Kanzi (Hardcover)

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• Format: Hardcover   Learn more about the Hardcover format using Tower WIKI.
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• ISBN: 0471585912
• WAPI (Tower ID): 100504251
• Release Date: October 1, 1994
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #302915 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
• #5714 in Science (See Top 100 Science Bestsellers)
• #148 in Life Sciences - Zoology - General (See Top 100 Life Sciences - Zoology - General Bestsellers)

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