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    <updated_at>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:23:41 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Another masterpeice by a great story teller. Some of the characters have been carried over from The Christmas Shoes. But this is an independent and very tocuhing story. Another one that just has to put you in the true spirit of the Christmas. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:17:45 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I've lived in western Pa almost all my life and never knew the details of the Johnstown Flood. We made a trip to Johnstown last summer and were surprised by the deep ravines between  the mountains...it didn't require much imagination to see how quickly out of control waters could flood everything in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82196884">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2203.John_Adams">John Adams (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/693.David_McCullough">David McCullough</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:04:25 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[NONFICTION.<br/>Reading John Adams helped me to better understand today's politics, the back room deals and the scarcity of real patriots who truly put country ahead of all else...<br/>This book was very well researched and was an excellent follow up to 1776. McCullough is an amazing writer. His h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82195605">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/193724.Another_Day_in_the_Frontal_Lobe_A_Brain_Surgeon_Exposes_Life_on_the_Inside">Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/112920.Katrina_Firlik">Katrina Firlik</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:51:43 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[NONFICTION.  <br/>A surprisingly witty and candid book, demystifies the extensive training and life of a brain surgeon with candor and a literary style that proves truth can be stranger than fiction. She uses several real cases to humanize her work. It is a memsmerizing peek into medicine's most pr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82194171">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/307109.The_Christmas_Blessing">The Christmas Blessing (Christmas Hope, #2)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23722.Donna_VanLiere">Donna VanLiere</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:37:34 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[The more I read this writer, the more I admire her! This was a wonderful story a that would put even Ebenezer Scrooge in a Christmas spirit without the dreams of Christmases past, present and future!<br/>She skillfully plled a minor character from the Christmas Shoes as the protagonist. Unforgetabl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82193748">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42172.The_Christmas_Shoes">The Christmas Shoes (Christmas Hope, #1)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23722.Donna_VanLiere">Donna VanLiere</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:32:33 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A very touching story, well told with wonderful characters. If this story doesn't help a reader find their Christmas spirit, then I don't think any thing will!]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279557.The_Angels_of_Morgan_Hill">The Angels of Morgan Hill (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23722.Donna_VanLiere">Donna VanLiere</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:29:58 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A very gripping story told through the eyes of a girl, starting in 1947 when she was nine years old. The day her abusive alcoholic father was buried she sees her first black person. Her world is full of strong wonderful characters, and neighbors who look out for each other. <br/>This master story t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82192494">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4667024.The_Help">The Help (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1943477.Kathryn_Stockett">Kathryn Stockett</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:18:56 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A wonderful story about the south in the early 1960's, about black domestic workers andm their white employers. Strong personalities and well developed characters made for a very thought provoking and hard to forget book. The black workers were good enough to cook their food, raise their babies, etc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82191389">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6398972-ford-county">Ford County (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/721.John_Grisham">John Grisham</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:07:07 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I didn't like the first story abut did enjoy the others. His writing reminds me more and more of a good outline for a story that fails to develop the characters to their full potential.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5551522.Swimsuit">Swimsuit (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3780.James_Patterson">James Patterson</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:13:32 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Oh my! What a story. I will forever be much more wary of strangers...<br/>It was a terribly violent and gruesome book. I don't plan to read any more Patterson books for a long long time. It gave me the creeps.<br/><br/>If being memorable was the only criteria for giving stars, it would be a 5 sta...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73953542">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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