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Psychiana Man
A Mail-Order Prophet, His Followers, and the Power of Belief in Hard Times
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Artikel-Nr:
9780874224047
Veröffentl:
2021
Erscheinungsdatum:
30.03.2021
Seiten:
414
Autor:
Brandon R Schrand
Gewicht:
658 g
Format:
244x168x23 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Brandon R. Schrand is the award-winning author of The Enders Hotel: A Memoir, and Works Cited: An Alphabetical Odyssey of Mayhem and Misbehavior. His nonfiction has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Utne Reader, North American Review, and numerous other publications. He holds an MFA in creative writing, nonfiction, and an MS in American studies.
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