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    The Gingerbread Station at the other End of the World: Short stories about 222 railway stations in Africa, Asia and Oceania
    The Gingerbread Station at the other End of the World: Short stories about 222 railway stations in Africa, Asia and Oceania
    The Gingerbread Station at the other End of the World: Short stories about 222 railway stations in Africa, Asia and Oceania
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    The Gingerbread Station at the other End of the World: Short stories about 222 railway stations in Africa, Asia and Oceania

    By Richard Deiss and Nick Snipes

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    Dieses Taschenbuch enthält Anekdoten, Trivia und interessante Fakten zu 222 Bahnhöfen in Afrika, Asien und Ozeanien.
    This pocket book contains short stories, anecdiotes and trivia about 222 railway stations in Africa, Asia and Oceania.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks on Demand
    Release dateNov 11, 2020
    ISBN9783752678772
    The Gingerbread Station at the other End of the World: Short stories about 222 railway stations in Africa, Asia and Oceania
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    Richard Deiss

    Richard Deiss stammt aus Isny im Allgäu, studierte in den 1980er Jahren in München Geografie und arbeitete ab den 1990er Jahren als Verkehrsplaner und im Bereich der Statistik. Heute lebt er in Kerkrade und Isny. Bei BoD hat er seit 2006 bereits mehr als 70 Titel publiziert. Zurzeit arbeitet er an einer Buchreihe zu Gedenk- und Informationstafeln (24 Bände geplant). Seine Bücher sind in dieser Form ungewöhnlich und decken zudem Themengebiete ab, zu denen es bisher wenige Veröffentlichungen gibt.

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