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Book Title: Dynamics in Action : Intentional Behavior As a Complex System
Item Length: 9.1in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.9in
Author: Alicia Juarrero
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication Year: 2002
Genre: Psychology, Philosophy
Item Weight: 11.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 300 Pages