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Odd and enlightening
And entertaining!Fuller, self-described as, "The Planet's Friendly Genius," wrote this book as a hand-held version of a single, large scroll, covering nearly a city block,that is the original version of thiswork.The book uses the fairy tale character Goldilocks("Goldy") to explain Fuller's observations on the universe. Starting with insights into the nature of experience, such as identifyingthe act of observation as having four components (the observer, theobserved, the line of sight between them, and the background against whichthe observed is seen), Fuller takes the reader on a tour of cosmic andhuman history.The Three Bears become constellations, and serve as propsfor Fuller's elucidations and digressions.The book abounds withillustrations, used to reinforce the story line. The reader ends up in theMiddle East, where Fuller has the great monolithic world religions risingout of the need to secure the Silk Road to the East.While I disagree withFuller's thesis in some respects, as his worldview appears to not depend onthe existence of God, and I heartily disagree with his explanation of therise of christanity, the book is nonetheless entertaining, original, andfree of malice.The inventor of the Geodesic Dome, among other things, wasan American original, and his book well worth the having. -Lloyd A. Conway ... Read more