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- ↑ Bartlett, Allison Hoover. "The Man Who Loved Books Too Much" . Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ Bartlett, Allison Hoover (2009). The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession (Hardcover) . Riverhead Hardcover. pp. 288. ISBN 978-1594488917 . Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ken Sanders Appraiser". Antiques Roadshow, PBS . Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "Ken Sanders". Antiquarian Booksellers of America. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "Wrenched! special presentation", Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival
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