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Author: Sam Kashner
Published Date: 01 Oct 1998
Publisher: Silman-James Press,U.S.
Language: English
Format: Paperback::514 pages
ISBN10: 1879505398
ISBN13: 9781879505391
Publication City/Country: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Filename: a-talent-for-genius-life-and-times-of-oscar-levant.pdf
Dimension: 152.4x 220.98x 35.56mm::748.42g
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