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Fact, Fiction, and Forecast, Fourth Edition

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Year 2006 Edition year
Pages 160 Compact read
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Fact, Fiction, and Forecast, Fourth Edition by Nelson Goodman is cataloged here as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. The copy on file shows 2006 • Harvard Univ Pr • 160 pages, giving you a quick sense of scale and reading commitment.

Edition on file: 2006 • Harvard Univ Pr • 160 pages • ISBN 9780674290716.

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