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Book Title: Headbutting In Academe: An Autoethnography
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.6in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Robert Anderson
Publication Name: Headbutting in Academe : an Autoethnography
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 282 Pages
