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    <body><![CDATA[A highly readable overview of cosmology that's good for high school physics students or anyone interested in theories about the universe. I would also include elementary students in that recommendation but Hawking at a couple of different points mentions Penthouse magazine and gambling and hell and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75847765">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Got sucked into this one rather like into a black hole. After having my mind stretched nearly to the point of having all preconceived notions torn apart, I emerge into an &quot;elsewhere&quot;, as if into a parallel universe (or some other place and time of our own).<br/><br/>In other words, I lea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73276072">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Stephen Hawking is a brilliant man whose greatest contribution to society is not his science, but his ability to write about difficult concepts in simple language. His sense of humor is greatly appreciated. Hawking makes learning fun!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are many styles of reading. One can skim a book once, then use it as reference in the future. Or one can carefully pour over every word, trying to absorb every possible nuance that an author weaves through his work. I think neither approach is appropriate for most readers of this book.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32327683">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This large hardback book is an illustrated version of two books by Stephen Hawking written in the 1980s and 1990s.  Meant as introductions of the scientific theories of the universe for the less studied masses it is only partially successful.<br/><br/>As a review of scientific theories through his...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17855677">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is actually two books in one, and I have now read the first half, <em>The Illustrated A Brief History of Time</em>. I passed over this book the first time I saw it at Borders. Just knowing Stephen Hawking's reputation, it seemed a little intimidating. But I love star gazing. When I was a little girl, my...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11835249">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[     I absolutely loved this book! Stephen Hawking is an amazing author; he describes very complex and interesting ideas in a way that makes them easy for the average person to understand, and he is hilarious. There were some parts of this book that I had trouble understanding, but for the most part...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71727048">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really like Hawking's writing.  His style is surprisingly approachable, considering the density of the subject.  Though <em>A Brief History of Time</em> started to get a bit difficult by the end, <em>The Universe in a Nutshell</em> made up for it.  Both books cover essentially the same topics, but I highly recommen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58542071">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[..clearly some of the concepts in the book are beyond my understanding. However, it is worth expanding your mind..no matter if you &quot;get-it&quot; or not.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Popularization of the current research in physics. Black holes, M-Theory, etc...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm fascinated by physics and cosmology, and Hawking is interesting, but maybe because it's a survey I didn't find the book (the second time around, after not looking at it for a very long time) to be as original as I remember. A step above Cosmos, only because Cosmos obviously can't be updated, and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38981626">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is an amazing book<br/>if you like to learn about how the universe works and are interested in physics at all this is a really good read, its easy and he explains super complicated concepts in very simplistic ways.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book showed me how thick I am. I wish i could have really understood it all. For those who give up try Bill Bryson's short history of nearly everything.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was amazing to be able to see a glimpse of the universe, and just by turning a page to lose the vision again as if never was there. I must read it again.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you ever thought Einstein was cool, wait until you meet Hawking. Mind blowing and numbing thoughts on the origin of the universe.]]></body>
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