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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a series of essays on different subjects. There is one on Roman Polanski that is very interesting, compelling and well-written. The human aspect of these essays give them their poignancy. The essay about the author and his daughter involved in a situation where he plays into her fantasy...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2491472">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting collection of essays that are thematically related. If you've never read this author before, this likely wouldn't be the choice for a first book. Wish I would have found a copy of <u>Mr Wilson's Cabinet of Wonders</u> to start with. However, if you like the kind of journalism that is regularly ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31185860">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you love reading good writing, then Lawrence Weschler is a MUST!  Weschler makes non-fiction look easy.  High Five, LW!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[super insightful book... filled with short stories, the most memorable one is the namesake 'vermeer in bosnia' for me. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i would recommend reading weschler in small doses, reading this straight through gets old fast.]]></body>
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