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Author: Avram Alpert
Publication Name: Partial Enlightenment : What Modern Literature and Buddhism Can Teach Us about Living Well Without Perfection
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2021
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
