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Book Title: Wisdom of Money
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 5.8in
Author: Pascal Bruckner
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Social, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, General, Economics / General, Money & Monetary Policy
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Business & Economics, Social Science, Philosophy
Item Weight: 17.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
