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Driver
Six Weeks In An Eighteen-wheeler
by Phillip Wilson
ISBN: 1592286798
ISBN-13: 9781592286799
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr
Published date: 2005
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.6 pounds
Pages: 376
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