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Book Title: Why Time Flies : a Mostly Scientific Investigation
Item Length: 8.4in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Alan Burdick
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Philosophy & Social Aspects, Personal Memoirs, Time
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Science
Item Weight: 8.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
