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    <body><![CDATA[I bought this at Quest Bookshop last week, then got home and realized someone I used to know had reviewed it badly and I had commented on that review. Who knew? I didn't! That being said...<br/><br/>There was a point in my life when I would not have understood this. I don't know if it's possible t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43511906">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another crap from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://Kabbalah.com">Kabbalah.com</a> their teaching have nothing to do with authentic jewish mysticism and kabbalah.<br/>My suggestion do not waste your time and money on this crap.<br/>Their main aim is to get as much money out of your pocket by brainwashing you, There are many  complaints about kabbal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51541046">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My biggest objection to this book:  Almost every other paragraph was printed in hot pink, all-capital letters.  I don't know if there's anything a book can do to redeem itself after something like that.<br/><br/>But if you're somehow able to overlook the bizarre and very distracting layout, you mi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35780812">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very well written, very succinct.  Extremely inspirational as well as educational.  It's a modern-day explanation of Kaballah and what it means in a practicle sense.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this is a good example of what I hated from my Jewish upbringing - sure not one idea in here could I argue with, its just the style and guilt-based telling of the tale that turned my stomach.<br/><br/>I tried to blast through it, as I usually finish any book I start, but this one really sucked. I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4177215">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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