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Book Title: Best That I Can Be : an Autobiography
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Rafer Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Track & Field, Religious, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Sports
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages