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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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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> 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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