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Book Title: Bet the Farm : How Food Stopped Being Food
Item Length: 8.7in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 5.8in
Author: Frederick Kaufman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Industries / Agribusiness, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Industries / Food Industry, United States / General
Publisher: Wiley & Sons CA, The Limited, John
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
