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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Nestor, James, author.
Title: Breath : the new science of a lost art / James Nestor.
Description: New York : Riverhead Books, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019050863 (print) | LCCN 2019050864 (ebook) | ISBN 9780735213616 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780735213630 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Breathing exercises. | Respiration.
Classification: LCC RA782 .N47 2020 (print) | LCC RA782 (ebook) | DDC 613/.192—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019050863
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019050864
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