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Book Title: The Art Of Creative Research: A Field Guide For Writers
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Art of Creative Research : a Field Guide for Writers
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Subject: Authorship, Research, Composition & Creative Writing
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 0.5 in
Item Weight: 12 Oz
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Subject Area: Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Philip Gerard
Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
