The Orient Express: The Fiction that Brought the East to the West
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Randy Rosenthal., & Randy Rosenthal|AUTHOR. (2024). The Orient Express: The Fiction that Brought the East to the West . Wipf and Stock Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Randy Rosenthal and Randy Rosenthal|AUTHOR. 2024. The Orient Express: The Fiction That Brought the East to the West. Wipf and Stock Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Randy Rosenthal and Randy Rosenthal|AUTHOR. The Orient Express: The Fiction That Brought the East to the West Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Randy Rosenthal, and Randy Rosenthal|AUTHOR. The Orient Express: The Fiction That Brought the East to the West Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2024.
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Grouped Work ID | 8896a0c5-d837-c979-5765-41faa756572d-eng |
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Full title | orient express the fiction that brought the east to the west |
Author | rosenthal randy |
Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2024-05-15 02:01:02AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-05-25 03:48:03AM |
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