First Encounters

First Encounters
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Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
Total Pages : 152
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X002556742
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Book Synopsis First Encounters by : Nancy Caldwell Sorel

Download or read book First Encounters written by Nancy Caldwell Sorel and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was released on 1994 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh from a 12-year engagement in the pages of The Atlantic--65 wonderfully witty "first encounters" of the great and near great, the famous and infamous, throughout history. Brilliantly conceived and beautifully executed--with superb full-color drawings. A book to give as a gift and to enjoy and treasure as one's own.


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