What Is Life Worth?: The Unprecedented Effort to Compensate the Victims of 9/11
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5h 30m 0s
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Kenneth R. Feinberg., Kenneth R. Feinberg|AUTHOR., & James Lurie|READER. (2018). What Is Life Worth?: The Unprecedented Effort to Compensate the Victims of 9/11 . Hachette Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kenneth R. Feinberg, Kenneth R. Feinberg|AUTHOR and James Lurie|READER. 2018. What Is Life Worth?: The Unprecedented Effort to Compensate the Victims of 9/11. Hachette Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kenneth R. Feinberg, Kenneth R. Feinberg|AUTHOR and James Lurie|READER. What Is Life Worth?: The Unprecedented Effort to Compensate the Victims of 9/11 Hachette Audio, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kenneth R. Feinberg, Kenneth R. Feinberg|AUTHOR, and James Lurie|READER. What Is Life Worth?: The Unprecedented Effort to Compensate the Victims of 9/11 Hachette Audio, 2018.
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Full title | what is life worth the unprecedented effort to compensate the victims of 9 11 |
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