Author : Robert O. Becker
Publisher : William Morrow &Company
Release Date : 1985
ISBN 10 : STANFORD:36105003834996
Pages : 376 pages
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Author : Carolyn Thomas de la Pena
Publisher : NYU Press
Release Date : 2005-04
ISBN 10 : 9780814719831
Pages : 347 pages
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Author : David Mack
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-12-26
ISBN 10 : 9781451650778
Pages : 340 pages
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Author : Miriama Young
Publisher : Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-03
ISBN 10 : 9781317054856
Pages : 232 pages
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Author : David Mack
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-12-26
ISBN 10 : 9781451650747
Pages : 340 pages
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Author : Adam Lively
Publisher : Random House (UK)
Release Date : 1993
ISBN 10 : UOM:39015029101790
Pages : 440 pages
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Author : Betsy Erkkila
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 1996
ISBN 10 : 9780195113808
Pages : 369 pages
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Author : Frank D. Casale
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2009
ISBN 10 : 9781438127682
Pages : 273 pages
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Author : Leopoldina Fortunati
Publisher : Routledge
Release Date : 2003-06-20
ISBN 10 : 9781135626457
Pages : 251 pages
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Author : Patrick Lemieux
Publisher : Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-09-16
ISBN 10 : 9781926462035
Pages : 272 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (462 downloads)
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Author : Jeff O’Bryant
Publisher : McFarland
Release Date : 2021-09-10
ISBN 10 : 9781476686028
Pages : 231 pages
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Author : United States. Patent Office
Publisher :
Release Date : 1912
ISBN 10 : PSU:000064090313
Pages : pages
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Author : Robert O. Becker
Publisher :
Release Date : 1987
ISBN 10 : OCLC:1015686125
Pages : 364 pages
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Author : Jeremy Agnew
Publisher : McFarland & Company
Release Date : 2019-03-11
ISBN 10 : 9781476636177
Pages : 248 pages
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Author : Philip Atkinson
Publisher :
Release Date : 1887
ISBN 10 : STANFORD:24503380755
Pages : 270 pages
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Release Date : 1891
ISBN 10 : NYPL:33433062756634
Pages : 862 pages
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Author : J.R. LeMaster
Publisher : Routledge
Release Date : 2013-09-05
ISBN 10 : 9781136700712
Pages : 884 pages
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