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  <title><![CDATA[The Christmas Candle]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;p&gt;Journey back to a simpler time, to a small English village where nothing out of the ordinary ever happens. Except at Christmastime.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  When a mysterious angel suddenly appears in a lowly candlemaker's shop, the holy and the human collide in a way that only God could imagine.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Glowing bright with a timeless message, &lt;i&gt;The Christmas Candle&lt;/i&gt; will warm your heart with a surprising reminder of God's bountiful love.&lt;/p&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">3</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">10</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2006</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Christmas Candle</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Max Lucado]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 04 15:20:59 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[this short novel tells the story of a candlemaker who recieves a visit from an angel.  he blesses one of the candlemaker's candles and then disappears.  the candlemaker gives the blessed candle to a struggling neighbor and tells him to light the candle and pray about his problems.  the neighbor does...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5658685">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41229637">
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Dec 29 17:06:50 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the best Christmas stories I have encountered (so far). It is a story that portrays faith, miracles, and the Christmas spirit all in one. I think this book was very entertaining, and also has a morale. I loved reading it, and it truly touched my heart.]]></body>
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    <review id="39134208">
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a fast read for a little Christmas spirit. Every person can experience a miracle if he or she practices a little faith. The first part of the ending is a bit predictable, but the last chapter makes up for that.]]></body>
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    <review id="41048666">
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Dec 27 18:48:24 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 28 15:08:14 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've got one word for this book: cheesy.<br/><br/>Fine story but a little too predictable.  Read it in one sitting so at least not much time was lost. ]]></body>
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    <review id="43822377">
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 21 10:40:39 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 21 10:41:19 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is amazing! It just opens you to see that where we might only see one miracle God may have had many more in mind.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="48852438">
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  <date_added>Tue Mar 10 16:36:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Picked up at the library, looked like a quick read (finished in about a half hour). Sweet story about faith.]]></body>
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    <review id="41257691">
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good Heartwarming story. Definitely a story that will become a Christmas tradition.]]></body>
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    <review id="38948229">
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A short, traditional Christmas Story.]]></body>
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    <review id="45074820">
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    <body><![CDATA[A quick and heartfelt read.]]></body>
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    <review id="42927693">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[very quick read but fun.]]></body>
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    <review id="79038553">
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 26 06:57:39 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 27 07:36:48 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://thebookwormslibrary.com/?p=1689">http://thebookwormslibrary.com/?p=1689</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56975667">
    <user id="2336538">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A really neat story.]]></body>
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    <review id="40878830">
    <user id="1516543">
    <name><![CDATA[Martha]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Dec 25 09:09:16 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very nice story.]]></body>
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    <review id="77211447">
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    <name><![CDATA[loveyalyn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Provo, UT]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am a sucker for any Christmas book!! <br/>This book had the simplicity and power of all of Max Lucado's publications,,,]]></body>
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    <review id="29720335">
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  <date_added>Sat Aug 09 16:25:39 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[A wonderful Christmas story about a candle maker who is given some very special candles by an angel one evening.<br/><br/>The candles bring much joy,love,faith, and hope to all who are blessed with them.<br/><br/>I have read many Max Lucado books and this is one of my favorite Christmas stories ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29720335">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39318029">
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Nice story.  Could have been better.]]></body>
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    <review id="20181869">
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    <body><![CDATA[Every 25 years, an Angel comes to the candlemaker's shop and blesses him. This year, the candlemaker is eagerly waiting his visit, but a mix up has occured that will stop that blessing from occuring. <br/>This is a predictable story, but has a good Christmas and Christian message. A nice quick read...]]></body>
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    <review id="9014006">
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    <name><![CDATA[Meg]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. Yes, it's a sentimental Christmas story, but what I really enjoyed was the underlying message. Instead of using prayer and working towards bettering ourselves, we sit around and want a miracle. God is there all the time, we just need to do our part. 11/21/2007]]></body>
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    <review id="52511972">
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  <read_at>Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a cute short christmas story.  God is mysterous in many ways and when you seek him out through prayer and hold on to faith - your prayers will eventually be answered in his own timing.  The book is short but gets its point across.]]></body>
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