The Historian
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Kostova, Elizabeth
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Published:
Little, Brown and Company 2005
Format:
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
06/01/2005
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316135412, 9780759513839
ASIN:
B000FCK6EI
Accelerated Reader:
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Level 7.3, 42 Points

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Elizabeth Kostova. (2005). The Historian. Little, Brown and Company.

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Elizabeth Kostova. 2005. The Historian. Little, Brown and Company.

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Elizabeth Kostova, The Historian. Little, Brown and Company, 2005.

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Elizabeth Kostova. The Historian. Little, Brown and Company, 2005.

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“Part thriller, part history, part romance...Kostova has a keen sense of storytelling and she has a marvelous tale to tell.” —Baltimore Sun
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