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Book Title: Reading Like A Writer: A Guide For People Who Love Books And...
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Name: Reading like a Writer : a Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2007
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Authorship, General, Rhetoric, Composition & Creative Writing, Books & Reading, Essays
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8.2 Oz
Author: Francine Prose
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
