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    <body><![CDATA[   I enjoy reading what others say about books, as we all probably do here at good reads, so this book is filled with 30 some years of the authors favorite bits from books and poems.  He starts each of the 14 sections with a synopsis of the theme that is presented in the next set of quotes.  He shar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67445820">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[OK book- Fulghum gives antedotes about the different pieces collected here and what they mean to him. Good book to keep by the bedside if you want to read something quick (1-3 pages) to put you to sleep :-)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent, thought provoking book.  You earn wisdom through experience.  Problem with this book is that it will force you to go back and read many of the authors quoted.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a fantastic collection of ideas.  Best if read slowly and dog-eared ferociously. Covers the full gambit of life, the world, religion, joy, sorrow, and soul.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love him. I always have, since we first met in the library at the UW-Eau Claire, in the darkest hours of a dark night, when I should have been studying for finals but laughed-so-hard-I-cried my way through a short story about a Christmas pageant and an unruly donkey instead. Armchair philosophy? H...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64037935">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a fantastic book to go to for inspiration - when you need that perfect quote for a presentation, or anywhere else you need to illustrate a point.  Good, good stuff.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite was <em>Ithaca</em>. Way favorite. Can't say so much about the classic literature upon which <em>Ithaca</em> was based, but what can you do?]]></body>
    
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