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Taking Sides
Clashing Views on Controversial Environmental Issues
ISBN: 0072855312
ISBN-13: 9780072855319
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
Published date: 2002
Edition: 10th edition
Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 1.3 pounds
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