The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism
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Peter Biskind., & Peter Biskind|AUTHOR. (2018). The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism . The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Biskind and Peter Biskind|AUTHOR. 2018. The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism. The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Biskind and Peter Biskind|AUTHOR. The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism The New Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Peter Biskind, and Peter Biskind|AUTHOR. The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism The New Press, 2018.
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