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Book Title: Virtuous Minds : Intellectual Character Development
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication Year: 2013
Topic: Christian Education / General
Item Height: 0.7 in
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Item Length: 8.2 in
Author: Philip E. Dow
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
