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Book Title: Major Decisions: College, Career, And The Case For The Human...
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Major Decisions : College, Career, and the Case for the Humanities
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication Year: 2020
Subject: General, Counseling / Academic Development, Administration / Higher
Item Height: 0.7 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Author: E. Michele Ramsey, Laurie Grobman
Subject Area: Education
Item Length: 8.9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
