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Book Title: Are You a Machine? : the Brain, the Mind, and What It Means to Be Human
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Height: 0.4 in
Item Width: 5.4 in
Author: Eliezer J. Sternberg
Illustrator: Balke, Shannon, Yes
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Mind & Body, Movements / Deconstruction, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology)
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2007
Genre: Science, Social Science, Philosophy
Item Weight: 7.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
