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    <body><![CDATA[I love Martha Beck since I read Finding Your True North Star.<br/>This book gave me wonderful added insights about how to lose weight and stay thin forever!  Understanding the interplay between my Dictator, Wild Child (synonymous with our inborn primitive drive to stay alive in times of LACK-ATTACK...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1150251">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this book so far. It is already helping me eat healthier because of asking me to be less ambitious in my eating goals, thus making them attainable and I go well beyond my goal each day. Martha Beck makes me laugh out loud. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Dear Martha Beck, would you PLEASE STOP trying so hard to be hip and funny? JESUS.  <br/><br/>Sincerely, Vicki]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Martha's &quot;four-day&quot; principle is applicable to virtually any life change; highly recommended.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This self help book extends beyond your relationship with food and can apply to so many other areas of your life.  Truly powerful and well written.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A positive, go-go-go book. Sensible advice and I liked her writing style, I laughed out loud at her quips and remarks.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a really cool book.  Although it's a diet book, it could really be used in other ways as well.]]></body>
    
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