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On Boxing (Updated and Expanded Edition)
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On Boxing (Updated and Expanded Edition) by Joyce Carol Oates is cataloged here as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. The copy on file shows 2006 • Harpercollins • 275 pages, giving you a quick sense of scale and reading commitment.
Edition on file: 2006 • Harpercollins • 275 pages • ISBN 9780060874506.
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The clearest standout is the reading lane it sits in: Idea-led • Weekend read.
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Best approached in a couple of steady sittings rather than in constant tiny fragments.
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