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Book Title: Chelsea Whistle
Item Length: 8.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Michelle Tea
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Personal Memoirs, Literary, American / General, Customs & Traditions, Lgbt Studies / Lesbian Studies
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Social Science
Item Weight: 15.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
