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Book Title: Evocative Object WORLD
Item Length: 7.7in.
Item Height: 0.4in.
Item Width: 5.2in.
Author: Christopher Bollas
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Movements / Psychoanalysis, History & Surveys / Modern, Mental Health, Psychotherapy / Counseling
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Psychology, Philosophy
Item Weight: 4.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 136 Pages
