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Book Title: Silence and Noise : Growing Up Zen in America
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Atria Books
Topic: Buddhism / History, Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen)
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2003
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 6.6 Oz
Item Length: 8.2 in
Author: Ivan Richmond
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
