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Book Title: Hard Call : Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them
Item Length: 8.7in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 5.6in
Author: John Mccain, Mark Salter
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Decision-Making & Problem Solving, General, Political, Historical
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Education, Business & Economics
Item Weight: 18.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 480 Pages
