Second Ring of Power

by Carlos Castaneda

ISBN: 0671248510
ISBN-13: 9780671248512
Format: Paperback

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 1979

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Transformed by don Juan from a bent, gray-haired old woman into a sensual sorceress whose mission is to test Castaneda, dona Soledad turns her mysterious and awesome powers against Castaneda in a struggle that nearly consumes him.

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