Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It
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Daniel Knowles., & Daniel Knowles|AUTHOR. (2023). Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It . Abrams.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Daniel Knowles and Daniel Knowles|AUTHOR. 2023. Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It. Abrams.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Daniel Knowles and Daniel Knowles|AUTHOR. Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It Abrams, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Daniel Knowles, and Daniel Knowles|AUTHOR. Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It Abrams, 2023.
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Full title | carmageddon how cars make life worse and what to do about it |
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