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Book Title: Shopping
Item Length: 8.8in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.7in
Author: Jenny Shaw
Publication Name: Shopping
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 220 Pages