Bob Smietana Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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After writing about the late Sister Janet Mead and her unlikely rock version of the Lord's Prayer - which sold millions in the 1970s, I started thinking about other unlikely 1970s hits. Like this: Bobby Vinton's hit - "My Melody of Love" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfnBxbDz77U

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Am relaxing with coffee and The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by @veschwab and it is lovely and sad. Am worried about Addie

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Over the weekend, I finished The Toll by @NealShusterman, the third book in his "Arc of a Scythe" series. And why has no one told me about these books? So much religion and sci-fi. And an AI god. And a ton of ideas about the meaning of life and death and mortality. Mercy.

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Died: ‘The Hiding Place’ and ‘The Cross and the Switchblade’ Coauthor Elizabeth Sherrill https://t.co/VyqkrBzyJt via @CTmagazine

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Am reading “Grandma Gatewood’s Walk” - the story of Emma Gatewood’s first thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. At age 67. In 1955. Told her kids she was going for a walk. Here is some of her story. https://t.co/s0uFKHwa9i

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American Prophets, a great book by @jackmjenkins is on sale at Amazon! Get it now - https://t.co/vrY6siPifN

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@RuthMBuchanan The Art and Craft of Feature Writing by William Blundell. Writing for Story by Jon Franklin.

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The crowd is singing along to “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” - ( which was one of the late Studs Terkel’s favorite hymns” https://t.co/tm5g3fhRZD

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Want to know more about the roots of Christian nationalism? Glen Jeansonne's 1988 biography of Gerald LK Smith -- subtitled "Minister of Hate" -- is a good place to start. It's available online for free and is remarkable. https://t.co/SrDKM7QNey

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David Thibodeau, a Waco survivor, believes that Waco and Ruby Ridge led to the rise of militia -- and says the concerns about government militarization: "There's a point where that madness has to be dealt with. " #RNA2023