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Book Title: Retreat From A Rising Sea: Hard Choices In An Age Of Climate...
Item Length: 0.9in
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Item Width: 0.6in
Author: Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, Keith C. Pilkey, Orrin H. Pilkey
Publication Name: Retreat from a Rising Sea : Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
