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          <body><![CDATA[Your taste of this book might be best described in terms of how you set your expectations. If you're looking for new insights or in-depth analysis of the 50 theories the book covers, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a concise summary of the 50 theories from both supporters' and dectractors' poi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/Your%20taste%20of%20this%20book%20might%20be%20best%20described%20in%20terms%20of%20how%20you%20set%20your%20expectations.%20If%20you're%20looking%20for%20new%20insights%20or%20in-depth%20analysis%20of%20the%2050%20theories%20the%20book%20covers,%20look%20elsewhere.%20If%20you're%20looking%20for%20a%20concise%20summary%20of%20the%2050%20theories%20from%20both%20supporters'%20and%20dectractors'%20points%20of%20view,%20then%20I'd%20say%20browse%20the%20topic%20list%20and%20decide%20if%20it's%20worth%20adding%20to%20your%20shelves.%20There's%20little%20here%20that%20you%20can't%20get%20from%20wikipedia,%20but%20the%20brevity%20of%20the%20entries%20makes%20it%20a%20handy%20reference.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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