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Book Title: The Undersea Network
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Nicole Starosielski
Publication Name: Undersea Network
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Series: Sign, Storage, Transmission Ser.
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
