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Book Title: Counseling American Indians
Item Length: 8.6in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.4in
Author: Laurence Armand French
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Psychotherapy / Counseling
Publisher: University Press of America, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1997
Genre: Psychology, Social Science
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
