Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad
by Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 1860496067
- ISBN 13
- 9781860496066
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About This Item
Virago, Great Britain, 2003. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Waris Dirie, whose name means "desert flower", was born in Somalia of nomadic parents. She underwent extreme female circumcision at the age of five, and when she was 13 her father sold her into marriage with a 60-year-old for five camels, at which time she ran away. She was discovered by a fashion photographer in the United States whilst working as a janitor at McDonald's, and became a model who has been used to promote Revlon skin-care products. She also speaks on women's rights in Africa and travels the world to give lectures on behalf of the UN. This is her autobiography. 369 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Autobiography; Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 1860496067. ISBN/EAN: 9781860496066. Inventory No: 262473. . 9781860496066
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- Bookseller
- leura books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 262473
- Title
- Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad
- Author
- Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1860496067
- ISBN 13
- 9781860496066
- Publisher
- Virago
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- BZDB43 Autobiography Autobiography; Biography & Autobiography; Unbranded ISBN: 1860496067 EAN: 9781860496066 Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.