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    <body><![CDATA[Horrible book clearly written by an academic librarian dressed as a public librarian. Insists that public librarians are educators--just like those whiny academic librarians. &quot;I'm a teacher. I really, really am.&quot; Borrows very heavily from other sources on economic theory--then adds bits ab...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15924889">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't know that I learned a lot; the book really mirrors a lot of issues I've been thinking about. To be honest the books begins with a longish overview of the history of public libraries in the United States, and I found that part a bit dull. And the author has an anti-free markets bent (so do I,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14587439">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Short book with a big view, Ed D'Angelo illustrates that the path American society is on undermines most commonly accepted societal values.<br/><br/>The book ended on a depressing note, nevertheless the book is worth reading and discussing.<br/><br/>Also valuable for introducing readers to Matth...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21311085">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[As an overview of the political and economic history of Western civilization in just over 100 pages, particularly focusing on the rise of modern capitalism as it relates to /hinders democracy, fine. An careful, fair, and thoughtful examination of the plight of public libraries in America? Not so muc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16023526">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I couldn't finish it... it was that dull.]]></body>
    
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