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Anna Elissa is a wife, mother, psychiatrist, and Lay Dominican. She reads about things that she is passionate about. She writes also about things that she is passionate about. Both are for the glory of God and the salvation of souls.

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A Man Called Ove

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The Discovery of the Child: formerly entitled "The Montessori Method"

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Creative Development in the Child: The Montessori Approach

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