Great Dames: What I Learned from Older Women
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Authors: |
Brenner, Marie |
Publisher: |
Crown |
BISAC/Subject: |
BIO022000, SOC028000, HIS058000 |
ISBN: |
9780307556493, Related ISBNs: 0307556492, 0609606123, 0609807099, 9780307556493, 9780609606124 |
Classification: |
Non-Fiction |
Number of pages: |
256, |
Audience: |
General/trade |
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