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Copyright © 2017 by Ethan Nichtern

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First edition, 2017

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Nichtern, Ethan, author.

Title: The dharma of The princess bride: what the coolest fairy tale of our time can teach us about Buddhism and relationships / Ethan Nichtern.

Description: First edition. | New York: North Point Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016059269 | ISBN 9780865477766 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780865478381 (e-book)

Subjects: LCSH: Princess bride (Motion picture) | Buddhism in motion pictures.

Classification: LCC PN1997.P74534 N53 2017 | DDC 791.43/72—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016059269

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