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Book Title: Women Scientists In Fifties Science Fiction Films
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Bonnie Noonan
Publication Name: Women Scientists in Fifties Science Fiction Films
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication Year: 2005
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 235 Pages
