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Discovering Qatar
Frances Gillespie
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Description for Discovering Qatar
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Discovering Qatar evolved from a series of features on the archaeology, natural history and traditional life of Qatar that Frances Gillespie began publishing in a national newspaper in the late 1990s. There was little available on these subjects for the general reader, and many people, especially those involved in education, asked for them to be compiled into a book. The author had no idea at that time what the demand would be, and hoped that, perhaps, a few hundred copies might find a market. Two reprints and 12,000 copies later, the time has come for a thoroughly updated edition of ... Read more
Discovering Qatar evolved from a series of features on the archaeology, natural history and traditional life of Qatar that Frances Gillespie began publishing in a national newspaper in the late 1990s. There was little available on these subjects for the general reader, and many people, especially those involved in education, asked for them to be compiled into a book. The author had no idea at that time what the demand would be, and hoped that, perhaps, a few hundred copies might find a market. Two reprints and 12,000 copies later, the time has come for a thoroughly updated edition of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Medina Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Newport, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909339613
SKU
V9781909339613
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Frances Gillespie
Frances Gillespie lived in Qatar for thirty years teaching English to Qatari student, working as a freelance writer and learning about the natural history and archaeology of the country. As a committee member of the Qatar Natural History Group she has spent many years leading excursions up and down the peninsular helping others, especially newcomers, appreciate the many places of ... Read more
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