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- ↑ The Man of Maybe Half-A-Dozen Faces, reviewed by Neil Walsh, at the SF Site published 2001; retrieved October 4, 2017
- ↑ Books in Brief: 'The Man Of Maybe Half-A-Dozen Faces' by Ray Vukcevich, reviewed by Robert Croan, at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ; published August 17, 2000; retrieved October 4, 2017
- ↑ The Man of Maybe Half-A-Dozen Faces, reviewed at Publishers Weekly ; published January 31, 2000; retrieved September 4, 2017
- ↑ THE MAN OF MAYBE HALF-A-DOZEN FACES, reviewed at Kirkus Reviews ; published December 31, 1999; posted online May 20, 2010; retrieved September 4, 2017
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