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#75: Nov. - Dec. 2009 (Non-Fiction)
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SaraM2261
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New here. This will be my first booktalk.org book!
Looking forward to talking with others about Non-Ficiton.

I am posting because no one has posted here yet. Curious as to how many people are reading this book and will be part of the discussions.

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I think "Empire of Illusion" will be very popular, it should be a great discussion.
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I'm hoping some of the people that voted for this book will start posting right away. :shock:
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I'm reading it. :smile: Just starting on the first chapter. Working on The Extended Phenotype and The Sound and the Fury as well.
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I have almost finished reading the book, and want to reread each chapter again as I post my replies to the respective subheadings. It is definitely thought-provoking and should engender lots of debate. Chapter 2 was brutal. I had to take a break from reading for a couple of days about half-way through before finishing that chapter.
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I considered reading this book before noticing the BookTalk selected it. I just loaded a sample portion on my Kindle and will see if it interests me.
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I've got it; now I just have to start reading it! I'm still getting through When Good Thinking Goes Bad.
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