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Books in brief

By Jeffrey Burke, Ella Leffland, Suzanne Mantell, Charles Nicol, and Paul Berman

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SEE ALSO: Berg, A. Scott (Andrew Scott); Collected works of Edgar Allan Poe: tales and sketches (Book); Poe, Edgar Allan; Nichols, John Treadwell; Spence, Jonathan D.; Ruttle, Lee; Mara (Book); Max Perkins: editor of genius (Book); The death of woman Wang (Book); The magic journey (Book); The private war of Dr. Yamada (Book); Mabbott, Thomas Ollive; Reich, Tova

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