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Names: Jones, Richard H., 1951– author.

Title: Mystery 101 : an introduction to the big questions and the limits of human knowledge / Richard H. Jones.

Description: Albany, NY : State University of New York, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017008962 (print) | LCCN 2017050117 (ebook) | ISBN 9781438468228 (e-book) | ISBN 9781438468211 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Knowledge, Theory of.

Classification: LCC BD201 (ebook) | LCC BD201 .J66 2018 (print) | DDC 121—dc23

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