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  • The Savage Girl – Harper Collins, 2001. ISBN   0-06-620987-0 ISBN   978-0066209876
  • Luminarium – Soho Press, August 2011. [7] ISBN   1-56947-975-5 ISBN   978-1569479759
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    Alex Shakar
    Born
    Alexander Michael Shakar

    (1968-04-25) April 25, 1968 (age 56)
    Parent Martin Shakar (father)
    Academic background
    Education Yale University (BA)
    University of Illinois Chicago (PhD)