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    <body><![CDATA[from the library 1999<br/><br/>I have enjoyed this in some of the same ways that I like Care 0f the Soul <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295132.Care_of_the_Soul_A_Guide_for_Cultivating_Depth_and_Sacredness_in_Everyday_Life" title="Care of the Soul   A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life by Thomas  Moore">Care of the Soul   A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life</a>(Why can't I find Thomas Moore?)<br/><br/>This book is not so much about soul as it is about the kernel in each...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17020493">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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