High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

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湖南怀化

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作者Michael Kodas 著

出版社Hyperion

出版时间2009-05

装帧平装

货号19BF

上书时间2024-10-03

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—MiamiHerald
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—ChicagoTribune
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—WashingtonPostBookWorld
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—DallasMorningNews
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—AustinChronicle
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—PublishersWeekly
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