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Book Title: Book of Householder Koans : Waking Up in the Land of Attachments
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Wendy Egyoku Nakao, Eve Myonen Marko
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen)
Publisher: Monkfish Book Publishing Company
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 14.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
