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Hope's Edge by Frances Moore Lappe, Anna Lappe

Hope's Edge

The Next Diet For A Small Planet

by Frances Moore Lappe, Anna Lappe
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  • Jan 1, 2002, 400 pages
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  • Apr 2003, 400 pages
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