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{TEXTBOOK} Alien Woman : the Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley ALIEN WOMAN : THE MAKING OF LT. ELLEN RIPLEY Author: Jason Smith Number of Pages: 272 pages Published Date: 05 Oct 2006 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publication Country: London, United Kingdom Language: English ISBN: 9780826419101 DOWNLOAD: ALIEN WOMAN : THE MAKING OF LT. ELLEN RIPLEY Alien Woman : The Making of Lt. 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