The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
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Simon & Schuster Audio, 2014.
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9781442380424
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13h 21m 24s
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English
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Jeff Hobbs., Jeff Hobbs|AUTHOR., & George Newbern|READER. (2014). The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League . Simon & Schuster Audio.

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Jeff Hobbs, Jeff Hobbs|AUTHOR and George Newbern|READER. 2014. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League. Simon & Schuster Audio.

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Jeff Hobbs, Jeff Hobbs|AUTHOR and George Newbern|READER. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League Simon & Schuster Audio, 2014.

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Jeff Hobbs, Jeff Hobbs|AUTHOR, and George Newbern|READER. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League Simon & Schuster Audio, 2014.

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