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Book Title: Better Off : Flipping the Switch on Technology
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2005
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: Life Sciences / Ecology, Social Aspects, General, Life Sciences / Horticulture, Science & Technology, Sociology / Rural
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Self-Help, Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 8.6 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: Eric Brende
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
