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Book Title: Path : What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us about the Good Life
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: Inspiration & Personal Growth, Eastern, Philosophy
Item Height: 0.7 in
Genre: Religion, Body, Mind & Spirit, Philosophy
Item Weight: 7 Oz
Author: Christine Gross-Loh, Michael Puett
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
