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Ric Klass is a writer, screenwriter, film producer, and director; entrepreneur founder of several companies; former high school math teacher in the Bronx, Georgetown University professor, and NASA space engineer; and graduate of MIT, Harvard Business School, USC, and Mercy College. He freely admits that ballet is beyond his limits, but will take a shot at brain surgery if given the chance.
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- PublisherArcade
- Publication date2012
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- ISBN 13 9781616087807
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