Maseko refused to do so, he was removed from his position and forced to leave the public service. The life of this once-proud civil servant would never be thesame again.Maseko, whose activism was forged in the Soweto uprising of 1976, is a product of the struggle, and has always been unfailingly loyal to the principles of the ANC. In 2016, when the party called on members with evidence of wrongdoing by the Guptas to step forward, Maseko was the only one to do so. For this courageous act of whistleblowing, he was ostracised, slandered and even threatened.As a former senior state official, Maseko also offers a rare insider's view of the presidencies of Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma and of the inner workings of government.Compelling and revelatory, For My Country shows what it takes to stand up for one's principles and defy the most powerful man in the country.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. 'When I joined the struggle as a 13-year-old boy in Soweto, I would never have imagined that one day I would blow the whistle on a special kind of corruption that was destroying the party and the values I had been fighting for all my life.' In 2010, government spokesperson Themba Maseko was called to the Gupta family's Saxonwold compound and asked by Ajay Gupta to divert the government's entire advertising budget to the family's media company. When Maseko refused to do so, he was removed from his position and forced to leave the public service. The life of this once-proud civil servant would never be thesame again.Maseko, whose activism was forged in the Soweto uprising of 1976, is a product of the struggle, and has always been unfailingly loyal to the principles of the ANC. In 2016, when the party called on members with evidence of wrongdoing by the Guptas to step forward, Maseko was the only one to do so. For this courageous act of whistleblowing, he was ostracised, slandered and even threatened.As a former senior state official, Maseko also offers a rare insider's view of the presidencies of Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma and of the inner workings of government.Compelling and revelatory, For My Country shows what it takes to stand up for one's principles and defy the most powerful man in the country.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed by the editor and inscribed to a previous owner. Octavo, 8 3/4" tall, viii + 312 pages, black cloth. A fine, clean, neat hard cover first edition with little shelf wear; slight blush of foxing to top fore-edge; hinges and binding tight, paper white. In a fine dust jacket .…

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This trade paperback is in good condition, with no visible inscriptions or library markings. The cover shows minimal wear, and the binding is intact, ensuring durability for continued use. The pages are clean, printed on acid-free paper, preserving the text's quality over time. unknown (no dust jacket visible).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Trade paperback in near fine condition.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good paperback with light shelfwear - NICE! Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Book in Good condition.

Trade Paperback. Condition: NEAR FINE.

Paperback. Wrappers slightly worn at edges. Neat red pen underlining on pg. 43. Otherwise VG 337 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: VGF. 1808-23. A VGF or better original release 8 x 10 still with studio description on back. Size: 8" x 10". Photographic Image.

Soft cover. Condition: VGF. A VGF or better original release 8 x 10 still. Size: 8" x 10". Photographic Image.

Soft cover. Condition: VGF. A VGF or better original release 8 x 10 still. Size: 8" x 10". Photographic Image.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. This paperback has some minor shelf wear. Pages as new, no marks.

Paperback. Outer edge of text has two small stains. Cover slightly worn at edges. Otherwise pristine 337 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Octavo. 163 pages. Hardcover in grey cloth with design on the front cover in gilt. Binding is foxed and soiled from handling. Spine is toned and dulled. Illustrated endpapers are toned, have 'Portage Path' stamped on them, along with some numbers written at the top edge of the front endpapers. Prior owner's name written on half title page. Text is toned. Occasional pencil marks in margins. Collates complete with 4 color plates and several black and white illustrations. First Edition. Edwin G. Sommer (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: sehr guter Zustand. 99 Seiten 300 gr.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Pencil underlining and markings throughout. Boards are edge worn and scuffed. 271 pp.

180pp. Foreword by Hubert H. Humphrey. Moderate cover wear, text clean & tight: VG.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Sound binding. Clean and bright pages. Wraps have light handling wear. Contents: Wojcik, The Role of School-Baswed Civic Education in Poland's Transformation. Swan, Symbolic Play in Kieslowski's Dekalog III. Sommer, Execute the Poles: The Genocide of Poles in the Soviet Union, 1937-1938; Documents from Headquarters. Lachowicz, The Polish Army Veterans Association of America (a Historical Outline). Ihnatowicz, Boleslaw Taborski: A Poet Pledged to Poland. Taborski, Three Poems. Review article by Anna M. Cienciala. Book reviews by Fiedler, Habielski, Hrushevsky, Krauze, Sammartino, Snyder. 9.0" tall; 100 pages.…

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Slight foxing, slightly musty, sunned spine, previous owner's name. 229 pp.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library with yellowed end pages. Boards are worn, faded and scuffed. 229 pp.

Condition: New.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library. Boards are slightly edge worn and scuffed. Faded at spine. Some text in German, French and English. 229 pages. This item is at our location in Eugene, Oregon. 229 pp.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Boards are gently worn and scuffed. Previous owners' names to front end pages. 229 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Loose Leaf. Condition: New. Reproduction. Original title: Portrait of French II Josef Karel, Rooms-German emperor German: Porträt des französischen II. Josef Karel, Zimmer-Deutscher Kaiser French: Portrait du Français II Josef Karel, empereur allemand des chambres Spanish: Retrato del francés II Josef Karel, Salón-Emperador alemán High-quality fine-art reproduction based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Creation period: 19th century (1808). Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper (Photo Matt Fibre) in size A5. The motif is printed with a white border (museum-style presentation). No.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.