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One Book, One Campus

Welcome to the research guide for RCC's One Book, One Campus selection, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu.

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  • The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
  • Dinaw Mengestu
  • Ethiopia
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