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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines an...

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The Book of Isaiah: The Vision (The Passion Translation (TPT)) cover

The Book of Isaiah

Brian Simmons

Mentioned 4 months ago

The Tudor Dixon Podcast: AOC, Newsom & Hillary’s Biggest Political Meltdowns

Gavin Newsom mentioned he wrote a book, but the speaker suggested it only covered one side of his life, omitting details about his wealthy father funding his early ventures.

He's written a book. And I think it's like the book is telling one side of his life. Like, I lived with this mom who didn't have a lot of money. Don't mention that his dad was super rich and gave him all kinds of safaris to Africa and money to start a business.

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The Wealth of Nations (Modern Library)

Adam Smith

Mentioned 4 months ago

The Truth with Lisa Boothe: Trump Tariffs After the Supreme Court: What the Ruling Means for Trade, China & U.S. Jobs

The father of free trade underscored in this book that a country should not depend on its neighbors for things critical to national defense.

Adam Smith, the father of free trade, even underscored in his book, Wealth of Nations, that a country should not depend on its neighbors for things that are critical to national defense.

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The Dozen Dozens

Tom Green

Mentioned 4 months ago

Hour 2 - This is America!

The host recommended that listeners should have all of Bill O'Reilly's dozen or so bestsellers on their bookshelves.

Any of his dozen or so bestsellers, of course. You should have all those on your bookshelves.

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The Odyssey

Homer

Mentioned 4 months ago

Normally Podcast: Olympic Gold Pride, Newsom’s “I Can’t Read” Act, and NYC Subway Chaos

US Olympic hockey player Jack Hughes was mentioned as a big reader who brought a copy of this book to read at the Olympics.

He brought the Odyssey to read at the Olympics.

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Young Man in a Hurry

Gavin Newsom

Mentioned 4 months ago

Normally Podcast: Olympic Gold Pride, Newsom’s “I Can’t Read” Act, and NYC Subway Chaos

Gavin Newsom was on tour promoting his memoir, which the speaker noted was a bit wishful thinking given Newsom's age.

This is his tour for his memoir Young Man in a Hurry, which is a little wish casting because he ain't young no more.

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Manufacturing Delusion: How the Left Uses Brainwashing, Indoctrination, and Propaganda Against You cover

Manufacturing Delusion

Buck Sexton

Mentioned 4 months ago

Team 47 - MAHA Uncensored

The speaker, Buck, mentioned that he caught a typo in his own book, Manufacturing Delusion, while recording the audiobook, specifically when reading page eight.

I caught it when I was doing the audiobook of Manufacturing Delusion, which you should all go download if you have not already.

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By James Fell Lose It Right: A Brutally Honest 3-Stage Program to Help You Get Fit and Lose Weight Without Losing [Paperback] cover

By James Fell Lose It Right

unknown author

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Tudor Dixon Podcast: Breaking Big Food, MAHA Movement & America’s Health Crisis

The documentary, which is discussed as if it were a book or source material, explained the failure of the American food system and inspired the filmmakers to open an organic coffee shop and market. The conversation often referred to the documentary's insights as key knowledge points for the audience.

And today they're going to tell us, I think not only how to break big food, but also how to break our addiction. I'm hoping how to break our addiction to big food, because as I was watching their documentary, which I tell you, you should go watch this because it really does explain to you why you just can't eat one potato chip.

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Safety On

Yehuda Remer

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Karol Markowicz Show: Armed & Awake: Yehuda Remer on Jewish Self-Defense, the Second Amendment & Post–October 7 Reality

This was the author's first published book, which focused on introducing children to the world of firearms and firearm safety, taking five years to complete.

So I went online. I was shocked to find that there were no books on the market. I wanted something that I can read to my children as a bedtime book, that there were no books on the market devoted solely to children regarding gun safety.

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27 Words

Yehuda Remer

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Karol Markowicz Show: Armed & Awake: Yehuda Remer on Jewish Self-Defense, the Second Amendment & Post–October 7 Reality

This was the book the author began writing after his first was published, intended as a breakdown of the 27 words of the Second Amendment specifically for children.

And I was writing a book called 27 Words, which is a breakdown of the 27 words of the Second Amendment for children.

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Tell Your Children

Alex Berenson

Mentioned 5 months ago

Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Feb 11 2026

The guest mentioned he wrote this book in 2019 about the strong link between cannabis use, especially when started young, and the increased risk of developing psychotic disorders like schizophrenia. He noted that the science supporting his claims has become even more developed since the book's publication.

So, so it's interesting because I wrote a book called Tell Your Children about this in 2019, right? That's seven years ago.

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A Journey to the Center of the Mind

James Fitzgerald

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Tudor Dixon Podcast: Inside the Nancy Guthrie Case with James Fitzgerald

James Fitzgerald mentioned that this series consists of four books, which are available as e-books, audiobooks, and regular paperback books. He wrote them in retirement to tell stories, covering his upbringing, police career, FBI years including the Unabomber case, and later cases like the Olympic bombings and the John Bonnet Ramsey case.

So yeah, there it's e-books, audio books, regular paperback books. Go on my website, jamesrfitzgerald.com. Contact me through there. We're glad to set off signed copies to people.

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The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations cover

The Wisdom of Crowds

James Surowiecki

Mentioned 5 months ago

Normally Podcast: Don Lemon Arrest Fallout, School Closures, and the True Cost of Convenience

The speaker mentioned this book in the context of criticizing James Surowiecki's commentary on the Don Lemon arrest, implying the author lacked wisdom regarding the situation described.

James Surowiecki, who wrote a book called The Wisdom of Crowds and like really has none of his own. Um, it tweeted, are you seriously arguing that a journalist who embedded with civil rights protesters in the 1960s while they planned acts of civil disobedience and then accompanied them to cover those acts of civil disobedience would be persecuted for doing so?

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Making Haste from Babylon: The Mayflower Pilgrims and Their World: A New History Cover

Nick Bunker

Making Haste from Babylon

The Mayflower Pilgrims and Their World

It was discussed as a book detailing the journey of the Puritans from England to the Americas and their vision for the country, and was recommended to listeners.

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Nick Bunker wrote two phenomenal books, "Making Haste from Babylon" and "An Empire on the Edge"

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It was discussed as a book detailing the journey of the Puritans from England to the Americas and their vision for the country, and was recommended to listeners.

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Nick Bunker wrote two phenomenal books, "Making Haste from Babylon" and "An Empire on the Edge"

Making Haste from Babylon is is the journey of the separatists, the Puritans in leaving England and how they eventually got to the Americas and settled uh in the Americas and what their vision was for this country

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BUNKER Nick

An Empire On The Edge

How Britain Came To Fight America

It was described as a book about the last days before the American Civil War and the philosophies of the time, and was recommended along with another book by the same author.

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An Empire On The Edge is really those last days before really the civil war between englishmen on other side of the atlantic and and the philosophies that were taking place.

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It was described as a book about the last days before the American Civil War and the philosophies of the time, and was recommended along with another book by the same author.

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An Empire On The Edge is really those last days before really the civil war between englishmen on other side of the atlantic and and the philosophies that were taking place.

Stalked And Defenseless: How Gun Control Helped My Stalker Murder My Husband in Front of Me Cover

Nikki Goeser

Stalked And Defenseless

How Gun Control Helped My Stalker Murder My Husband in Front of Me

It was discussed as a book detailing Nikki's experience of being stalked and the subsequent murder of her husband, emphasizing the importance of safety and situational awareness, especially for women.

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And that's the title of your book.

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It was discussed as a book detailing Nikki's experience of being stalked and the subsequent murder of her husband, emphasizing the importance of safety and situational awareness, especially for women.

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And that's the title of your book.

My book is Stalked And Defenseless, and you can find that at Amazon and also Barnes and Noble online.

I believe that the person that needs to read this book is any female who is concerned for her safety and fathers, brothers, uncles, anyone, husbands, anyone who is concerned about a significant female in their life and is concerned for their safety and wants them to have better situational awareness, I would recommend this book for them.

It does speak to some of that. Yes, it mostly explains what I went through and hopefully influence others to take their safety very seriously and do what they can to protect themselves and their loved ones.

It is Stocked and Defenseless on Amazon by Nikki Gosar.

Muhammad - His Life Based on the Earliest Sources Cover

Martin Lings

Muhammad - His Life Based on the Earliest Sources

It was mentioned as a book Clay read during his junior year of high school, likely about the Middle East and history related to the area.

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Have you read Professor Cook from Princeton Short Biography of Muhammad?

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It was mentioned as a book Clay read during his junior year of high school, likely about the Middle East and history related to the area.

"

Have you read Professor Cook from Princeton Short Biography of Muhammad?

Primitive Physic: An Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most Diseases Cover

John Wesley

Primitive Physic

An Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most Diseases

It was described as a self-help healthcare manual, written by the founder of the Methodist church, that was incredibly popular in the American frontier, even more so than the Bible in some places by 1850.

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He wrote a book called Primitive Physics which is a self-help healthcare manual that was so successful in the American frontier that as late as 1850, if you were anywhere really in Am...

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It was described as a self-help healthcare manual, written by the founder of the Methodist church, that was incredibly popular in the American frontier, even more so than the Bible in some places by 1850.

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He wrote a book called Primitive Physics which is a self-help healthcare manual that was so successful in the American frontier that as late as 1850, if you were anywhere really in America, by 1850 there would have been a greater chance of you having a copy of Wesley's book, Primitive Physics, and you would your own copy of the Bible.

God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It Cover

Jim Wallis

God's Politics

Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It

It was mentioned as a book written by Jim Wallace, who founded Sojourners. It was said that the podcast guest agreed with the book's main point regarding how the right doesn't get it and the left doesn't care.

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I have a book, a friend named Jim Wallace who started something called Sojourners, who's written a lot. And you don't have to read his book to understand the point. He wrote a book called God'...

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It was mentioned as a book written by Jim Wallace, who founded Sojourners. It was said that the podcast guest agreed with the book's main point regarding how the right doesn't get it and the left doesn't care.

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I have a book, a friend named Jim Wallace who started something called Sojourners, who's written a lot. And you don't have to read his book to understand the point. He wrote a book called God's Politics, How the Right Doesn't Get It and the Left Doesn't Care.

Man Servant Vintage Gift T-Shirt Cover

Man Servant Vintage Gift T-Shirt

Kristi Noem's book was discussed, specifically a section where she described shooting her own dog after it attacked a neighbor's chickens. It was mentioned that this may have negatively impacted her political prospects.

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Kristi Noem wrote a book...in the book she describes taking a dog hunting...she says she is frustrated with the dog because he wasn't doing a good job and then she quote hated the dog and then when it...

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Kristi Noem's book was discussed, specifically a section where she described shooting her own dog after it attacked a neighbor's chickens. It was mentioned that this may have negatively impacted her political prospects.

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Kristi Noem wrote a book...in the book she describes taking a dog hunting...she says she is frustrated with the dog because he wasn't doing a good job and then she quote hated the dog and then when it...brought it home it attacked a neighbor's chickens...she got fed up and she took it to a gravel pit and she shot her...18 month old dog and killed it.

I can understand why some people are upset about a 20 year old story of cricket...one of the working dogs at our ranch...in my upcoming book...What I Learned from My Years as a Public Service...the fact is South Dakota law states dogs who attack and kill livestock can be put down...given that cricket had shown aggressive behavior toward people by biting them I decided what I did...and then she says she doesn't pass the buck to anybody else basically.

Rise of Puritanism, or, the Way to the New Jerusalem as Set Forth in Pulpit and Press from Thomas Cartwright to John Lilburne and John Milton, 1570-1643 Cover

William Haller

Rise of Puritanism, or, the Way to the New Jerusalem as Set Forth in Pulpit and Press from Thomas Cartwright to John Lilburne and John Milton, 1570-1643

It was mentioned as a book documenting the rise of cultural marxism through institutions, particularly on university campuses, and was well-received by the speakers.

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Chris Rufo had a whole book documenting this rise through the institutions that came out last summer.

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It was mentioned as a book documenting the rise of cultural marxism through institutions, particularly on university campuses, and was well-received by the speakers.

"

Chris Rufo had a whole book documenting this rise through the institutions that came out last summer.

No Way to Treat a Child: How the Foster Care System, Family Courts, and Racial Activists Are Wrecking Young Lives Cover

Naomi Schaefer Riley

No Way to Treat a Child

How the Foster Care System, Family Courts, and Racial Activists Are Wrecking Young Lives

It was discussed how the book focuses on issues within the foster care system, family courts, and how they impact children negatively. The author believes the system prioritizes adult needs over the children's well-being.

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Her latest book is called No Way to Treat a Child, How the Foster Care System, Family Courts and Racial Activists are Wrecking Young Lives.

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It was discussed how the book focuses on issues within the foster care system, family courts, and how they impact children negatively. The author believes the system prioritizes adult needs over the children's well-being.

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Her latest book is called No Way to Treat a Child, How the Foster Care System, Family Courts and Racial Activists are Wrecking Young Lives.

I think what I was most surprised by and what led me to write this book No Way to Treat a Child was that our child welfare system really isn't oriented around the needs of children.

Check out her many books on sale wherever you buy your book. The last one is called No Way to Treat a Child and we're looking forward to seeing your project at AEI.

Be the Parent: Seven Choices You can Make to Raise Great Kids Cover

Kendra Smiley

Be the Parent

Seven Choices You can Make to Raise Great Kids

The book was briefly mentioned, with the podcast hosts agreeing that the title is concise and apt advice for parents. Riley compared the concept to issues like chocolate cake.

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And a lot of times like people will be like, you know, it's like heroin addiction these phones. I'm like, it's really not. It's really not like heroin addiction.

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The book was briefly mentioned, with the podcast hosts agreeing that the title is concise and apt advice for parents. Riley compared the concept to issues like chocolate cake.

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And a lot of times like people will be like, you know, it's like heroin addiction these phones. I'm like, it's really not. It's really not like heroin addiction.

Yeah. But Be the Parent I thought was a really clear, great title for a book. And really what parents should be aiming for. You're not their friend. You're not their buddy. Yes, you can have a friendly relationship but Be the Parent.

How to Build a Better Life: A New Roadmap for Women Who Want to Prioritize Love & Family Cover

Suzanne Venker

How to Build a Better Life

A New Roadmap for Women Who Want to Prioritize Love & Family

It was described as a guide for women to prioritize love and family over career and money. It was discussed that the book challenged the cultural message of prioritizing independence over marriage and motherhood.

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So the premise of the book is essentially that we are teaching young women and our daughters and our female students just basically through Hollywood, the media college professors in our homes, how to...

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It was described as a guide for women to prioritize love and family over career and money. It was discussed that the book challenged the cultural message of prioritizing independence over marriage and motherhood.

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So the premise of the book is essentially that we are teaching young women and our daughters and our female students just basically through Hollywood, the media college professors in our homes, how to do life as though they are never going to get married and have kids.

And by that, I mean over the course of your life in piecemeal fashion, not all at once.

It's just saying we do not. We do not teach or encourage young people to think long term.

So the subtitle is actually probably more explanatory than the title which is it's a new roadmap for women who want to prioritize love and family.

And it's basically saying look there's a whole different way you can map out your life opposite of the way the culture is teaching you and that is that marriage is good.

Orientalism by Edward W. Said: Penguin classics about Asian and Western History | History Book with Ideas of Islamic World Cover

Edward W. Said

Orientalism by Edward W. Said

Penguin classics about Asian and Western History | History Book with Ideas of Islamic World

Orientalism was discussed as a theory that explains how the West views the East, particularly the Middle East, with a sense of condescension and the belief that the East's problems are the West's fault.

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Edward Said was teaching for a long time and and also he wrote Orientalism which is a whole theory around how the West views the East in a meaning the Middle East specifically in this case but really...

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Orientalism was discussed as a theory that explains how the West views the East, particularly the Middle East, with a sense of condescension and the belief that the East's problems are the West's fault.

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Edward Said was teaching for a long time and and also he wrote Orientalism which is a whole theory around how the West views the East in a meaning the Middle East specifically in this case but really the East more broadly with a bit of condescension and all their problems are our fault so this stuff has been at Columbia University for a long time it's not new it's been a hop into this

Barabbas,: A novel of the time of Jesus, Cover

Emery Bekessy

Barabbas,

A novel of the time of Jesus,

It was discussed as a novel that speaks to the current predicament of having abundant freedom and opportunity, which can be terrifying to some people. It was described as a Christian existentialist novel.

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There was a novel by Par Lagervis, who was a Swedish Nobel Prize winning author in the early 50s called Barabbas. And it's what he does is he follows the story of Barabbas, the thief...

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It was discussed as a novel that speaks to the current predicament of having abundant freedom and opportunity, which can be terrifying to some people. It was described as a Christian existentialist novel.

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There was a novel by Par Lagervis, who was a Swedish Nobel Prize winning author in the early 50s called Barabbas. And it's what he does is he follows the story of Barabbas, the thief who was ransomed in place of Jesus, you know, by punctious tyrant, the crowd says, let Barabbas who's a killer and a rapist and a thief go free. And we want you to crucify Jesus instead.

And it follows his journey. It's a very it's a great book. It's really wonderful. And it speaks, you know, as a Christian existentialist novel, but it really speaks to our current predicament if we want to call it that where it's like, we have been given, you know, unbelievable freedom and opportunity in the US, in Europe, in more and more parts of the world, where more than half of the people on the planet now, according to the UN and to the Brookings Institution live at a middle class or higher lifestyle.

The Real Dixieland Book Songbook: B-Flat Instruments (Fake Book) Cover

Robert Rawlins

The Real Dixieland Book Songbook

B-Flat Instruments (Fake Book)

It was mentioned as a book that Clay Travis was known for, possibly hinting at the subject matter of the book.

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I got to know you from reading Dixieland and Dixieland Delight and on Rocky Top so go Vols

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It was mentioned as a book that Clay Travis was known for, possibly hinting at the subject matter of the book.

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I got to know you from reading Dixieland and Dixieland Delight and on Rocky Top so go Vols

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Clay Travis

Dixieland Delight

A Football Season on the Road in the Southeastern Conference

It was mentioned as a book that Clay Travis was known for, possibly hinting at the subject matter of the book.

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I got to know you from reading Dixieland and Dixieland Delight and on Rocky Top so go Vols

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It was mentioned as a book that Clay Travis was known for, possibly hinting at the subject matter of the book.

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I got to know you from reading Dixieland and Dixieland Delight and on Rocky Top so go Vols

The Letters to Never Send Santa: Confessions, Complaints, and Outlandish Requests from the Files of St. Nick Cover

David Griswold

The Letters to Never Send Santa

Confessions, Complaints, and Outlandish Requests from the Files of St. Nick

It was mentioned that a book of letters to Santa from the 1930s onwards, co-authored by Pat Koch, exists and contains letters showing the change in children's wishes over time.

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and that letter is in a book that I have co-authored that's letters to Santa from 1930 on.

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It was mentioned that a book of letters to Santa from the 1930s onwards, co-authored by Pat Koch, exists and contains letters showing the change in children's wishes over time.

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and that letter is in a book that I have co-authored that's letters to Santa from 1930 on.

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