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    <body><![CDATA[This was a perfect book to read while studying for the bar. Not at all difficult, very quick, and super entertaining, it's a journalistic mix following lobster scientists, Maine lobstermen, and the lobsters themselves as the author describes how various mysteries about the crustaceans have (or haven...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63142075">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It may seem strange to give a book on lobsters 5 stars, but I loved this! I purchased it on a whim for a plane trip, and spent every available moment with my nose in it until I was done. So very well done! From lobster catching, to lobster science, to lobster politics, it has it all. I look forward ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22524882">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Before I say my review, I need to get this off my chest: Why do all these animals have such secret lives?  Secret Life of Bees, Secret Life of Lobsters...what about their life is so secret?  Are they stepping out on their wives or something (apparently, yes, according to the book)?  What is it that ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57359889">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Hard to add much to what's already been said in other reviews.  I will say that I'm eager to read Trevor's other works.<br/><br/>I love this whole genre of food writing and feel that such books really connect me to my food chain more intelligently.  <br/><br/>The P.S. version of this book is gre...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57291138">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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