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Book Title: Meeting of Minds : the Television Scripts
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Steve Allen
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Television / History & Criticism, General
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication Year: 1989
Genre: Performing Arts, Humor, Philosophy
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 182 Pages