The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
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Michael Scott Moore., & Michael Scott Moore|AUTHOR. (2019). The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Scott Moore and Michael Scott Moore|AUTHOR. 2019. The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive On the Somali Pirate Coast. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Scott Moore and Michael Scott Moore|AUTHOR. The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive On the Somali Pirate Coast HarperCollins, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Michael Scott Moore, and Michael Scott Moore|AUTHOR. The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive On the Somali Pirate Coast HarperCollins, 2019.
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