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Title: <\/strong>\u00a0Milk Fed<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Author: <\/strong>\u00a0Melissa Broder<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
ISBN: <\/strong>\u00a09781980000000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Subtitle: <\/strong>\u00a0A Novel<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Genre: <\/strong>\u00a0Humor; Jewish Interests<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Publication Date: <\/strong>\u00a044411<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Publisher: <\/strong>\u00a0Simon & Schuster<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Format: <\/strong>\u00a0Paperback<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Pages: <\/strong>\u00a0320<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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