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Review title: pretentious
Product review: Academics who have written a few papers for conferences sometimes think they can write for a general audience and believe that anything they say will be of interest. Sadly, this book is one of those. Being pretentious, it has two strikes against it from the start. While there are some interesting observations along the way, the book is slow, generally dull, and often rambles. A good memoir needs more life.
