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Creative Evolution: Humanity's Natural Creative Impulse

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Book Title: Creative Evolution : Humanity's Natural Creative Impulse

Number of Pages: 206 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Item Height: 0.5 in

Topic: Life Sciences / Evolution

Publication Year: 2015

Genre: Science

Item Weight: 16.5 Oz

Item Length: 10 in

Author: Henri Bergson

Item Width: 7 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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