How Shall I Tell the Dog?: And Other Final Musings
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Miles Kington., & Miles Kington|AUTHOR. (2009). How Shall I Tell the Dog?: And Other Final Musings . HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miles Kington and Miles Kington|AUTHOR. 2009. How Shall I Tell the Dog?: And Other Final Musings. HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miles Kington and Miles Kington|AUTHOR. How Shall I Tell the Dog?: And Other Final Musings HarperCollins Publishers, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Miles Kington, and Miles Kington|AUTHOR. How Shall I Tell the Dog?: And Other Final Musings HarperCollins Publishers, 2009.
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Full title | how shall i tell the dog and other final musings |
Author | kington miles |
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