The Well-Educated Mind A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had (9780393050943) Susan Wise Bauer
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition (August 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393050947
ISBN-13: 978-0393050943
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9.5 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
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