I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50
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Penguin Publishing Group 2014
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Annabelle Gurwitch. (2014). I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50. Penguin Publishing Group.

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Annabelle Gurwitch. 2014. I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories From the Edge of 50. Penguin Publishing Group.

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Annabelle Gurwitch, I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories From the Edge of 50. Penguin Publishing Group, 2014.

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Annabelle Gurwitch. I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories From the Edge of 50. Penguin Publishing Group, 2014.

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