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  <title><![CDATA[Creative Companion: How to Free Your Creative Spirit]]></title>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1991</original_publication_year>
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  <read_at>Fri May 24 00:00:00 -0700 1996</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a lot of fun.  It had colorful pictures and pages filled with slogans written in different colors.  It said things like, &quot;Eat mangoes naked,&quot; and, &quot;Make little signs that say yes and post them all over your house,&quot; and, &quot;Learn to watch snails.&quot;  I definite...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The permission slip that for me started it all.  Read this as a freshman in high school after I found it on the concrete floor of a cavernous warehouse of a bookstore in Newton.<br/><br/>Highly recommended for those who are wound too tightly and looking to get loose.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Go, pick up a copy, or come borrow mine.  This is more work of art than book, for all that it's almost entirely text.  It's prose, but carries the feel of poetry.  It probably isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I've been warmed by it.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Inspiring for my creative self, even if I felt she focuses a little too much on the money making aspects of creativity.  But then again, maybe that's just me... A good opportunity to let yourself dream.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Jun 20 18:39:25 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[SARK is more than a bit spiritual and new age-y, two things I'm not so in to, but for some reason I am not annoyed by her books, but really inspired by them.  Her philosophy is so positive.  I am able to take it for what it is and not get bogged down in the near impossibility of some of what she bel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2189378">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very Sark. <br/>My daughter loves it more than I do and that makes me love it more. Which makes no sense. Or does it?<br/>But there are times on a grey day when you're swamped with drudge and can't think of anything shiny. On those days, this book is great for pulling open and just reading a page.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was the first book I ever read on creativity and allowing yourself to do the thing you really wanted to do, but were scared to move forward. When I'm feeling low or blocked, I refer back to this and other SARK books often.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't know how I found these books, but one day while cruising a bookstore, I stumbled across SARK's books. Haven't read them all, but the ones I have read left an impact on me. They inspire creativity within yourself. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I'm feeling less than inspired or creative, I do a few of the exercises. It's great. I have introduced my students to creativity through this book. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just what I needed to be reading today... I have to be in the right mood to really enjoy SARK, but this one I'm sinking into with enthusiasm and optimism.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fun book by a lovely free spirit. A good read when you need that creative boost. Good to give as gift to artsy/hippie friends.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[SARK, man.  It's a funny thing: I'm pretty sure she's at least a third crazy, but I really like her books anyway.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love SARK's use of color and words.  She is a gift of inspiration to all persons, not only artists.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wish it had been twice as big, with more fun exercises to try!  Still a good read!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is a great book to read about unleashing creativity, if you're 11 years old.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enjoyable little book. Lighthearted and playful.]]></body>
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