Edison's Concrete Piano : Flying Tanks, Six-Nippled Sheep, Walk-on-Water Shoes, and 12 Other Flops from Great Inventors
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Wearing, J. (2009). Edison's Concrete Piano: Flying Tanks, Six-Nippled Sheep, Walk-on-Water Shoes, and 12 Other Flops from Great Inventors . ECW Press / Open Road Integrated Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wearing, Judy. 2009. Edison's Concrete Piano: Flying Tanks, Six-Nippled Sheep, Walk-on-Water Shoes, and 12 Other Flops From Great Inventors. ECW Press / Open Road Integrated Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wearing, Judy. Edison's Concrete Piano: Flying Tanks, Six-Nippled Sheep, Walk-on-Water Shoes, and 12 Other Flops From Great Inventors ECW Press / Open Road Integrated Media, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wearing, Judy. Edison's Concrete Piano: Flying Tanks, Six-Nippled Sheep, Walk-on-Water Shoes, and 12 Other Flops From Great Inventors ECW Press / Open Road Integrated Media, 2009.
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