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	Three Line Poetry #20 by April Zipser (Editor), Glenn Lyvers (Editor), Debbi Antebi (Contributor) 4.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013	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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Escaping Paternalism: Rationality, Behavioral Economics, and Public Policy

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