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It is not just a book for Philosophy 101. In paraphrasing the arguments of Deleuze, Guattari, Foucault and gang, it puts forth their difficult concepts in less difficult terms. I'm not saying that the book will be an easy read (it is not!) but it does away with the assumption that you have a working knowledge of classical and cartesian philosophy. De Landa, in tracing the history of society, presents us with his interpretations of the Deluzian universe and provides us with a platform and basic understanding before the we take the plunge and tackle Anti-Oedipus, The Fold or A Thousand Plateaus. If you are an architect/student seeking to suss out post-modern architecture's obsession with folds and nonlinear dynamic systems, this is a must read introduction. Oh and by-the-way, being laid out by Bruce Mau himself lends this book a certain degree of swag-value among your designer-friends.

Wow. Unbelievable firsthand account of the polygamist nightmare playing out along the Utah-Arizona border. Carolyn is all the more remarkable because she was born into this group and knew of no other life. Her testimony eventually led to some of the worst men being put behind bars.