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    <body><![CDATA[EVERYONE MUST READ THIS BOOK. <br/><br/>It was recently given to me as a gift.  My job is to talk about relationships all day.  One woman I met said I should have this and use it when I talk about relationships.  I haven't read a book that has made me smile this easily.  It's hard to explain, so j...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15098811">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Shel Silverstein is a HUGE passion of mine.<br/>As a little girl huddled with his books around me, memorizing stories and poems. Luckily for me, my son adores Shel, and every bed time includes some of his work.<br/>The Missing Piece Meets Big O is Elliott's personal favorite and is high on my list...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[You cannot depend on someone else for your happiness.  You must find completeness in yourself -- only then are you truly happy and compliment others.  I love reading these parable-type books with my kids and discussing the underlying meaning.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is kind of my anthem.  It's a seemingly simplistic story about a &quot;missing piece&quot; that's looking for another shape with a piece missing out of it that it can fit into and become complete.  Obviously this is an allegory for relationships; the poor piece looks everywhere for a place...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31579374">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this book.  Even little kids can relate to it.  I used to read it to my pre-schoolers, and of course my children when they were young. In actuality this book is for adults.  It is a metaphor on relationships and the real definition of love rather than need or superficiality.  <br/><br/>Love...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69578401">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this book.  Even little kids can relate to it.  I used to read it to my pre-schoolers, and of course my children when they were young. In actuality this book is for adults.  It is a metaphor on relationships and the real definition of love rather than need or superficiality.  <br/><br/>Love...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60385971">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[When I was doing work in an elementary school while training to be a teacher, a child read me this book and I fell in love with it instantly. As always with Shel Silverstein, you get cute illustrations and a simple story whose meaning goes far beyond its words. Who would have thought the best relati...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9797177">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Beth owned this book and she brought it out when Kate was about 3. Since then we have read it to Kate (born April 2001)and now Jack (born April 2004) many times. It is a marvelous story. A child can enjoy it and an adult can learn from it. Amazing.]]></body>
    
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