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- Publisher: Hill & Wang
- Number of Pages: 272
- ISBN: 0809087375
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113399853
- Release Date: October 13, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #55713 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #1467 in Science (See Top 100 Science Bestsellers)
- #103 in General (See Top 100 General Bestsellers)
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