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Book Title: Only Woman in the Room : Golda Meir and Her Path to Power
Item Length: 10.2in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6.3in
Author: Pnina Lahav
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Women, Asia / General, Presidents & Heads of State, Political
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2022
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 23.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
