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    Laurence Bounds - My Life in Letters
    Laurence Bounds - My Life in Letters
    Laurence Bounds - My Life in Letters
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    Laurence Bounds - My Life in Letters

    By James Warren and Mark R Bridges

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    For years, Laurence Bounds has been pestering some of the most patient customer service departments from coffee companies to television studios and shaving companies to travel agents, with his maddening of letters.


    From HMV to AEG, the Met

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUpfront
    Release dateNov 23, 2020
    ISBN9781784567637
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