Author(s): Sylvia Engdahl
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 143
Publisher: Cengage Gale
Language: English
Date Published: 2012-04-27
Dimensions: 193.04 x 236.22 x 12.7mm
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Edition:
Illustrations: black & white tables, figures

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