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Book Title: Pelican of the Wilderness : Depression, Psalms, Ministry, and Movies
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Robert w. Griggs
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Mood Disorders / Depression, Personal Memoirs, Religious, Psychopathology / Depression, General, Christianity / United Church of Christ, Clergy, Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, Religion
Item Weight: 8.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 178 Pages