Love in all aspects of Life
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We all have them and this book aids us in recognizing ours and those of others.
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With remarkable skill, Linda Carroll writes her way into our hearts as she guides her readers through the soaring highs and the pitiful lows that make up the stages of human love. As we recognize where we are and where we have been, she hands us ideas that make sense and practical tools to help us navigate the journey of our hearts. She offers up the beautiful goal of whole-hearted, vintage love and then hands us the map on how to get there. This book is a must read for everyone, no matter what stage your love is in. It is a perfect gift for yourself and the couples that you care about!
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This book interwove real and unreal, physical and spiritual, natural and supernatural.  Hope in every situation, Love transcends time and dimension
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What an endearing love story.  As a Catholic, I was so happy to read of the development of Jack and Angela's love for each other with God constantly at their side.

A lesson for us in today's world - with constant prayer, faith, hope and trust in God, we will receive the desires of our hearts.

It's never too late for true love! I can't wait to read more from AnnMarie, perhaps we'll meet Jack and Angela again.
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This book is a true gift to all woman. At the end of the day,we are all looking for the same things in our life, which are love and happiness. It truly helped me to figure out what i need to change in order to acquire it. Also, It brought to my attention, how many layers they really are to love and this life. I would recommend this book to anyone, that wants to manifest soulmate love and wants to be guided in a non judgmental, loving but at the same time straight forward manner.
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This is a charming tale of love in all its forms.  Tolerance, compassion, kindness and a new kind of family.  What seemed exotic and new when this book was written is now commonplace.  This is a primer for modern life.
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The Story of Arthur Truluv is a touching novel that reminds us that life should be lived to the fullest and that family can be any unit created by love and not limited to those related by blood.

The story is told from three different points of view; Arthur,a kind-hearted widow whose loneliness is palpable and who spends the better part of his days at the graveside of his late wife; Maddie, a troubled teenager, struggling with bullies at school and an apathetic father at home; and Lucille, a retired school teacher who has spent most of her life pining for a lost love.

The prose is eloquent and reflective. The characters, including all the supporting characters, are strong, multi-layered, and endearing. And the plotis a compelling tale of friendship, happiness, kindness, generosity, forgiveness, honesty, humour, unconditional love, growing old, and the true meaning of family.

The Story of Arthur Truluv is a moving, delightful story that will make you laugh, make you cry and is hands down one of my favourite reads of the year.
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This is an easy to read life story that has application for all of us today.  It speaks of the very real struggle that has been going on for millennia and how it effects people of different faiths today.  Yet, the writing is couched in such a way that you see God's love transcending even the most difficult circumstances.  And it is love that binds this family together, with a mother who gave all and who herself was blessed over and over.  From a purely practical point of view, the cultural insights of a Jewish family living in an Islamic nation is something that can't be missed.  It is intriguing and just plain interesting, to say the least.  My last comment is that I couldn't put this book down until it was finished.  That is the best recommendation I can give.
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The story begins with a wonderful man having an untimely death. He was someone that truly understood the important things in life, that love and family comes before everything. He was going to be a doctor and save lives. After he dies, the people he leaves behind keep wondering all the what ifs, but you cant go back in time and change the course of your life. Life happens, whether we want it to or not.

The story goes back and forth between Josie and Meredith, Daniels two sisters. The story is based around one ugly part of their past, and it has wrapped itself around almost every aspect of their lives. There are so many interconnected parts to the overall story of their lives. Life isn't always perfect, and neither is love. Yet love is this wonderful constant in so many aspects and areas of our lives. It is so precious and wonderful, and is the most important thing in life.

Above all, the most important thing in life is love. Love for your friends, your spouse, your children, your family. Loving one another, supporting one another, and being there for one another through good times and bad is vitally important. Learning to overcome the bad stuff in forgiveness and find love is not always easy, but its worth it.

This was a great story and is one that I would recommend to anyone that enjoys womens fiction.
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A love poem crafted into a gorgeous new picture book.
This is a must have for every parent, teacher, or person who has loved someone.
Love doesnt always look or feel the same to everyone, and it changes as we grow. But it is always there, it is universal. We just need to notice. Speaking of notice, check out the inclusive and diverse depictions of family, self, and love in Loren Longs breathtaking illustrations. I really  LOVE!
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This story encompasses many kinds of love and understanding!
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This book by Marquez is an extraordinary example of how fiction talks of life and not the other way around.  With truly exemplary language and style, Marquez describes an entire long lifetime of love and attempts at love that symbolize the human fight to find true bliss in the relationship between two people and their ability to love each other.

The depiction of the main characters is painstakingly exacting.  The illustrations of loves are truly mind expanding.  And the revelations of pain and yearning make this book nothing less than a true classic.  Marquez conveys an understanding of human interaction that few authors have matched.

Reading the book is a wonderfully involved experience.  It is difficult to put the book down.  While it is not an easy book to read, it is one that is fulfilling to the reader in a manner that few books can match.  The book is highly recommended for all people who have ever been in love.  No person who has loved can fail to recognize parts of their emotional experience within the pages of this incredible creation.
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A pleasure to read a book which doesn't hop from one plot to another Willy Nilly. All character of all ages developed with love, fun, and wisdom with faith in the All High to guide all hearts open to Him. Inspiring, insightful perspective on love, marriage, and parenting.
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This tome provides a wide variety of readings on love and philosophy.  The editors believe that love is a profound measure of human life, and a person's philosophy of love permeates his or her philosophy of life. The text includes more than forty contributions, most of them classic essays with regard to love.  "Developing a philosophy of life is not something we can relegate to others to do for us, like house building or plumbing repair, but something each of us must do for himself.  There is no escaping it, each of us is required to be something of a philosopher" (1).

The editors divide the book into six parts.  Part one, titled "Romantic Love: Madness of a Normal Man," has eight readings on romantic love.  The second part includes ten essays on eros.  This section is titled, "Eros: Love As Aspiration toward the Ideal."  Part three addresses agape love and is titled "Agape: The Divine Bestowal."  The editors title the fourth section of the book "Tristanism and Chivalric Love."  Part five deals with friendship love: "Friendship: `Because It Was He, Because It Was I'."  The final section of the book is on love involving fellow feeling: "Fellow Feeling: Universal Bond of Humankind."

Thomas Jay Oord
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Love Comes Later submerges the reader in the world of Muslim culture via the country of Qatar. I enjoyed learning more about both the country and the culture associated with it. When one of the main characters goes to London and ends up rooming with an American girl who was born in India and raised in the Indian culture, the contrasts between the two are not as great as their similarities. The same holds true when Abdulla enters the life of both. No matter the culture, I believe we all yearn to find true and lasting love. The author artfully shows how despite culture clashes, we are all of the human family and desire the same things. Ms. Rajakumar has crafted a modern love story with romantic tendencies. However, the story shows we are capable of finding passion and love if that's what we truly desire. Through the family's patriarch, we learn the results of not following our passion.
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Dr. Frederick Harper's Poems on Love and Life contains some of the most sublimely romantic thoughts of love, self-discovery, and expression of happiness.  It teaches how to recognize and improve the conditions of life.  As such, it is a magnet that offers tender moments and develops personal empowerment and gentle consolation to the heart. Reading this book is an exercise in hope. Poems on Love and Life can change the way you live your life.  I am planning to buy copies for family, friends, loved ones, and associates!

Manzetta L. Jackson, Ph. D.
Professional Counselor
Jackson & Associates, Inc.
Toledo, OH
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"Let them love whom they love. That is the greatest gifts a parent can give to a child."

Love, in all it's forms is at the center of this mesmerizing novel. Love for a child, sibling love, romantic love, love of the land, your culture and the history surrounding you, love of God and the once in a lifetime love that lives in your heart and soul.

Emmy, Reuben, Matt, Beth, Kate, Spencer and Theresa were very much a part of my life while reading this book and I suspect they will visit my thoughts for a lot longer than the last page of this hypnotic novel.  The story is divided into chapters with each character telling his own story, normally not my favorite way to read a novel but in this instance it enchanted me.

The Indian lore and the love of the land feel like they become characters in this book, the words transported me to the Northwest and immersed me in another culture.

Beautifully written, slow paced, languid but never boring. I highly recommend this book of love, survival, family and friendship.