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    <body><![CDATA[This was originally a radio talk show that was transcribed in book form.  In many parts the reading is difficult and tedious - it would be much easier to listen to than it is to read.  There are some good ideas present in the book, but I do disagree with a lot of what is said.  For pleasure's sake, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80991181">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great book.  It introduces you to the ideas that have shaped the world.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Helpful for leading seminar I suppose as long as one remains wary of his politics / ever present perspective on said ideas ... I'm not a fan.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderful book, very significant and interesting. The chapters about Opinion were really very revelatory. Its a collection of transcripts from a television program that aired in the 50s. Mortimer Adler is one of the finest minds of the last century, and his analysis is clear and insightful.]]></body>
    
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