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Please discuss it as you go. I read it a few weeks ago and loved it.
But then my beach books tend to be tomes on the development of the passive
voice in Indo-European languages.
Pat Barrett [log in to unmask]
http://ideas.lang-learn.us/barrett.php
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From: "Marilyn Harris" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: Quick Comments on Taubes' Book
>I have bought the book too but it will take awhile to get through it as I
>have other books to read....
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> Marilyn
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> From: "Gale" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Quick Comments on Taubes' Book
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>>I am in process of reading the book now (received it for Christmas) and
>>the only thing I can say is that I urge everyone who has not yet read the
>>book to go out right now, buy it and read it. As someone involved in the
>>sciences, I really appreciate Taubes efforts in the book to evaluate each
>>of the major studies, to explain the inadequacies of epidemiology and how
>>these inadequacies must lead to basic and/or clinical research to be
>>meaningful, and I appreciate his vigorous attempt at objectivity. Perhaps
>>most importantly, he demonstrates how science can be negatively influenced
>>by politics and human nature (wishful science). Yes he addresses cancer.
>>Yes you should read the book - I think you will be surprised at what you
>>learn.
>>
>> gale
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