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by: Alex Johnson, Barbara Jacobson, Carol Frattali, Robert Miller, Michael Benninger, J Brown, Carl Coelho, Kathleen Youse, Glendon Gardner, Lee Ann Golper, Jacqueline Hinckley, Michael Karnell, Susan Langmore, Jeri Logemann  List Price: $89.95 Amazon.com's Price: $71.96 You Save: $17.99 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 616.855 EAN: 9781588903204 Edition: 2 ISBN: 1588903206 Label: Thieme New York Manufacturer: Thieme New York Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 408 Publication Date: September 15, 2006 Publisher: Thieme New York Studio: Thieme New York Related Items:
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