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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 809
EAN: 9780330354912
Format: Abridged
ISBN: 0330354914
Label: Picador
Manufacturer: Picador
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: April 09, 1998
Publisher: Picador
Studio: Picador
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Insightful. Deffo going to read more of ADB's books. Comes at a different angle and solves a lot of modern day problems of living.
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