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    <updated_at>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:49:49 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[No problem! I'll look for it when I find some time.<br/><br/>Have a great weekend,<br/>Carmen]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123732.Against_Love_A_Polemic">Against Love: A Polemic (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/71247.Laura_Kipnis">Laura Kipnis</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:44:03 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[My creative writing teacher at Sac State knows the author personally. He raves about her, and he's right! This is a must read book for all married and unmarried people, as we'll all become part of Kipnis's polemic of love. The author's philosophical, psychological and sociological insights into love...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/My%20creative%20writing%20teacher%20at%20Sac%20State%20knows%20the%20author%20personally.%20He%20raves%20about%20her,%20and%20he's%20right!%20This%20is%20a%20must%20read%20book%20for%20all%20married%20and%20unmarried%20people,%20as%20we'll%20all%20become%20part%20of%20Kipnis's%20polemic%20of%20love.%20The%20author's%20philosophical,%20psychological%20and%20sociological%20insights%20into%20love%20and%20passion%20are%20absolutely%20astonishing,%20witty%20and%20funny.%20At%20one%20point%20she%20uses%20a%20funny%20joke%20to%20get%20her%20message%20across%20while%20denouncing%20love%20as%20too%20regulated%20and%20structured:%20%22I'm%20not%20trying%20to%20change%20you,%20I'm%20trying%20to%20enhance%20you.%22%20Kipnis%20constantly%20pokes%20fun%20at%20marriage,%20love%20and%20our%20modern%20domesticity,%20which%20she%20compares%20to%20an%20incarcerating%20social%20institution.%20In%20addition,%20she%20offers%20a%20candid%20look%20at%20human%20sexuality,%20or%20the%20lack%20of,%20to%20be%20more%20precise.%20Her%20straight%20forward%20advice:%20%22Don't%20use%20anti-depressants,%20as%20they%20cause%20sexual%20dysfunction.%22%20Her%20commentaries%20and%20remarks%20are%20also%20punctuated%20by%20the%20urge%20to%20have%20more%20fun%20and%20not%20see%20love%20as%20something%20we%20need%20to%20work%20on,%20for%20play%20has%20to%20have%20a%20distinct%20place%20and%20not%20be%20disregarded%20because%20of%20work,%20work.%20I%20guess%20it%20all%20comes%20down%20to%20balance.%20Incissive%20book!">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:33:15 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Hi Julie,<br/><br/>Asalways, I enjoy your reviews. I'm glad you and Lily are doing it together. That way I see them both in the same e-mail! Great idea!<br/>I like the author, too. Can you please add it on my list, too? Thank you! <br/>Carmen]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:00:00 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Hi Julie,<br/><br/>What a clever and funny review! I've listened to quite a few books along the same line. My last one was Michael Polan's In Defense of Food, and I have to tell you something: not only do I love all the books you've been sending me and the stellar service I've received at all times, but after listening to these books and doing some more research, I've decided to completely cut out the pork and beef from my diet. I've become what Polan calls a flexitarian, for I only eat chicken and fish and many veggies and fruits. I tell you my body feels 100 percent better, and even though my friends have always called me the &quot;energizer bunny,&quot; I feel that my energy level is higher now. Healthy food coupled with great exercise is the answer to graceful aging! Please add this book to my list of books! Thank you, Julie! Enjoy the rest of the summer!<br/>Carmen]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:24:27 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Hi Julie,<br/><br/>I hope you're enjoying your summer.<br/><br/>What a great review! I love Mrs. Dalloway and I'm glad you gave it 3 stars, as it fully deserves it. I read Mrs. Dalloway a long time ago, and I relished the stream of consciousness technique, but I had to really concentrate.<br/><br/>I'd like to read the Hours, so maybe you can add it to my audio books list.<br/><br/>Take care and have a great summer,<br/>Carmen]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Wed, 06 May 2009 22:22:17 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Yes, you're absolutely right about connecting women's feelings from Flaubert's literary works to the women of today, which makes the classics great visionaries. The feelings, thoughts and emotions depicted by authors like Flaubert, Dostoievsky will be timeless and applicable to all times, unlike many of our contemporary authors who will never achieve this timelessness in their lifetime, whether they write one novel or 40 novels. I'm going to school tomorrow on the bike, as Tuesday I played hookey and not rode the bike. I wasn't sore, but had lots of work to do and one of my classed got canceled. Today we had our big awards meeting at Re/Max and I got two awards, one for being in top 10% agents, and one for being number 8 top producing agent in our office. We all underwent a little ego boosting today (Ha!Ha!). It's good to celebrate accomplishments as long as we all remember to stay grounded with reality and constantly seek to become better persons on all levels, right? I just calculated my miles on the bike this year and I'll be riding more than 2000 miles total, so that's pretty good. Have a good night!]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5995421.Becoming_Enlightened">Becoming Enlightened (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/570218.Dalai_Lama_XIV">Dalai Lama XIV</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:50:50 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I have read most of his books, and they are, of course, filled with divine wisdom and graciousness. I enjoyed listening to this book, although he repeated some of the key conpcepts, such as the noble truths, and so on. One of his key concepts is loving and cherishing others before we cherish ourselv...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20have%20read%20most%20of%20his%20books,%20and%20they%20are,%20of%20course,%20filled%20with%20divine%20wisdom%20and%20graciousness.%20I%20enjoyed%20listening%20to%20this%20book,%20although%20he%20repeated%20some%20of%20the%20key%20conpcepts,%20such%20as%20the%20noble%20truths,%20and%20so%20on.%20One%20of%20his%20key%20concepts%20is%20loving%20and%20cherishing%20others%20before%20we%20cherish%20ourselves,%20which%20I%20think%20it's%20the%20leitmotif%20of%20the%20book%20well-worth%20repeating,%20as%20we%20constantly%20seem%20to%20forget%20these%20simple%20and%20noble%20truths.%20%0D%0A%0D%0ABeing%20selfless%20is%20also%20a%20recurrent%20theme%20in%20the%20book,%20which%20even%20though%20it's%20repeated%20so%20much%20throughout%20the%20book,%20it%20serves%20the%20purpose%20of%20raising%20self-awareness%20to%20our%20absent-minded%20nature.%20It%20also%20points%20out%20that%20we%20need%20to%20spend%20more%20time%20to%20develope%20our%20inner%20strength,%20such%20as%20altruistic%20love,%20patience,%20character,%20inner%20peace,%20or%20what%20Erkardt%20Tolle%20calls%20inner%20space.%0D%0A%0D%0AOverall%20a%20good%20read,%20which%20inspires%20and%20challenges%20our%20intellectual%20lives%20amidst%20the%20ordinary%20turmoil%20and%20fleetingness%20of%20life.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9742.The_Audacity_of_Hope_Thoughts_on_Reclaiming_the_American_Dream">The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6356.Barack_Obama">Barack Obama</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:37:55 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[The writing was precise and clear, but I felt that the the author could have delved more into his personal life and the lessons learned. I also felt that the story line moved flawlessly when it came describing his ascent into politics, but it was a little bland when it came to his personal life and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/The%20writing%20was%20precise%20and%20clear,%20but%20I%20felt%20that%20the%20the%20author%20could%20have%20delved%20more%20into%20his%20personal%20life%20and%20the%20lessons%20learned.%20I%20also%20felt%20that%20the%20story%20line%20moved%20flawlessly%20when%20it%20came%20describing%20his%20ascent%20into%20politics,%20but%20it%20was%20a%20little%20bland%20when%20it%20came%20to%20his%20personal%20life%20and%20his%20family.%20One%20great%20idea,%20however,%20that%20he%20exposed%20when%20analyzing%20the%20political%20culture%20and%20mentality%20of%20our%20country%20was%20the%20insufficient%20display%20of%20empathy%20by%20our%20politicians.%20%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20also%20enjoyed%20finding%20out%20that%20he%20has%20fond%20memories%20of%20his%20daughter%20being%20hoisted%20on%20a%20colorful%20parachute%20during%20her%20gymnastics%20class,%20which%20is%20more%20likely%20a%20common%20experience%20felt%20by%20our%20kids%20today.%20I'm%20saying%20this%20because%20my%202-year-old%20daughter%20Sophia%20goes%20to%20gymnastics,%20and%20other%20parents%20and%20myself%20hoist%20our%20kids%20on%20the%20colorful%20parachute,%20which%20shows%20that%20we%20are%20all%20human%20beings%20whose%20lives%20intertwine%20constantly%20whether%20we%20realize%20it%20or%20not.%20%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209009.1_2_3_Magic_Effective_Discipline_for_Children_2_12">1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/122294.Thomas_W_Phelan">Thomas W. Phelan</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:35:44 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[As the parent of two toddlers, a boy and a girl, I feel that I constantly need to learn something new every day about being a good parent, while avoiding overparenting. <br/><br/>I particularly enjoyed the 1-2-3 counting technique described in the book, which I successfully use with my kids to enf...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/As%20the%20parent%20of%20two%20toddlers,%20a%20boy%20and%20a%20girl,%20I%20feel%20that%20I%20constantly%20need%20to%20learn%20something%20new%20every%20day%20about%20being%20a%20good%20parent,%20while%20avoiding%20overparenting.%20%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20particularly%20enjoyed%20the%201-2-3%20counting%20technique%20described%20in%20the%20book,%20which%20I%20successfully%20use%20with%20my%20kids%20to%20enforce%20discipline.%20Among%20other%20things%20the%20author%20talks%20about%20the%20importance%20of%20positive%20reinforcement%20and%20effective%20communication.%20%0D%0A%0D%0AHowever,%20the%20idea%20that%20resonates%20the%20most%20is%20centered%20around%20our%20lack%20of%20attentiveness%20some%20times%20towards%20our%20kids,%20as%20we%20forget%20to%20offer%20praise%20and%20encouragement.%20The%20author's%20quotation%20%22Angry%20people%20speak,%20happy%20people%20shut%20up,%22%20is%20a%20reminder%20that%20we%20need%20to%20be%20eager%20to%20point%20out%20the%20positive%20first%20before%20being%20quick%20to%20criticize.%20Also%20in%20the%20grand%20scheme%20of%20things,%20this%20truly%20applies%20to%20all%20our%20relationships%20with%20our%20spouses,%20siblings,%20friends,%20and%20so%20on.%20%0D%0A%0D%0AIn%20conclusion,%20let's%20hold%20hands%20more,%20and%20be%20sympathetic%20rather%20than%20judge%20and%20criticize.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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