| Author | : Jerald C. Brauer |
| File Size | : 48,9 Mb |
| Publisher | : Mercer University Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 23 June 1987 |
| ISBN | : 0865542902 |
| Pages | : 280 pages |
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