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From My Bookshelf

Peter C. Meilaender, Christina Bieber Lake
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There are so many books to read, and I need someone to share them with. (And because I've always wanted to belong to that elusive species, the "man of letters.")

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  • Peter C. Meilaender

    Professor of Political Science and Dean of Religion, Humanities, and Global Studies at Houghton University. Writes about books, culture, and ideas at "From My Bookshelf."

  • Christina Bieber Lake

    Veteran educator and inveterate lover of all things LIT. “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

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