The Stone World: A Novel
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7h 44m 0s
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English
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Joel Agee., Joel Agee|AUTHOR., & Armando Durán|READER. (2022). The Stone World: A Novel . Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joel Agee, Joel Agee|AUTHOR and Armando Durán|READER. 2022. The Stone World: A Novel. Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joel Agee, Joel Agee|AUTHOR and Armando Durán|READER. The Stone World: A Novel Blackstone Publishing, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Joel Agee, Joel Agee|AUTHOR, and Armando Durán|READER. The Stone World: A Novel Blackstone Publishing, 2022.
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Grouped Work ID | 30574de2-2c4a-65e8-0546-aabffb75bee0-eng |
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Full title | stone world |
Author | agee joel |
Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2024-03-27 21:55:45PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-03-28 03:10:58AM |
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First Loaded | Jun 9, 2022 |
Last Used | Mar 27, 2024 |
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