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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6240770.The_Guinea_Pig_Diaries_My_Life_as_an_Experiment">The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/963811.A_J_Jacobs">A.J. Jacobs</a>]]></action_text>
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          <body><![CDATA[I've read Mr Jacobs two previous books.  They are definitely enjoyable... basically mind candy with a few vitamins tucked in.  What I mean by that is he always includes some interesting nuggets of information, like in this book, I loved the appendix that described George Washington's personal rules ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78812106">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:58:28 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
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    <updated_at>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:47:00 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[There's a lot in this book.  The reason I really liked it is because of the heavy sense of loneliness and isolation faced by the starship crew of this tale.  It brings to mind how alone we are on Earth and how precious life is.]]></body>
        
    
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          <body><![CDATA[This was the first writing I've experienced from Mr Conrad, written about the age of sailing ships... I found it very well written.  I loved the ending which is poetic and apt.  A short, yet gratifying read.]]></body>
        
    
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