Fail Better: Why Baseball Matters
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Mark Kingwell., & Mark Kingwell|AUTHOR. (2017). Fail Better: Why Baseball Matters . Biblioasis.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mark Kingwell and Mark Kingwell|AUTHOR. 2017. Fail Better: Why Baseball Matters. Biblioasis.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mark Kingwell and Mark Kingwell|AUTHOR. Fail Better: Why Baseball Matters Biblioasis, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mark Kingwell, and Mark Kingwell|AUTHOR. Fail Better: Why Baseball Matters Biblioasis, 2017.
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Grouped Work ID | 3b00ccbf-6194-bfb7-1aa5-fd69b27a1be3-eng |
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Full title | fail better why baseball matters |
Author | kingwell mark |
Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2024-05-15 02:01:02AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-06-01 02:52:50AM |
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First Loaded | Jun 13, 2022 |
Last Used | Jun 2, 2024 |
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