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Title: One of the most relevant books I ever read.
Review: I bought this book titillated by its title: it was eerily reminiscent of a story I had read or heard somewhere about those who were seriously suggesting in the late 19th. century France to close the Patent Bureau, since "everything that had to be invented was already invented". (Can anybody help me find a bona-fide printed source for this gem or is it just an unsubstantiated annecdote?). What a surprise to find how wonderfully and intentionally misleading (or titillating?) this title was.This is one of those books which, in spite of reading it with a pen in hand and marking it up copiously, when I reached the end I felt a compelling need to read it again. It is not a question of agreeing or disagreeing with the author, but a question of getting intellectually stimulated in a way few books did it for me. An educational tool to be highly recommended for any age group.
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