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  <title><![CDATA[A Brief History of Everything]]></title>
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  <default_description>This account of men and women's place in a universe of sex and gender, self and society, spirit and soul is written in question-and-answer format, making it both readable and accessible.  Wilber offers a series of  original views on many topics of current controversy, including the gender wars, multiculturalism, modern liberation movements, and the conflict  between various approaches to spirituality.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1996</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>A Brief History of Everything</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ken Wilber]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 19 05:57:00 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 19 05:57:53 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Here's how Ken Wilbur would write &quot;Three Blind Mice&quot;<br/><br/>Three decrepit rodents<br/>Three decrepit rodents<br/>Observe how they motivate<br/>Observe how they motivate<br/>They motivate after the agricultural spouse<br/>Who severed their rears with the culinary shears<br/>Have ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6430013">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22045526">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[no one I respect]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun May 11 18:07:25 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 12 11:03:59 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[How do you write sensibly about a book that makes no sense and, in fact, tries to make you question everything you've always thought was true?  <br/><br/>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22045526]]></url>
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    <review id="31061102">
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  <date_added>Sun Aug 24 10:37:35 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 30 17:53:58 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just accidently dropped this book in the toilet so it may be a while before I get around to picking it up again.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="9904643">
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    <location><![CDATA[Alexandria, VA]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people who fancy themselves philosophers]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 03 18:13:29 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 03 18:20:48 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dude is a genius (of the narcissistic variety - aren't they usually?).  This book is sometimes hard to read, especially when he tries to reference everything under the sun.  For those of us who don't know everything, the references become too much - looking every person and theory referenced would b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9904643">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="74348461">
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    <location><![CDATA[Victoria, BC, Canada]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 12 20:30:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 21 12:53:41 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[More then anything else about this book, I appreciate what Wilber is attempting to do with his integration of Eastern and Western philosophies. I am doubtful of little and disagree with even less in this book. Most of my criticism of this book are stylistic. Foremost, is Wilber’s tone tends toward...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74348461">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15234403">
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    <name><![CDATA[Diane]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tucson, AZ]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 12 08:34:04 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 12 08:36:54 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book begins with the premise that gender differences arose because women who participated in vigorous activities had a high rate of miscarriage.  This is either: misogynous, naive, or stupid.<br/><br/>There needs to be a category for books &quot;that I can't stand to finish.&quot;]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15234403]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="64105250">
    <user id="2538677">
    <name><![CDATA[Ricky]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[London, H9, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 19 11:41:32 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 19 11:46:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great conceptual model which integrates our individual and collective internal and external views of reality. However, the interview style didn't do it for me and became an irritation after a while. Also, throughout the book he recapitulates and repeats and paraphrases and... it didn't help me as a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64105250">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="24989064">
    <user id="1219383">
    <name><![CDATA[Travis]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[no one]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jun 20 10:15:47 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 20 10:20:08 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wilber at his pompous and condescending worst. The title and cover say it all. This book is pretty much and advertisement for all his other books. Some of which ARE worth reading, just not this one.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24989064]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="12956542">
    <user id="648492">
    <name><![CDATA[Stephen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <date_added>Sun Jan 20 08:07:17 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 29 09:13:59 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Crap. An astonishingly deluded or mendacious philosopher attempting to integrate science and mysticism into one coherent world view, with the rather predictable result of abject failure.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12956542]]></url>
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    <review id="6378342">
    <user id="293956">
    <name><![CDATA[Dan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Brooklyn, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 04 10:47:29 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 18 07:43:06 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 04 10:47:29 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[my brother's loss is my gain ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6378342]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="11603772">
    <user id="79661">
    <name><![CDATA[Phil]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Columbus, OH]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Thinkers]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 03 22:26:55 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 04 10:01:06 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Phew.  No way to give this book a fair shake by virtue of a summary.<br/><br/>Wilber throws a hell of a lot at you, and I'd be lying if I tried to pretend a lot of it hasn't altered significant portions of my mental landscape.  <br/><br/>There are drawbacks, the most significant being that Wilbe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11603772">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11603772]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="8772053">
    <user id="172215">
    <name><![CDATA[Sylvia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Indonesia]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people who feels that they know only too litle.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 06 18:44:27 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 10 00:21:30 -0800 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The idea proposed by Ken Wilber is that the kosmos, and so are the entities which form it, consist of four quadrants: the upper left which deals with the subjectivity of an entity (I), the lower left which deals with culture, a collective subjectivity (WE), the upper right which deals with an entity...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8772053">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8772053]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="76787872">
    <user id="2857931">
    <name><![CDATA[Anastasia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Taipei, 03, Taiwan]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Nov 05 03:06:14 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 05 03:09:49 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely enjoyed the overview of human evolution in gender balances, systems of economy, societal culture progression, and the spiritual drive egging atoms on.  The second part gets RIDICULOUS in re-iterating the same thing in 15 different ways and ultimately his writing is just his opinion... but...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76787872">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76787872]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="42074539">
    <user id="226366">
    <name><![CDATA[Nicholas]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cincinnati, OH]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 06 05:34:31 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 06 05:37:27 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My boss lent me this book, and so far, it's been quite a trip.  It's a bit heady and Ken repeats himself often (sometimes saying the same thing three sentences in a row!), but overall, it's been eye-opening. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some holons to get rid of... ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42074539]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43627510">
    <user id="941222">
    <name><![CDATA[Dave]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Jan 19 16:05:11 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 19 16:07:06 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[so far I find this to be interesting, though I would wish for annotations or references to determine authenticity of data...like Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond, but hey, maybe it's not that sort of book]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43627510]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="40321084">
    <user id="1811723">
    <name><![CDATA[M S]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Dayton, OH]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wilber presents a concise explanation of his concept of the quadrants of consciousness and why completion of self is gained by integrating aspects of all quadrants.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40321084]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="66579622">
    <user id="321158">
    <name><![CDATA[Summer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sacramento, CA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Fri Aug 07 15:28:11 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 07 15:29:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[So far giving me insight that I've never heard before and a more profound insight on how we are all related and our path of evolution.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66579622]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="61942444">
    <user id="2444774">
    <name><![CDATA[Evan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bakersfield, CA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Jul 02 15:47:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 02 15:48:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[though this book gets a little far out, there are enough &quot;take-aways&quot; to make it worth reading.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61942444]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="77247237">
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