{"product_id":"9781922147875","title":"The Rise and Fall of Great Powers","description":"Author: Rachman, Tom\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922147875\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 May 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Great Powers\u003c\/i\u003e will consolidate Rachman's reputation as one of the most assured and exciting young writers alive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs Tooly strolled back downtown, she glanced at other buildings. No matter how she imagined their insides - parties veering out of control, kitchens with faucets running, angry couples playing cards for real money - the truth was always more peculiar. In a vertical city, cramped dwellings were the only territory unreservedly reserved, each home an intimate fortress. Yet they were so easy to penetrate. ('Don't want to intrude, but I used to live here. Might it be possible to take a quick look? I happened to be passing and - wow, even just standing here, so many memories!') Mostly, one needed only knock, say a few lines, enter. Why limit yourself to the outside when you could walk right in, peek at their lives - maybe even leave with a handy nugget.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Who is Tooly Zylberberg? How did she end up running a second-hand bookstore in Wales? The Russian emigre Humphrey teaches her to play chess, but how does he fit in? Or Sarah who turns up without warning and then disappears again? And what about Venn, the shadowy and charismatic figure who seems to be one step ahead of everybody?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Spanning three decades, and taking us from Bangkok to Brooklyn to the border towns of Wales,\u003ci\u003e The Rise and Fall of Great Powers\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about how mystifying the past can be, and how the lives we lead can seem indecipherable even to us. It's a story about unexpected connections and the revelations that change everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Great Powers\u003c\/i\u003e will consolidate Rachman's reputation as one of the most assured and exciting young writers alive.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150313107614,"sku":"UBD-9781922147875","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922147875.jpg?v=1786964082","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922147875","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}