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http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0964729245&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrBook 23 I somehow missed that The Shack was a huge bestseller of the spiritual journey variety. “Over one million copies in print.” I read a few of the reviews on Librarything, and it seems to me that readers judge the book based on… Continue Reading “The Shack, by William P. Young”
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http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0767900383&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrBook 19 I was tricked into buying this book. The ladies at the library all said it was fabulous. “I saw the movie…” I began. “It is totally different,” they said. “You must read it, travelling as much as you do.” Under the Tuscan… Continue Reading “Under the Tuscan Sun, by Frances Mayes”
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The Next Dark Age 