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2013 selection · Nonfiction
Toms River: A Story Of Science And Salvation
Toms River: A Story Of Science And Salvation by Dan Fagin appears in NPR’s 2013 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, science!, eye-opening reads, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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