The Way the World Works
Page 27
by Baker, Nicholson
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition August 2012
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Baker, Nicholson.
The way the world works : essays / Nicholson Baker.
p. cm.
I. Title.
PS3552.A4325W39 2012
814'.54—dc23
2011052741
ISBN 978-1-4165-7247-3
ISBN 978-1-4165-8398-1 (ebook)