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Book Title: Breaking the Watch : the Meanings of Retirement in America
Item Length: 8in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5in
Author: Joel S. Savishinsky
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Gerontology, Sociology / General, Personal Finance / Retirement Planning
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics, Social Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
