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          <body><![CDATA[David Brin's Postman is a good read.  5eregon earlier mentioned the Stand by Stephen King;it's the best of the post-apocalyptic novels.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:54:19 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I remember seeing this movie when I was just a kid and it scared the hell out of me.  But it was compelling and began a long-term fascination with science fiction.  A great movie for its time.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/664.The_Fountainhead">The Fountainhead (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/432.Ayn_Rand">Ayn Rand</a>]]></action_text>
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