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Pearls Gets Plastered

A Pearls Before Swine Treasury
By Stephan Pastis
Series: Pearls Before Swine
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Series: Pearls Before Swine

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ISBN: 9781524892975

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 November 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 277.0mm

Weight: 841g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Stephan Pastis is an attorney turned cartoonist. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and the UCLA School of Law, he worked as a lawyer before trying his hand at cartooning. Pastis lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two children. Pastis is also the author of the bestselling Timmy Failure book series, which was made into a Disney+ original film.

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