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A Personal Odyssey Reprint edition
Thomas Sowell
A Personal Odyssey Reprint edition
Thomas Sowell
This is the gritty story of one man's lifelong education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teacher, and economist in government and private industry. It is also the story of the dramatically changing times in which this personal odyssey took place.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) | 
| Released | February 5, 2002 | 
| ISBN13 | 9780684864655 | 
| Publishers | Free Press | 
| Pages | 320 | 
| Dimensions | 136 × 21 × 213 mm · 367 g | 
| Language | English | 
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