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by: John E.B. Myers, Lucy Berliner, John N. Briere, C. Terry Hendrix, Theresa A. Reid, Carole A. Jenny  List Price: $57.95 Amazon.com's Price: $52.15 You Save: $5.80 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 362.76 EAN: 9780761919926 Edition: 2nd ISBN: 0761919929 Label: Sage Publications, Inc Manufacturer: Sage Publications, Inc Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 582 Publication Date: January 15, 2002 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc Studio: Sage Publications, Inc Related Items:
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