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- Publisher: Basic Books
- Number of Pages: 352
- ISBN: 0465015255
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113362143
- Release Date: September 21, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #162943 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #5158 in Biography & Autobiography (See Top 100 Biography & Autobiography Bestsellers)
- #482 in Presidents & Heads of State (See Top 100 Presidents & Heads of State Bestsellers)
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