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Billy Ray's Farm: Essays from a Place Called Tula
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Billy Ray's Farm: Essays from a Place Called Tula by Larry Brown is cataloged here as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. The copy on file shows 2002 • Simon & Schuster • 224 pages, giving you a quick sense of scale and reading commitment.
Edition on file: 2002 • Simon & Schuster • 224 pages • ISBN 9780743225243.
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This one stands out through its reading feel more than through dry edition details: Idea-led • Weekend read.
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