2 edition of Flamethrowers found in the catalog.
Flamethrowers
Bill Gutman
Published
1982
by Tempo Books in New York
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Other titles | Carlton, Gossage |
| Statement | by Bill Gutman. |
| Series | Ace Tempo, An Ace Tempo original |
| Contributions | Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress) |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | CPB Box no. 2967 vol. 24 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 180 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 180 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL23842384M |
| ISBN 10 | 0448168413 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780448168418 |
| LC Control Number | 2009484986 |
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Reno, nicknamed for her hometown in Nevada, is roaring across the state to the Bonneville Salt Flats, gunning to set a land-speed record and photograph her tracks.Kushner’s first novel, Telex from Cuba, was also a finalist for a National Book Award and was reviewed on the cover of The New York Times Book Review.
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