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Book Title: Assessing Empathy
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Author: Jennifer Geiger, M. Alex Wagaman, Karen Gerdes, Cynthia Lietz, Elizabeth Segal
Publication Name: Assessing Empathy
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
