The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
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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.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)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.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)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.
Harvard Citation (style guide)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.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)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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