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    <body><![CDATA[I've recently taken up praying the rosary as a meditation.  This book helped me understand a lot about the &quot;mysteries&quot;.  This Northwestern prof is still impressing me.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is probably Wills' best piece of religious writing yet as his history of the Rosary is focused, illuminating and non-repetitive (which is my biggest criticism of his previous work).  I particularly enjoyed his employment of the art work of Tintoretto to facilitate his exploration of the Rosary ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63186576">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The pictures in this book, complementing each mystery, were a wonderful accompaniment to the explanations of each mystery. I loved it!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book led me to a greater understanding and whole new appreciation of the rosary.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great reference.]]></body>
    
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