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Book Title: Great Books of the Western World (Vol. 2 of 2) : the Great Conversation about Great Ideas

Number of Pages: 528 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Publication Year: 2017

Item Height: 1.2 in

Topic: General

Genre: Literary Collections

Item Weight: 52.4 Oz

Item Length: 11 in

Author: Edited by Paul F. Kisak

Book Series: Great Bks.

Item Width: 8.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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