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  <title><![CDATA[Dangerous Duty of Delight: The Glorified God and the Satisfied Soul (LifeChange Books)]]></title>
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  <default_description>This compact 96-page book, drawn from Piper's popular &lt;i&gt;Desiring God,&lt;/i&gt; emphasizes the importance of strengthening our relationship with our Creator by enjoying Him and His creation. The author's now classic ideas are presented here in an accessible size that will allow readers to absorb and apply them quickly -- leading them to a dramatically different and joyful experience of their faith. Filled with biblical reasons for living a life of celebration, this life-changing read helps people discover not only why but how to delight more fully in the Lord.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jesus is not safe, but He is satisfying!  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Each of us has a restlessness, an inconsolable longing within. Some try to satisfy it with scenic vacations, creative accomplishments, huge cinematic productions, sexual exploits, sports extravaganzas, hallucinogenic drugs, ascetic rigors, managerial excellence, and more. Yet our longing remains. Why?  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;John Piper turns your heart towards the one true Object of human desire &amp;ndash; God. He shows how fulfilling your duty to delight in Him can change your attitude toward worship, toward marriage, toward material goods, toward your very mission and purpose on earth! Join him on a journey from desperate desire to infinite delight!</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2001</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Piper]]></name>
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    <name><![CDATA[Anna]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 03 06:04:32 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 05 08:40:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Unlike &quot;Desiring God,&quot; I actually finished this one.  (Thanks John for giving us non-seminarians a break and writing this Cliff Notes version!)]]></body>
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    <review id="62398623">
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    <name><![CDATA[Heath]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Jul 06 16:54:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 06 17:01:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Amazing little book packed with wisdom and insight regarding the Biblical reality and freedom of Christian Hedonism.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62398623]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47745816">
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    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Feb 27 19:07:42 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 27 19:07:42 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Short little book that shows how God is glorified when we delight in Him.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47745816]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="67460827">
    <user id="2561048">
    <name><![CDATA[Steve]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Newport News, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 14 22:54:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 14 22:55:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Classic Piper]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67460827]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="4277738">
    <user id="23950">
    <name><![CDATA[clAViD]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Berkeley, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[those who don't do anything while sitting on the toilet]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 08 15:08:58 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 15 16:53:37 -0800 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was my bathroom reader and I read almost all of it while sitting on the throne.  It's super short, it's like one of those free books that you get - it's like a condensed version of Piper's &quot;Desiring God.&quot;  I wouldn't go out of my way to read this, but if you're sitting on the john, yo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4277738">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4277738]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="66413751">
    <user id="2235222">
    <name><![CDATA[Scott]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ipswich, MA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 06 07:25:37 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 09 12:49:31 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This small book was a miniature version of Piper's Desiring God.  A very quick and accessible read on the basics of Christian Hedonism.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66413751]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="31223122">
    <user id="1460987">
    <name><![CDATA[Christine]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Aug 26 07:51:09 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 26 07:57:08 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Somehow this is the most convicting and encouraging book I've read this year.  It's a very short little book that I've read probably five time now, it's main point seems to be ~ Joy is not optional in the Christian's life and God is meant to be enjoyed.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31223122]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="36881502">
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    <name><![CDATA[Emily]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 04 00:12:53 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 04 00:14:35 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Bite-sized Piper. Just right for me. He's such a dense writer that this abbreviated version of the classic &quot;Desiring God&quot; was just what I wanted. It was good enough that I may have to read the full book soon.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36881502]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="16422623">
    <user id="346924">
    <name><![CDATA[Lauren]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Feb 26 10:43:24 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 30 08:25:06 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Interesting topic I'd like to learn more about.  I would read this book again at least once. I am considering reading the larger book by him on the same subject.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16422623]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="12410918">
    <user id="349251">
    <name><![CDATA[Stevie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 13 12:22:57 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 28 16:01:13 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It is shorter rendition of Desiring God.  Good introduction to Christian Hedonism:  God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12410918]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="5051240">
    <user id="306753">
    <name><![CDATA[Wade]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Nashville, TN]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 24 12:07:54 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 07 12:10:09 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A short book on what it means to live out Piper's book &quot;Desiring God&quot;.  Explaining what it means to live out delighting in the Lord above all else.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5051240]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="13612944">
    <user id="835088">
    <name><![CDATA[Jared]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 26 07:55:58 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 26 18:40:14 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dangerous it is to follow Jesus, but truly delightful and nothing else will do. May we delight ourselves in the Lord.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13612944]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="31323349">
    <user id="1467511">
    <name><![CDATA[Amber]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Aug 27 08:30:28 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 27 08:33:41 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book can realy shake your thinking about glorifying God! To be obedient we must delight in our God! ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31323349]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="7184236">
    <user id="449133">
    <name><![CDATA[Rob]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sterling, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[everyone]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 02 21:46:01 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 02 21:47:04 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If 'Desiring God' is too much to bear... Read this book first, this is a brief synopsis of Desiring God.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7184236]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="8131002">
    <user id="572238">
    <name><![CDATA[Bethany]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 23 10:11:44 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 23 10:15:09 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent book that summarizes the larger book Desiring God.  Easy and quick read!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8131002]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="37759891">
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    <name><![CDATA[Eric]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Munford, TN]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Fri Nov 14 18:37:51 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 14 18:38:18 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[small version of Desiring God.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37759891]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="3260166">
    <user id="176432">
    <name><![CDATA[Tim]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Jul 19 06:22:11 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Desiring God in short form.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3260166]]></url>
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    <review id="11407354">
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    <name><![CDATA[James]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[simple yet profound.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11407354]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="79234888">
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    <name><![CDATA[Giancarlo]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Monterrey, 19, Mexico]]></location>        
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    <name><![CDATA[Ryan]]></name>
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