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This method fails on test
  test("max of a few negative numbers") {
    assert(max(List(-2, -3, -4)) === -2)
  }



    def max( list: List[Int] ): Int = {
        if ( list.isEmpty ) {
            throw new NoSuchElementException
        } else {
            def findMax( aList: List[Int] ): Int = {
                if ( aList.isEmpty ) {
                    0
                } else {
                    def maxOfListTail = findMax( aList.tail )
                    if ( aList.head >= maxOfListTail ) {
                        aList.head
                    } else {
                        maxOfListTail
                    }
                }
            }
            findMax( list )
        }
    }