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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not sure what I could possibly say about <em>Cosmos</em> that hasn't already been said by countless others in the 28 years since its publication, and likely in a far more intelligent and eloquent way than I ever could.  But upon recently reading this book for the first time (which may seem a bit belated,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36603676">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was my bible when I was an enemy of God. As a stubbornly devout atheist, this was the book I turned to for justification of my proud and arrogant rejection of my Creator. Instead of reading this pile of conjecture, I recommend reading the Holy Bible (then get on your knees and repent befor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/911093">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Let's put it simply. Cosmos is required reading for everyone who lives on this planet. It will give you a sense of perspective that nothing else can -- no lofty ideology, no omniscient religion, no inspiring quotations can explain things quite as clearly as Carl Sagan's treatise on science, reality,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29823799">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Stunning, beautiful prose, excellent description and metaphor, incredibly accessible. Its also one of those books where you get to see the author's own genius slip into the pages accidentally, every so often. This book is the book A Brief History of Time wants to be. Problem is, ABHOT is much more b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3421284">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[As James A. Michener stated in his review of this masterpiece:  &quot;iridescent.&quot;  Cosmos not only opened the eyes of millions of people to the majesty and the mystery of Astronomy and Cosmology.  It also opened millions of minds to the wonders of modern science and its deeply rooted origins i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19345252">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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