Date: 14 Mar 2014
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Format: Paperback::144 pages
ISBN10: 0231169698
ISBN13: 9780231169691
Imprint: WALLFLOWER PRESS
File name: The-Heist-Film-Stealing-with-Style.pdf
Dimension: 150x 200x 12.7mm::199.58g
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