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    <updated_at>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:25:40 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
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          <body><![CDATA[The book's subtitle says it all. Unfortunately the people that will most likely read this book are not those that really should read it.]]></body>
        
    
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