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Book Title: Walter Benjamin AT the Dairy Queen : Reflections ON Sixty and Beyond
Item Length: 8in.
Item Height: 0.6in.
Item Width: 5.2in.
Author: Larry McMurtry
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General, Literary, Books, Customs & Traditions, Books & Reading
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Antiques & Collectibles, Literary Criticism, Social Science
Item Weight: 6.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
