Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service
By: Tajja Isen
3.88
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
In nine daring essays, essayist and award-winning voice actor Tajja Isen explores the absurdity of …
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3.86
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4.02
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4.36
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4.03
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8. First Love: Essays on Friendship
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4.07
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3.74
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3.72
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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4.50
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3.76
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15. Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service
By: Tajja Isen
3.88
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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4.18
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3.76
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3.64
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4.06
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