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Book Title: Success Factors Of Young African-American Males At A Histori...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Marilyn Ross
Publication Name: Success Factors of Young African-American Males at a Historically Black College
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
