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Book Title: On Habit
Number of Pages: 154 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: On Habit
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: General
Item Height: 0.6 in
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Philosophy
Author: Clare Carlisle
Item Length: 7.8 in
Series: Thinking in Action Ser.
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
