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From My Bookshelf

Peter C. Meilaender

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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    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."

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