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Chase, Chance, and Creativity
The Lucky Art of Novelty
by James H. Austin
ISBN: 0231042957
ISBN-13: 9780231042956
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Published date: 1985
Size: 6 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 0.75 pounds
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Chase, Chance, and Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty
James H. Austin
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