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- ↑ William F. Nolan; Martin Harry Greenberg (15 December 1992). The Bradbury Chronicles: Stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury . Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-451-45195-8.
- ↑ Philip A. Greasley (30 May 2001). Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume 1: The Authors. Indiana University Press. pp. 79–. ISBN 0-253-10841-1.
- ↑ Jonathan R. Eller (10 August 2011). Becoming Ray Bradbury. University of Illinois Press. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-0-252-09335-7.
- ↑ Ray Bradbury (2004). Conversations with Ray Bradbury. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-1-57806-641-4.
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1976: January-June. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1977. pp. 3183–.
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