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Book Title: Devoured : How What We Eat Defines Who We Are
Item Length: 8in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.3in
Author: Sophie Egan
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Consumer Behavior, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), History, Diet & Nutrition / General
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Cooking, Health & Fitness, Business & Economics, Social Science
Item Weight: 12.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
