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  <name><![CDATA[Karen Armstrong]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[British author of numerous works on comparative religion.

you can know about from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Armstrong
http://www.islamfortoday.com/karenarmstrong.htm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/karenarmstrong
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  <title><![CDATA[A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam]]></title>
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  <published>1993</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Karen Armstrong]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Battle for God]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Karen Armstrong]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Islam: A Short History]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Karen Armstrong]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Karen Armstrong]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Buddha]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Karen Armstrong]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Short History of Myth (Canongate Myths)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Karen Armstrong]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Karen Armstrong]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Through the Narrow Gate: A Memoir of Spiritual Discovery]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Karen Armstrong]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Karen Armstrong]]></name>
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