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		<title>Already Gone by Ken Ham and Britt Beemer</title>
		<link>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2010/07/01/already-gone-by-ken-ham-and-britt-beemer/</link>
		<comments>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2010/07/01/already-gone-by-ken-ham-and-britt-beemer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Gardenghi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend dropped this book off at my desk a while back and I finally had time to read it. This book is worth your time. Don&#8217;t stop, go get the book and read it this week. OK? The subtitle of the book is this: Why your kids will quit church and what you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2009/11/24/thanksgiving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Gardenghi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This site is about book reviews. And only book reviews. But, as I own this site, I get to make exceptions on the (very) rare circumstances that I want to do so. Deal with it&#8230;. :-p So, I was thinking about all the things for which I am thankful. It is two days till Thanksgiving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Management: Meeting and Exceeding Customer Expectations, 9th ed.   by Warren R. Plunkett, Raymond F. Attner, Gemmy S. Allen</title>
		<link>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2009/10/04/management-meeting-and-exceeding-customer-expectations-9th-ed-by-warren-r-plunkett-raymond-f-attner-gemmy-s-allen/</link>
		<comments>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2009/10/04/management-meeting-and-exceeding-customer-expectations-9th-ed-by-warren-r-plunkett-raymond-f-attner-gemmy-s-allen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sincerelyornot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had to use this textbook for a principles of management class. Bought it for the term, sold it at a profit, and will be buying another copy for the next management class of my own volition. My expectations for textbooks, especially business ones, are pretty low. This one met,and actually exceeded those as a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Chicken Soup for the Mothers Soul</title>
		<link>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2009/03/23/chicken-soup-for-the-mothers-soul/</link>
		<comments>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2009/03/23/chicken-soup-for-the-mothers-soul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannasus</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://conservativebooktalk.com/?p=385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Contents: This book is a collection of short stories composed by four authors from readers who have sent them in, or just stories they have found. The stories are in ten different sections “On Love,” “A Mother’s Guiding Hand,” “A Mother’s Courage,” “On Motherhood,” “Becoming a Mother,” “Special Moments,” “Miracles,” “Letting Go,” “A Grandmothers Love,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Heart of Female Same-Sex Attraction: A Comprehensive Counseling Resource by Janelle Hallman</title>
		<link>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2008/09/22/the-heart-of-female-same-sex-attraction-a-comprehensive-counseling-resource-by-janelle-hallman/</link>
		<comments>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2008/09/22/the-heart-of-female-same-sex-attraction-a-comprehensive-counseling-resource-by-janelle-hallman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://conservativebooktalk.com/?p=293</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Note: Not sure if this properly published last week; so here it is again. Matt Gardenghi Sadly, many assume that a woman who has same-sex attraction is easy to peg—easy to spot. They assume that this type of woman is “ugly,” “bra-burning,” and “man hating.” In The Heart of Female Same-Sex Attraction: A Comprehensive Counseling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Elements of Style, by William Strunk and E.B. White</title>
		<link>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2008/05/26/the-elements-of-style-by-william-strunk-and-eb-white/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 16:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannasus</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://conservativebooktalk.com/?p=227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Originally written by William Strunk, once an English professor at Cornel University, “The Elements of Style” was later revised by E.B White. The latter took an English course from professor Strunk thirty-eight years before he revised tis small book. The authors tell you the basics of proper writing, the do’s and don’ts, as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love, Liberty and Christian Conscience by Randy Jaeggli</title>
		<link>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2008/05/19/love-liberty-and-christian-conscience-by-randy-jaeggli/</link>
		<comments>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2008/05/19/love-liberty-and-christian-conscience-by-randy-jaeggli/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 22:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Gardenghi</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://conservativebooktalk.com/?p=226</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I grabbed this short (58 page) work because this is an issue that frames many of the struggles and divisions within American Christian society. For the amount of content, this should be a little cheaper (ahem, Suzette&#8230;), but still worth buying (even on impulse like I did). For the record, I believe that few Christians [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>DO HARD THINGS by Alex &amp; Brett Harris</title>
		<link>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2008/05/04/do-hard-things-by-alex-brett-harris/</link>
		<comments>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2008/05/04/do-hard-things-by-alex-brett-harris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sincerelyornot</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://conservativebooktalk.com/?p=224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(disclaimer of relation: I was so encouraged by the message of this book, as described on their website, that I volunteered to run the Do Hard Things Portland conference tour. And, their father, Gregg Harris, is the founder of the group of churches that I and my family are members of). This book is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Starbucks Experience by Joseph Michelli</title>
		<link>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2008/04/20/the-starbucks-experience-by-joseph-michelli/</link>
		<comments>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2008/04/20/the-starbucks-experience-by-joseph-michelli/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Gardenghi</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://conservativebooktalk.com/?p=219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I read this book and enjoyed it immensely. I appreciated the in depth look into the culture that has made Starbucks unique. Michelli attempts to communicate the necessity and method of creating an experience for consumers by examining the methods used to create the Starbucks experience. Michelli uses Starbucks as a positive example of what [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Holy Bible, inspired by God; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2008/02/17/the-holy-bible-inspired-by-god-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://conservativebooktalk.com/2008/02/17/the-holy-bible-inspired-by-god-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sincerelyornot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having discussed the need to read the Bible, period, lets move on to some ways this book has influenced our society in America. Part of what many people decry as “Westernization” is really the outward signs of a Biblical society. The influence of a book is often considered a sign of its inherent value, and [...]]]></description>
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