Black Market: An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball
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8h 10m 52s
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English
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Merl Code., Merl Code|AUTHOR., & James Shippy|READER. (2022). Black Market: An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball . Harlequin Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Merl Code, Merl Code|AUTHOR and James Shippy|READER. 2022. Black Market: An Insider's Journey Into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball. Harlequin Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Merl Code, Merl Code|AUTHOR and James Shippy|READER. Black Market: An Insider's Journey Into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball Harlequin Audio, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Merl Code, Merl Code|AUTHOR, and James Shippy|READER. Black Market: An Insider's Journey Into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball Harlequin Audio, 2022.
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Full title | black market an insiders journey into the high stakes world of college basketball |
Author | code merl |
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Last Update | 2024-03-27 21:55:45PM |
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First Loaded | Mar 25, 2022 |
Last Used | Nov 12, 2023 |
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