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		<title>Turing (A Novel about Computation) Review</title>
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I just completed reading Turing (A Novel about Computation). Its a post-modern novel around a computer programme named "Turing". It has a captivating story line that guides the reader through centuries of human ingenuity and intellectual achievement. The book also presents a successful fusion of history, economics, mathematics, computer science that is brilliant and original. [...]]]></description>
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<p>I just completed reading <a href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?tid=9910&amp;ttype=2">Turing (A Novel about Computation)</a>. Its a post-modern novel around a computer programme named "Turing". It has a captivating story line that guides the reader through centuries of human ingenuity and intellectual achievement. The book also presents a successful fusion of history, economics, mathematics, computer science that is brilliant and original. I would definitely recommend it to people who know little about computing, because the book explains a lot about the core principles behind computer science in a down to earth fashion. However sometimes the explanations are so rudimentary and superficial that they are rendered inaccurate. Nevertheless its a good book and is definitely worth a read.</p>
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