Gang Leader for a Day
Gang Leader for a Day. Sudhir Venkatesh
- Author: Sudhir Venkatesh
- Published Date: 05 Feb 2009
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Original Languages: English
- Book Format: Paperback::320 pages
- ISBN10: 0141030917
- ISBN13: 9780141030913
- File size: 24 Mb
- Filename: gang-leader-for-a-day.pdf
- Dimension: 129x 198x 18mm::236g
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