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The Tender Bar: A Memoir

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Book Title: Tender Bar : a Memoir

Item Length: 8in

Item Height: 1.4in

Item Width: 5.3in

Author: J. R. Moehringer

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Alternative Family, Food, Lodging & Transportation / Restaurants, Personal Memoirs, General, Life Stages / Adolescence

Publisher: Hachette Books

Publication Year: 2021

Genre: Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Travel

Item Weight: 11.9 Oz

Number of Pages: 432 Pages

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