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Book Title: Polish Boxer
Item Length: 7.5in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 5in
Author: Eduardo Halfon
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Literary, Historical, Jewish
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 6.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
