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    <body><![CDATA[Covers a broad range of subjects and yet I still felt it was missing something. <br/><br/>In terms of readability I prefer 'An Incomplete Education']]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book (along with Bartlett's Roget's Thesaurus) was all I really wanted for my birthday. I know, I know... I'm a book nerd. <br/><br/>The Guide to Essential Knowledge is the most awesome and non-boring reference book I have ever perused. (No, I did not read all eight billion pages) ]]></body>
    
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