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  <title><![CDATA[Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself]]></title>
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  <default_description>Three years on the New York Times bestseller list, CODEPENDENT NO MORE first identified attitueds, feelings, and behaviors now recognized as hallmarks of codependency. Checklists, activities, and self-tests provide concrete tasks to help readers examine the nuances of codependency in their lives.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Melody Beattie]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 04 08:41:15 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 04 08:41:35 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the book that started it all. I know it is cliché but, this book has changed my life and my thinking…<br/><br/>I was talking to my father on the phone one day and I was explaining to him how I have no problem exercising and eating right when Otty is gone but I can’t seem to keep it up...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36893966">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Aug 20 18:05:43 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 20 18:07:14 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Found this really helpful. I bet it could help you, too.  In fact, I will loan you my copy.  Even if you don't want it.  Or I could buy it for you, even though I can't afford it.  Don't walk away!  I'll give you $20 if you read it.  I know it will help you. You need help. Don't worry about me.  I'm ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4836665">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Those who feel responsible for the behavior of others]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 22 23:13:38 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 16 17:21:15 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If only I had read this book 10 years ago...  I might not be in the mess I'm in now.<br/><br/>This is a good book for those in crisis mode.  When you're beaten down and feeling trapped and you don't know what the hell is wrong with you, you need this book, which tells you over and over and over an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13236137">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23234832">
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  <date_added>Thu May 29 11:48:49 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 29 11:59:37 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought I knew everything there was to know about co-dependency but this book took me above and beyond my prior misconceptions. For anyone who has experienced emotional martyrdom and excessive guilt surrounding self-care issues, this is a necessary read! Beattie breaks down often unnoticed learned...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23234832">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7788101">
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 16 06:56:39 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 21 14:14:11 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[An eye-opening book that reveals many of the behaviors one adopts to handle living with someone with addiction problems, or as in my case, mental-health issues. I never realized the extent to which my relationship warped me, to some extent my fault for allowing it to happen, but the book also presen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7788101">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51431132">
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    <location><![CDATA[Clemmons, NC]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 03 18:06:45 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 24 07:14:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[What I learned from this book?  Good grief!  I learned soooooo much!  This book opened my eyes to the path toward self-discovery, self-love, and learning how to deal with difficult relationships.  I very highly recommend this book, not just for people who live with an alcoholic, but for anyone who i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51431132">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42197941">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 07 04:03:45 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 07 04:10:28 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually only skimmed this book, reading through quickly but I liked it far better than some other books on &quot;adult children&quot; and codependency. Instead of feeling &quot;there's something wrong with me and all is going to fall apart if I dont' deal with it immediately (after 35 years of ig...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42197941">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54776699">
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  <read_at>Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun May 03 08:08:34 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 04 07:27:05 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Codependency&quot; has made its way through our culture but I did not really know what it meant, so I went back to this original source to learn more.  Bingo. Eureka. Light bulbs popping on. I really connected with Melody Beattie's definition of a codependent as a person &quot;who has let anot...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54776699">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="58528692">
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jun 05 07:36:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 07 09:33:11 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can see why this book was recommended to me many years ago, and it's even more wonderful to find that it's not really all that useful to me anymore. <br/><br/>Most of the ideas in here I have read elsewhere. Much like the 12-step programs, it focuses on identifying the problem and behaviors in y...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58528692">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29425298">
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 06 10:59:30 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 06 12:18:42 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm only 25 pages into this book and I feel like I am reading an autobiography. I have felt so alone and misunderstood. I am begining to realize where my depression, quilt, inability to live my life and the need for control has come from. I realize I cannot sacrifice who I am by trying to save someo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29425298">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="16615889">
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    <name><![CDATA[Juliana]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Orem, UT]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 28 10:56:17 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 29 08:09:17 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Taken from my blog at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://blog.geekuniverse.org/2008/02/book-talk-codependent-no-more-beyond.html:" title="http://blog.geekuniverse.org/2008/02/book-talk-codependent-no-more-beyond.html:">http://blog.geekuniverse.org/2008/02/boo...</a><br/><br/>In case it isn't already clear, I'm talking about two separate books here. One book is titled &quot;Codependent No More&quot; and the other is &quot;Beyond Codependency.&quot; I picked them up at the library after hearing th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16615889">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77287289">
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 09 21:43:18 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 09 21:48:39 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a really powerful book. My social worker friend said it was &quot;the bible&quot; for codependency. Don't worry - we're fine at our house. But I've got this friend.... No really, I do. Mostly this book made me want to go to 12 step meetings because they sound so supportive and accepting. It ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77287289">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68589396">
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Aug 23 14:45:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[AMAZING book for those caught in relationships with alcoholics, the chronically ill, or emotionally dependent persons. Beattie carves the way to freedom and wholeness, showing us the gift of letting go. Caring for ourselves and controlling our own destinies is within our grasp. Highly recommend it f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68589396">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41917999">
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 04 20:14:24 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 04 20:14:24 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good book for those who grew up in a alcoholic or otherwise &quot;multi-dysfunctional&quot; household and became the &quot;fixer,&quot; &quot;controller&quot; of every problem for everyone as a result. It's exhausting trying to be everything for everyone. Find out why you do the things you do and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41917999">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44073421">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a good book for anyone that feels there life is controlled by the actions of others. For anyone that finds themselves saying yes when they want to say no. Good read for any person that has had involvement in unhealthy, enmeshed relationsips. Whether trying to break these habits or prevent th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44073421">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59240901">
    <user id="1296744">
    <name><![CDATA[Kate]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Jose, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Thought this was what I needed to read right now but I'm finding Pema Chodron and Cheri Huber more helpful.  This is mainly because Beattie's book's focus on the 12-step, higher-power model doesn't speak to me in the way that Buddhist-inspired ideas do (such as &quot;being present&quot; and &quot;co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59240901">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My dad found this book  for me at a thrift store while I was visiting him in Colorado. It was like 10cents. I rolled my eyes and thought, &quot;yeah, ok&quot;. I love this book... after reading it I can't help but feel someone wrote it for me. Somehow it helps me make me a stronger person. It's like...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58779540">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was absolutely life-changing for me! I would recommend it to anyone and everyone. It is written for spouses of alcoholics and such, but I find that codependency goes so far beyond that group of people. The biggest thing I finally accepted as a result of reading this book is that it is not ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24940157">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[You can't expect me to have all these life transitions and not be reading at least one self-help book!  Seriously though, this book has been a God-send.  Going through a divorce it is so easy to play the victim, and then one day you realize that playing the victim will get you right back where you w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17087762">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[oh geez... this book brings back so many (bad) memories.. The yellow-marker highlights are embarrassing to read. I have this book in storage because I'm too shamed to display in on my bookshelf. Yet i won't give it away. It's like my little flower in the attic, my little red-headed step-child. <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63370401">more...</a>]]></body>
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