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John Dodd

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	The Contract Directory: A Sourcebook for SLA Industries by Tim Dedopulos (Goodreads Author), John Dodd (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cannibal Sector 1: The Kingdom of Death in the World of Progress by James Desborough (Goodreads Author), John Dodd (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Chaos: Tales of the Zombie by Bill Olver (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Milo James Fowler (Goodreads Author), Christopher Keelty (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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