It was a great book. Sometimes I find a few gems in ...
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It was a great book. Sometimes I find a few gems in a book and I write the passages down.  In this book, I have many pages filled with gems that touched me. It is a great book.  Read it!!!
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It was a great book. It made you feel there hope and dissapointmemts. I laughed I cried o cheered but in the end I loved that's important in this book.
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This book is similar to other books Ive read. I enjoyed it and at times couldn't put it down and other times it was plain. The last couple of chapters were great.
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I read this book twice...once before I went on a motorbike trip riding my own bike from Tokyo to Cape Town and then read it again after I got back home. It was one of the few books I had time to read before leaving and all I could remember was the author's huge focus on food and the constant issue that all his problems seem to become other people's problems to fix for him. I got more out of it after the second read because I understood more about the roads he took and could see the interesting stuff he wrote about more clearly. I think there were lots of gems in there not so obvious during the first read and I agree with C Scott that a better editing job could do this book the world of good.
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The book was very good overall. I found some of the examples perhaps a bit naive, but otherwise an excellent book.
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I thought this book was great.  Engaging and interesting, and I enjoyed that each chapter concentrated on a different character (and a food pertaining to their life) but it all wove together.  The end was good but I just wished secretly it turned out a little bit different.  In some ways it left me hanging, and it left me thinking what if...  All in all, a solid book and definitely worth reading.
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It seems that most people either love it or hate it. I think that's what makes a great book sometimes though. I really loved it. The one thing that got me was that at times I would rush while reading it then have to go back.
Overall it was great, I think. I loved how she pulled together so many characters' POVs. You actually see both sides of the matter which is not always put into other books. The ending makes you anxious for the next book. This book is great, I think.
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I typically go into a book looking for that one gem that will really make a difference and that I will apply in my life. The only problem I had with this book is that there were gems galore. This is a book I will read again just so that I make sure not to miss anything. Well written, well thought out and extraordinarily helpful. I am better for having read this book.
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Overall really good, well done and insightful, some humorous some sad, not a book I read without putting down, more a book I pick up once in a while, read a story or two and put back down.  The stories aren't related so it is a great book to do that with.
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Most of the stuff I knew aready but there were a few insightful chapters like #3s which to me was worth the price of the book and more. I have a few books by Mr. Doeffinger and I have found every one to be insightful.
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I recieved a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Good book and great book depending on which short story I was reading. The good ones were crazy genius others I thought were okay.
The Foreword rocked and made me love Bruce Willis even more, he's McClane how can it be more? And yet I do. The title story was good as were the majority of the stories in this great little read. I did find a couple to be a bit meh for me but these were few and far between.
All in all great variety in the stories from a house for sale with a sex dungeon which really should make a house a total must buy to a kid who thinks he's French and well yeah just read that one. I also now wish my mall had a Punchateria, seriously I would go bankrupt but be really happy.
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i really enjoyed the book but sometimes when it went back in time it could get a little plodding and i would begin to skim. there is a lot of history and some fascinating details about the vatican and the bible and church that are eye openers. i especially liked it because i love a good mystery and i love rome.
2773255
this book is amazing,but there are some missed quotation marks in a few places, but all-in-all it is a great book!
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I liked it. It was a good book. At times it was alittle predicable. Could have been more intreging. I would recomennd it to friends.
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Great book with lots of excellent ideas; however, it tends to be a bit repetitive.
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Some wonderful stories in this gem.  Some were a little difficult at times, but a good slice of Women's literature.
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It was my first time reading short stories and I loved it! Short stories have a different rhythm and now I might check out some more short story books. Great coffee table book that you can pick up and read for a little bit.