Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, In
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Roy Blount Jr., & Roy Blount Jr.|AUTHOR. (2009). Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, In . Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roy Blount Jr and Roy Blount Jr.|AUTHOR. 2009. Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, In. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roy Blount Jr and Roy Blount Jr.|AUTHOR. Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, In Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Roy Blount Jr., and Roy Blount Jr.|AUTHOR. Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, In Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
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Grouped Work ID | 762ea161-3cb8-a040-7ab7-9d0ec6cec757-eng |
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Full title | alphabet juice the energies gists and spirits of letters words and combinations thereof their roots bones in |
Author | jr roy blount |
Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2024-04-30 10:35:16AM |
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