John Hersey

Hiroshima
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Hiroshima
John Hersey
Manufacturer: Vintage
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0679721037
Release Date: 1989-03-04
A Single Pebble
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A Single Pebble
John Hersey
Manufacturer: Vintage
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0394756975
Release Date: 1989-02-11
A Bell for Adano
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A Bell for Adano
John Hersey
Manufacturer: Vintage
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0394756959
Release Date: 1988-03-12
The Wall
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The Wall
John Hersey
Manufacturer: Vintage
ProductGroup: Book
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ASIN: 0394756967
Release Date: 1988-03-12
Lewis: Main Street and Babbitt (Library of America)
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  • Beautiful edition of two important American novels
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Lewis: Main Street and Babbitt (Library of America)
Sinclair Lewis
Manufacturer: Library of America
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0940450615
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Three Tenant Families
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Three Tenant Families
James Agee
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Spark Notes Hiroshima
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    		Spark Notes Hiroshima
    SparkNotes Editors , John R. Hersey , and John Hersey
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    John Hersey
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    The Algiers Motel Incident
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    John Hersey
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