Conversations: Readings for Writing: Examination Copy

Conversations: Readings for Writing: Examination Copy
ISBN-10
0205264417
ISBN-13
9780205264414
Series
Conversations
Pages
1152
Language
English
Published
1996-07
Publisher
Allyn & Bacon
Author
Jack L. Selzer

Description

I had no ready answer for her , save the fact that my mother had from the time I was old enough to talk stressed the importance of reading and learning , or that L. Frank Baum and Ray Bradbury were my closest companions .

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