WORLD Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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More than half a century after its release, A Charlie Brown Christmas remains the second-longest-running animated Christmas special. But who is Charles Schulz? And how did one little boy's quest for meaning share the gospel with an entire nation? https://t.co/NpJjjmdEPO

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Shackled tells the story of Mariam Ibraheem's persecution and death sentence for refusing to confess faith in Islam. Her sobering account reminds believers that Christians are persecuted for their faith every day, even if headlines don't show it. https://t.co/BbXuQCDg3j

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"We will always be a nation of differences…but with faith and confidence in each other our differences can be a source of personal fullness and national strength..." Our podcast team reflects on some of Jimmy Carter's key speeches. https://t.co/ol3j7bKw2t

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"It is a really profoundly Christian book in a lot of ways because Jane Eyre is like, how do I be true to myself, so to speak," says reviewer Chelsea Boes. Charlotte Brontë’s novel raises compelling questions about what counts as godly romance. https://t.co/otFEyqI2LC

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Fourth #SCOTUS opinion today: Golan v Saada, Unanimous. Q: Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, must courts consider all measures that might mitigate the risk of harm if child returned to country of habitual residence? Answer: No.

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Our children's book of the year in the fiction category is Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home, an honest look at the obstacles of bureaucracy and the unwillingness of some people to help themselves. Janie B. Cheaney has the full review: https://t.co/HkNZJzyRrD

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"While students past and present may laugh at Trunchbull’s caricatured nastiness, social progressives watching this superbly crafted film will likely squirm in their seats from the very first scene." Bob Brown reviews Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical: https://t.co/WfqaSOJMj2

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Our 2022 Book of the Year is Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh by Thomas Kidd. Reviewer @CollinGarbarino writes that this book will appeal to those who both admire and detest the complicated former president. Read his full review: https://t.co/vWzngopnyU

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A new edition of the 1999 biography Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President by Allen C. Guelzo offers a religious and intellectual look at the "Redeemer President." @emilyawhitten reviews: https://t.co/XBqe1kSpcC

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A new edition of the 1999 biography Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President by Allen C. Guelzo offers a religious and intellectual look at the "Redeemer President." @emilyawhitten reviews: https://t.co/XBqe1kSpcC