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Book Title: Understanding the Present : Science and the Soul of Modern Man
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Bryan Appleyard
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Philosophy & Social Aspects, Mind & Body, Future Studies, Religion & Science
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year: 1994
Genre: Religion, Science, Social Science, Philosophy
Item Weight: 13.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
