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Book Title: Scientologist! : William S. Burroughs and the 'weird Cult'
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: David S. Wills
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Lgbt, Literary, American / General
Publisher: Beatdom Books
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism
Item Weight: 10.9 Oz
