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- Publisher: Pantheon Books
- Number of Pages: 320
- ISBN: 0307377326
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112176365
- Release Date: June 2, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #31647 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
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