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Book Title: Project Beta : the Story of Paul Bennewitz, National Security, and the Creation of a Modern Ufo Myth
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Political Process / Media & Internet, United States / 20th Century, Ufos & Extraterrestrials, Business Ethics, Popular Culture
Publication Year: 2005
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit, Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 11.1 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Greg Bishop
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
