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Book Title: Ars Longa, Via Brevis : (A Collection of Creative Non-Fiction)
Number of Pages: 136 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: General
Publication Year: 2015
Item Height: 0.3 in
Genre: Literary Collections
Item Weight: 9.3 Oz
Author: Russell Bittner
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
