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  <title><![CDATA[Pursuit of Light: An Extraordinary Journey]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;i&gt;Pursuit of Light: An Extraordinary Journey&lt;/i&gt; is an astounding, horrifying, uplifting memoir that chronicles Sandy Brewer s inspirational journey from a childhood of rejection and abuse to a maturity characterized by wholeness, deep love, and acceptance. Through her gripping narration, one quickly discovers the enormous gulf between what happened to her and what she has chosen to make of her life. She finds within herself a unique ability to assist others to their own triumph and healing regardless of circumstances.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;     Sandy, a teacher, counselor, and lecturer with over thirty years  experience, tells her story in compelling detail, interweaving it with insight, compassion, and humor. She demonstrates how a change in perspective or point of view is a powerful tool to help one heal the past and to feel the happiness of renewal and the joy of living in the moment. She finds that in her pursuit of Light, the Light she pursues has also been seeking her.</default_description>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The moment I got this book in my hands I couldn't let go until I was done. A true testimony to the mysteries and resilience of the human spirit coupled with a burning desire to choose to follow a thin sliver of light to the source of something greater. The Talmud teaches &quot;to save one life is as...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18946593">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i really disliked this book until i got to the last few chapters.  despite that the author takes us through many levels of her initial self-analysis and meditations, i didn't feel like she had contributed anything valuable or educational up until the end.  is this because i've used many of these sel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33204419">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sandy, with her compelling compassion, wit, and wisdom, offers a pathway out of darkness into light with warmth and richness. She is a dynamic, inspirational woman who suffered such severe and near-fatal abuse as a child that she was drawn so deeply into the dark that she found the light. With her e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29149719">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very insightful book into Sandy's life growing up and her struggle to not only live but become a very strong person. Its quite amazing to see what she went through to get where she is today.  Great book!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The books message is to take what you can learn from your past and empower yourself with it- rather than letting it continually victimize you.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A deeply disturbing look into a tragic family and the heroic struggle of one small girl to overcome her wounds and embrace life.]]></body>
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