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Book Title: Who Owns The Future?
Item Length: 8.4in.
Item Height: 1.2in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Jaron Lanier
Publication Name: Who Owns the Future?
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 448 Pages
