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Book Title: Venus And Serena Williams: A Biography
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Jacqueline Edmondson
Publication Name: Venus and Serena Williams : a Biography
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2005
Series: Greenwood Biographies Ser.
Type: Study Guide
Item Weight: 13.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 144 Pages