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    <body><![CDATA[My first venture into the more frontier theories of modern empirical science. Very sweet book by an astrophysicist on chaos and complex theory.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I got this as part of the Times and Penguin partnership in which Times offered free limited edition books along with a copy of the newspaper.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Worth reading for the chapter 'life beyond' alone]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[layperson's guide to chaos, fractals, quantum physics, etc. An enjoyable read, relatively easy to digest, even for those without background in science/mathematics]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Do not attempt to read this book unless you have a degree in any sort of science background!]]></body>
    
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