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	1 Webber, John (Illustrator) A Slow Boat to Moscow e-booksonline 2003 1-903949-29-7 / 9781903949290 1st Edition Paperback  Paperback in good condition in stock ready to send out. 2003 edition 1st e-booksonline. Amazon review - "In A Slow Boat to Moscow John Webber gives animpression of a land full of stereotypes ready to be debunked. In this gently paced account of two trips to Mother Russia he reveals a country that,if not reborn, is certainly coming out from behind a screen and revealing what will be to some a new identity, to others a renewal of an identity thathad been stifled behind years of communist rule.Russia is a country that, until recently, had guarded her secrets for manygenerations. Even in these days of easy and cheap travel, most westerners have still to see the country and John provides us with a tantalising glimpse into the lives of people who have come through a dark period of history only to appear as not so very different to ourselves.We are lead through his journey by water from the historical city of St. Petersburg to Moscow, sometimes showing sites that we recognise like onion domed churches, the Kremlin and sometimes surprising us with descriptions ofsites that don't fit with the Western image of a cold hard austere countrythat, not surprisingly, turns out to be largely inaccurate.Who can resist the Lovely Yulia or fail to be caught up by the enthusiasm of Galina as she shares her love of an ancient and elegant city. How very different she is to the tour guides we experience on our package tours to theMediterranean?There was also a glimpse of a more sinister side to life in twenty first century Russia, was the body in the coffin a victim of a mafia contract or was he simply being transported by the most conv  Price: 24.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart
	2 Webber, Toni Mouths and Bits (Threshold Picture Guides Series) Threshold Books 1990 1-872082-09-2 / 9781872082097 1st Edition Paperback  Paperback in good condition. 1990 1st edition Threshold Books. Illustrations by Carole Vincer. Threshold Picture Guides series number 15. ladylisabooks - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books,for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Excess postage may be required for books over 1 kg in weight outside the EU. ISBN 1-872082-09-2 1872082092.  Price: 15.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart