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Book Title: Talking about Death
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Virginia Morris
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Death, Grief, Bereavement, General
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publication Year: 2004
Genre: Family & Relationships, Self-Help
Item Weight: 1.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
