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Original title: The Pillars of the Earth 943 pages Publisher: William Morrow (1989) Language: English ISBN-10: 0688046592 ISBN-13: 978-0688046590 ASIN: B0084QSM7U Package Dimensions:8.3 x 5.6 x 2 inches File Format: PDF File Size: 4402 kB Book File Tags: ken follett pdf, pillars of the earth pdf, historical fiction pdf, edge of eternity pdf, civil rights pdf, well written pdf, middle ages pdf, century trilogy pdf, berlin wall pdf, character development pdf, ever read pdf, cold war pdf, ken follet pdf, highly recommend pdf, building a cathedral pdf, books in the trilogy pdf, world without pdf, without end pdf, years ago pdf, story line Description: Dust jacket notes: Ken Follett is known worldwide as the master of split-second suspense, but his most beloved and bestselling book tells the magnificent tale of a twelfth-century monk driven to do the seemingly impossible: build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known. 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