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  <title><![CDATA[Empowering Women: Every Woman's Guide to Successful Living]]></title>
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  <default_description>Louise's goal is to see that all women experience self-love, self-worth, self-esteem and a powerful place in society. She shows you how to become a strong and powerful being. You can learn to empower yourself and rise to the top.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Louise L. Hay]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Christiane Northrup is an excellent speaker. I found her section to be extremely entertaing, educational and inspirational. I will keep this disk to share with friends and listen to again. <br/><br/>I wish the other three speakers were as enjoyable. I found parts of their lectures to be downright ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61116889">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The version I &quot;read&quot; was an audio book. <em>Louise Hay</em> is a best-selling author, founder of Hay House, Inc., and the international leader in inspirational and self-help publishing. At times her views can be seen as radical and definately unorthodox.  <br/><br/>This (audio) book was interesti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43023374">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love to read positive and inspiring books like this, it helps to keep me focused and headed in the right direction. The main message of this book was to love yourself and love your life.  A pretty darn good message I would say!  It then goes chapter by chapter in how to do that in all areas of you...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33816817">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 15 11:40:45 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[can you see my theme right now? learning about why my body is so tired and run down- why are my adrenals shot? this book helped me answer some of those questions and gave me some grace to deal with it.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book but since I've read several of her other books, I didn't find much new in this one.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this whole book sitting in jury duty one day. It's got some great inspirational stories.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great for any woman you know that needs an improvement in self-esteem.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book begins by stating some obvious thought patterns that would need to change.  Now, these may be obvious to me since I do feel more empowered than most but some of these shockingly still happen today.  This book reinforces practices in thought and deed that many of us may take for granted but...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12055549">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think all women should read this one!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[this was recommended to me a few days ago.  some good affirmations within.  very quick read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[very inspirational]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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