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Thomas Hauser is well known to readers as Muhammad Ali's biographer and for his recording of the contemporary boxin

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Reflections : Conversations, Essays, and Other Writings
9781610755351, 9781557286505

With their powerful blend of political and aesthetic concerns, Edward W. Said’s writings have transformed the field of l

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