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  <title><![CDATA[The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life]]></title>
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  <default-description>Piero Ferrucci warns against the dangers of &quot;global cooling.&quot; As the pace of living grows faster and the impact of new technologies more insistent, communications become hurried and impersonal. The drive for profit overrides the heart. Warmth and genuine presence fade. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;i&gt;The Power of Kindness&lt;/i&gt; is a stirring examination of a simple but profound concept. Piero Ferrucci, one of the world's most respected transpersonal psychologists, explores the many surprising facets of kindness and argues that it is this trait that will not only lead to our own individual happiness and the happiness of those around us, but will guide us in a world that has become cold, anxious, difficult, and frightening. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; In eighteen interlocking chapters, Dr. Ferrucci reveals that the kindest people are the most likely to thrive, to enable others to thrive, and to slowly but steadily turn our world away from violence, self-centeredness, and narcissism-and toward love. Writing with a rare combination of sensitivity and intellectual depth, Dr. Ferrucci shows that, ultimately, kindness is not a luxury in our world but rather a necessity for us all.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-month type="integer">10</original-publication-month>
  <original-publication-year type="integer">2007</original-publication-year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Piero Ferrucci]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone, everyone, you, you and you.]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[checked it out on a whim, then bought it.]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jul 29 20:17:19 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I highly recommend this book to anyone who thinks they know about kindness....seriously, I thought that this book wouldn't teach my anything new, but it did. And in many ways. <br/>The author does not incorporate any sort of religious views, so there were some empty spots that I had to fill in myse...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17611997">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 15 16:31:19 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 15 16:35:40 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great book to dip into whenever you feel cranky, frustrated, angry, etc. It reminds you of those qualities (patience, generosity, flexibility) that are fundamental to any relationship, at home, at work—anywhere. It goes beyond self-help anecdotes to offer some fascinating science and com...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12616688">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 15 11:26:23 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 29 08:26:24 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 15 11:26:23 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[As I deal with a bit of back-stabbing and the bitterness in my stomach grows, it is this book that helps me strengthen the filter in my brain &amp; NOT actually say the evil thoughts running through my head.  It reminds me that compassion is a good thing, that the person not treating me kindly is probab...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23216412">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Aug 13 13:13:19 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 13 13:14:03 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really powerful book on living a life worth loving.  Great book, and one that should be reread....]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Aug 15 11:14:22 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok so don't normally read non-fiction but will occasionally pick up a self help book to see if I can improve myself a little bit. I can't say I felt or saw the world from a happier place after reading this book. I did find my mind wandering to past situations as I read this book, reflecting back to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67504804">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just started reading this. It is amazing how the affect of kindess in any form can change people for the better. It was reccommended by my sister who I adore. I am excited to finish it.]]></body>
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    <review id="40939014">
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Dec 26 10:58:57 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is such a sweet book with vignettes of kindness.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 07 14:42:29 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 04 14:53:09 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just a really good reminder to act in a kind manner even when it is really hard to do so. Trying to see other's perspectives and realize that most of the time people's behavior is a result of what is going on their own lives.<br/>I enjoyed it and will definitely go back to it from time to time when...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37139245">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72434411">
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    <body><![CDATA[So far, so good!  Inspiring]]></body>
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    <review id="13763132">
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  <read_at>Sun Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It teaches us how to be kind and how kindness will improve our quality of life. How to forgive, how to cherish, to to be greateful and how to enjoy our life. And I found it, he write it in a very personal way, many examples came from his own and his family's day life experience... and it made this b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13763132">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44056336">
    <user id="1456187">
    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Silver Spring, MD]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 23 09:13:15 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 16 05:53:54 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Decent read with an enlightened self-interest bent.  I find that reading various religious texts will tell you much the same thing in a more profound and compelling way, and that his use of the word &quot;kindness&quot; can be substituted for &quot;love&quot;, which I think is what he's really talki...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44056336">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39380090">
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Dec 26 18:06:26 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was an insightful book. I pondered lots of things from reading this book. Pretty easy read.]]></body>
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    <review id="13083590">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Those looking for answers. The depressed, and the anxiety-ridden. ]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Walked by it in the bookstore.]]></recommended_by>
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    <body><![CDATA[Everyone in the world needs to read this book. I'm not exaggerating.<br/><br/>Not only can the teachings in this book be found in every good<br/>therapists office, but it is overflowing with foundational concepts to<br/>many positive world-changing religions.<br/><br/>Read this book, and make ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13083590">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29307292">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book hasn't inspired any huge revelations in me, and I couldn't read it all at once when I tried. But I find that a chapter once in a while, read to me by my husband at bedtime, is calming and a good reminder of how and why to be more compassionate in everyday life...]]></body>
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    <review id="29695978">
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The author's non-Christian views are apparent in the book, but the concepts are sound for all people.  Who doesn't want a world where people are just better people?  I think what comes across in this book is that it's up to each of us to make that change.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The author gives a great display of some of the other underlying aspects of kindness and what it means to you as person and the world around you. he touches on topics of honesty,forgivness,mindfulness, humility, generosity, respect and loyalty.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[With a foreward by the Dalai Lama.  This book entails the elements of kindness (empathy, patience, honesty, etc.) and how being kind can benefit every part of a person's life.  Lots of examples, anecdotes, proverbs, and scientific studies.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a simple, yet deep book about how kindness breaks down;  respect, adaptability, generosity, etc. Everyone should read this book to revisit the important, sometimes, forgotten components of life when dealing with people. ]]></body>
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