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Book Title: Fatherhood
Item Length: 0.9in
Item Height: 0.1in
Item Width: 0.6in
Author: Ross Parke
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Parenting / Fatherhood, Psychotherapy / Couples & Family, Men's Studies
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 1996
Genre: Family & Relationships, Psychology, Social Science
Item Weight: 13.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 332 Pages