The Librarianist: A Novel
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Patrick Dewitt., Patrick Dewitt|AUTHOR., & Jim Meskimen|READER. (2023). The Librarianist: A Novel . HarperAudio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Patrick Dewitt, Patrick Dewitt|AUTHOR and Jim Meskimen|READER. 2023. The Librarianist: A Novel. HarperAudio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Patrick Dewitt, Patrick Dewitt|AUTHOR and Jim Meskimen|READER. The Librarianist: A Novel HarperAudio, 2023.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Patrick Dewitt., Patrick Dewitt|AUTHOR. and Jim Meskimen|READER. (2023). The librarianist: A novel. HarperAudio.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Patrick Dewitt, Patrick Dewitt|AUTHOR, and Jim Meskimen|READER. The Librarianist: A Novel HarperAudio, 2023.
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Grouped Work ID | cb3dd370-9e82-f934-179e-afb95914dd38-eng |
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Full title | librarianist |
Author | dewitt patrick |
Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2025-02-10 11:38:23AM |
Last Indexed | 2025-02-12 07:04:59AM |
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