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Author: Peter J Barr
Published Date: 30 Apr 2008
Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher
Original Languages: English
Format: Paperback::271 pages
ISBN10: 0895873567
File size: 26 Mb
Dimension: 139.7x 215.9x 17.78mm::294.83g

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