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    People Are Like That: True Incidents That Illustrate the Instinctive Goodness of Mankind
    People Are Like That: True Incidents That Illustrate the Instinctive Goodness of Mankind
    People Are Like That: True Incidents That Illustrate the Instinctive Goodness of Mankind
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    People Are Like That: True Incidents That Illustrate the Instinctive Goodness of Mankind

    Written by Teri Garr

    Narrated by Teri Garr

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    About this audiobook

    Submitted by readers of Catholic Digest, here are dozens of original accounts of true incidents that illustrate the compassion and kindness of which we all are capable. These real-life stories demonstrate the instinctive goodness of people and provide inspirational signposts of the humanity we all share. Listeners to this treasury will find these stories heartwarming, faith-affirming, and spiritually nourishing.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPhoenix Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 1, 1997
    ISBN9781614674030
    People Are Like That: True Incidents That Illustrate the Instinctive Goodness of Mankind

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