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Book Title: My Soul Looks Back : a Memoir
Item Length: 8.4in.
Item Height: 0.8in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Jessica B. Harris
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Regional & Ethnic / Soul Food, Cultural Heritage, Culinary, Regional & Ethnic / American / General, History, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Cooking, Education
Item Weight: 7.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
