The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit in
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Skyhorse, 2019.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ayser Salman., & Ayser Salman|AUTHOR. (2019). The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit in . Skyhorse.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ayser Salman and Ayser Salman|AUTHOR. 2019. The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit in. Skyhorse.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ayser Salman and Ayser Salman|AUTHOR. The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit in Skyhorse, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ayser Salman, and Ayser Salman|AUTHOR. The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit in Skyhorse, 2019.
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