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Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: John R. Ehrenfeld, Andrew J. Hoffman
Publication Name: Flourishing : a Frank Conversation about Sustainability
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Number of Pages: 168 Pages
