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Mary Van Note

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in San Francisco, CA, The United States

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Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Women & Gender Studies

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October 2008

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Former stand-up comedienne, writer of zines, comics and fiction.

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Mary Van Note’s books

Average rating: 3.69 · 32 ratings · 2 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Mixed Martial Arts For Dummies by Frank Shamrock, Mary Van Note (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.57 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary Van Note’s Experiences (of the Sexual Variety) Vol. 1 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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