![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() OL62095W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 85.20 Pages 198 Ppi 600 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0434041017 They speak of moral victories and spiritual battles and the advent of a new Messiah, without knowing whereof they speak, nor caring to know that beneath the talk about Suffering, Sacrifice and Soul-Force, a people of 320,000,000 souls is struggling to free itself from political, social and economic bondage, by any weapons that come to hand. Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah Hardcover Import, Januby RICHARD BACH (Author) 324 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 10.04 8 Used from 6.06 Paperback from 6.99 5 Used from 8.09 3 New from 6. Urn:lcp:illusions00rich:epub:42cfce2c-49fd-469e-b635-d422fa1c4a37 Extramarc University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PZ) Foldoutcount 0 Identifier illusions00rich Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9669mw4n Isbn 0440043182ĩ780440343196 Lccn 76030788 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL7520506M Openlibrary_edition Urn:lcp:illusions00rich:lcpdf:4b7f4244-4d1d-4d21-8877-467124151c1a Editions for Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah: (Paperback published in 2001), (Kindle Edition published in 2012), 0440204887 (Mass Market. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 18:19:42 Boxid IA154001 Boxid_2 CH117701 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Date-raw DonorĪlibris Edition 7. ![]()
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