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Epic, cool, classical in form and earnest.
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Daniel J. Boorstin
- First published
- 1983
- Pages
- 732
- Publisher
- Random House, Politikens forlag, Editura Meridiane
- Editions
- 21
- Language
- German, tur, rum, Italian
- ISBN
- 9788756751377
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