Nothing: Something to Believe In

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Nothing: Something to Believe In
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Author Nica Lalli
Publisher Prometheus Books
Publication date
March 14, 2007
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages224 pages
ISBN 1-59102-529-X
OCLC 77708486
211/.8092 B 22
LC Class BL2790.L35 A3 2007

Nothing: Something to Believe in is a 2007 book by Nica Lalli that offers a personal account of atheism. [1] [2] [3]

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