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Book Title: Empathy Exams : Essays
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication Year: 2014
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Pain Medicine, Emotions, Essays
Genre: Psychology, Literary Collections, Medical
Item Weight: 15.9 Oz
Author: Leslie Jamison
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
