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Title: The Great Boredom
Review: Judging by the title, I was expecting a very interesting book. However, after only a few pages, my eyes began to glaze over. With all the possible material to choose from, the author chose to focus on the "Baltimore Affair." I had never heard of this "affair" before, but now know that I didn't miss much. The entire book is written more in the dry style of a academic paper than one for the general reader. While it may appeal to some insiders in the research community, to capture any wider audience the author needed to inject some spirit, graphic images, personalities, atmosphere, humor, drama, or anything into his account to spark some reader interest. Fraud in science is a great idea for a book, but the author having grabbed the ball...dropped it.
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