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Book Title: Whole Story of Climate : What Science Reveals about the Nature of Endless Change
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: E. Kirsten Peters
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Earth Sciences / Geology, Global Warming & Climate Change
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Science
Item Weight: 16.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
