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Book Title: The Unlikely Secret Agent
Item Length: 8.2in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 5.8in
Author: Ronnie Kasrils
Publication Name: Unlikely Secret Agent
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages