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Excerpt from 500 Great Books by Women by Erica Bauermeister, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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500 Great Books by Women by Erica Bauermeister

500 Great Books by Women

A Reader's Guide

by Erica Bauermeister
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  • Nov 1994, 426 pages
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