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    <updated_at>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:03:37 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Quite simply: all queer women and straight men should read this book. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:57:19 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[If you want to hone your b.s. detector, I highly recommend reading this book. It was written by a former trial lawyer who had to read the body language of prospective jurors accurately. One of the main tips that resonated with me was how to read people's actions as opposed to words and how to read h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61090020">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:46:42 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/622097.Girl_Meets_Girl_A_Dating_Survival_Guide">Girl Meets Girl: A Dating Survival Guide (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/149637.Diana_Cage">Diana Cage</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:43:35 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I found this book to be a nice companion to &quot;He's Just Not That Into You&quot; if you happen to be a bisexual like me and read both male and female dating guides. It has some clear cut tips like advising girls to actually ask women on dates rather than suggesting to &quot;hang out.&quot; It als...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61087698">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:30:36 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This book was a revelation, though most of the issues I had that were outlined in the book weren't with guys -- they were with women. It's a good book for anyone learning not to let people mistreat them. Some of the advice is obvious, but for some reason doesn't occur to us. For instance, what is th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61087038">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 1 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41865.Twilight">Twilight (Twilight, #1)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/941441.Stephenie_Meyer">Stephenie Meyer</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:47:14 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[What a snore. Nothing happens plotwise for 3/4 of the book until a villain arises. Otherwise, the reader is expected to truly believe the key viable threat posed to the protagonist is being eaten by Edward. I never thought he would eat her, thus, I was very bored.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34452.Many_Lives_Many_Masters_The_True_Story_of_a_Prominent_Psychiatrist_His_Young_Patient_and_the_Past_Life_Therapy_That_Changed_Both_Their_Lives">Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/72099.Brian_L_Weiss">Brian L. Weiss</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:45:18 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[At first I felt really skeptical reading this book, but as I continued onward I realized how valuable it was. Weiss managed to convince me that his experience counseling this woman was valid, and the lessons he accrued from it were extremely powerful and comforting.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/115009.Valencia">Valencia (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16059.Michelle_Tea">Michelle Tea</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:02:41 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[While this book is unflinchingly candid, it's exactly why I'm relieved not to be living in the San Francisco gay scene.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40173.Are_You_There_Vodka_It_s_Me_Chelsea">Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20357.Chelsea_Handler">Chelsea Handler</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:58:31 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[One of the funniest books I've read in a long time. Highlights include tales of dining in the dark (she takes her top off in solidarity for her sister's panic attack), her crazy father (a.k.a. &quot;bitch tits&quot;--it's so wrong but somehow works) who wants to exploit her sex appeal to help her se...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27803031">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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