In the last century, throughout most Middle Eastern countries, it was common to give the distances between cities in walking distances. For example, Khaybar is ten days' journey by foot to Jeddah. See also. Pacing (surveying) Pace (unit) League (unit) Parasang; Biblical mile; References
A mass-market paperback is a small, usually non-illustrated, inexpensive bookbinding format. This includes the UK A-format books of 110 mm Ã 178 mm (4.3 in Ã 7.0 in) and the US pocketbook format books of a similar size.
When the Book Review introduced a new best-seller list devoted to trade paperback fiction last Sept. 23, the editors explained that the list âgives more emphasis to the literary novels and short-story collections reviewed so often in our pages (and sometimes published only in softcover).â That suggests the difference between trade and mass-market ...