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Book Title: Children of the Days : a Calendar of Human History
Item Length: 8.2in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Eduardo Galeano
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Social, European / Spanish & Portuguese, Reference, General, WORLD
Publisher: Public Affairs
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: History, Literary Collections, Philosophy
Item Weight: 14.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 440 Pages
