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	一位意大利朋友：在罗马的美食、祈祷和爱恋 by Luca Spaghetti, Yu (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.27 avg rating — 642 ratings — published 2010 — 18 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
	An Anthology of the Yuan Dynasty Poetry by Christopher Kelen (translator), Fan Xing (translator), Han lili (translator) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	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
	Li Qing Zhao: Spring Hides in the Little Room by Li Qingzhao, Christopher Kelen (Translator), Amy Wong (Translator) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	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
	Just a Coin's Worth of Blue by Christopher Kelen (editor), Iris Fan Xing (editor), Song Zijiang (editor) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	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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