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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society">The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1194527.Mary_Ann_Shaffer">Mary Ann Shaffer</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:21:28 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A very nice book that made me smile.  I didn't think I'd like the format of letters back and forth, but they told the story beautifully.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:56:22 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Typical Patterson.  Fast reading, good story.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:55:27 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A bit disappointing.  Not nearly as good as the first 2 in the series.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:54:36 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202614.Love_Loss_and_What_I_Wore">Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/118178.Ilene_Beckerman">Ilene Beckerman</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:15:30 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Amusing and poignant.  The title will be understood by most women.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/361416.The_Yoga_Sutra_of_Pata_jali_A_New_Translation_and_Commentary">The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali: A New Translation and Commentary (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/72595.Georg_Feuerstein">Georg Feuerstein</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:05:24 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I have read many translations of the Yoga-Sutra.  Dr. Feuerstein's is certainly one of the most authoritative, very clear analysis, carefully detailed.<br/>11/2009--this is the most clear, concise translation of the Sutra that I have read.  It is a literal translation from the Sanskrit, with comple...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20have%20read%20many%20translations%20of%20the%20Yoga-Sutra.%20%20Dr.%20Feuerstein's%20is%20certainly%20one%20of%20the%20most%20authoritative,%20very%20clear%20analysis,%20carefully%20detailed.%0D%0A11%2F2009--this%20is%20the%20most%20clear,%20concise%20translation%20of%20the%20Sutra%20that%20I%20have%20read.%20%20It%20is%20a%20literal%20translation%20from%20the%20Sanskrit,%20with%20complex%20commentary.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:03:51 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I read this book a few years ago, and I am currently re-reading this it as part of the author's distance learning course on Classical Yoga.  It has many lessons for us.<br/><br/>11/2009--the answer is: it depends]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/739234.The_Deeper_Dimension_of_Yoga_Theory_and_Practice">The Deeper Dimension of Yoga: Theory and Practice (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/72595.Georg_Feuerstein">Georg Feuerstein</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:02:49 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I am re-reading this book as part of an online course given by the author.  This book is unlike many of Feuerstein's other Yoga texts--it covers territory similar to his <strong> The Yoga Tradition</strong> but the chapters are short and relate to a very specific Yoga topic.  It is also highly readable.  It would se...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20am%20re-reading%20this%20book%20as%20part%20of%20an%20online%20course%20given%20by%20the%20author.%20%20This%20book%20is%20unlike%20many%20of%20Feuerstein's%20other%20Yoga%20texts--it%20covers%20territory%20similar%20to%20his%20%3Cb%3E%20The%20Yoga%20Tradition%3C%2Fb%3E%20but%20the%20chapters%20are%20short%20and%20relate%20to%20a%20very%20specific%20Yoga%20topic.%20%20It%20is%20also%20highly%20readable.%20%20It%20would%20serve%20as%20a%20wonderful%20learning%20text%20for%20beginner%20or%20experienced%20yogi.%0D%0A11%2F2009--just%20completed%20the%20reading%20for%20the%20course.%20%20This%20book%20is%20a%20must-accompaniment%20to%20anyone%20who%20wants%20to%20understand%20all%20of%20Yoga.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:54 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Shearer is the translator and he did the intro too.  The intro was OK, but just not the precision I'm used to from studying George Feuerstein's translation.  I want a translation that is precise and then the translator can interpret--but the interpretation shouldn't come in the translation itself. What do you think?]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/560946.The_Yoga_Sutras_of_Patanjali">The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sacred Teachings)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/80565.Patanjali">Patanjali</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:53:56 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[More of an interpretation than a strict translation from the Sanskrit.  Very poetic, but I would have liked the Sanskrit to accompany the translation and more precision in the translation itself.]]></body>
        
    
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