My $50,000 Year at the Races
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Andrew Beyer., & Andrew Beyer|AUTHOR. (1980). My $50,000 Year at the Races . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Andrew Beyer and Andrew Beyer|AUTHOR. 1980. My $50,000 Year At the Races. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Andrew Beyer and Andrew Beyer|AUTHOR. My $50,000 Year At the Races Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1980.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Andrew Beyer, and Andrew Beyer|AUTHOR. My $50,000 Year At the Races Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1980.
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Full title | my 50 000 year at the races |
Author | beyer andrew |
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