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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History cover

Empire of the Summer Moon

S. C. Gwynne

Mentioned 3 months ago

The Real History of the American Indians

Walsh referenced the book as a source for detailed accounts of Comanche warfare and their brutal tactics, using it to illustrate the fierce nature of the tribe. He also mentioned it as an excellent history of the Comanche people.

According to S.C. Gwynn's book, Empire of the Summer Moon, Quote, Enemies, meanwhile, were enemies.

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War Before Civilization

Lawrence H. Keeley

Mentioned 3 months ago

The Real History of the American Indians

Matt Walsh cited the book to argue that most societies were warlike and that many American Indian tribes engaged in frequent violence, contradicting the peaceful myth. He also used it to describe evidence of cannibalism at archaeological sites.

According to the book, War Before Civilization by archaeologist Lawrence H. Keeley, ...

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Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians cover

Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879

Herman Lehmann

Mentioned 3 months ago

The Real History of the American Indians

Walsh mentioned Herman Lehman's memoir as a source describing his harrowing experiences living with the Comanches and witnessing extreme violence, including the brutal treatment of a captive infant.

One white captive named Herman Lehman, who lived with the Comanches and eventually became a Comanche warrior, wrote about his experiences in a book titled Nine Years Among Indians.

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Toxic Empathy

Allie Beth Stuckey

Mentioned 5 months ago

Bad Bunny. Bad Culture.

One of the speakers said they had authored a book titled Toxic Empathy to address how compassion is exploited.

That's why I wrote a whole book on this, Toxic Empathy.

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Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality cover

Love Thy Body

Nancy R. Pearcey

Mentioned 5 months ago

Bad Bunny. Bad Culture.

The hosts highlighted it as a great book that discusses dualism and the separation of spirit from the body.

There is this great book by Nancy Piercy called Love Thy Body. If y'all have not read it, you should. And she talks about this concept of dualism, the separation of the spirit from the body.

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Notes from Underground (Everyman's Library, 271) cover

Notes from Underground (Everyman's Library, 271)

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Mentioned 5 months ago

Bad Bunny. Bad Culture.

The panel referenced a fascinating section of Dostoevsky's Notes from the Underground while discussing choice and nihilism.

There's a fascinating section in Dostoevsky's notes from the underground in which the narrator is talking.

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Bronze Age Mindset

Bronze Age Pervert

Mentioned 5 months ago

Bad Bunny. Bad Culture.

The hosts suggested that the influencer Clavicular was reminiscent of ideas from the book Bronze Age Pervert, which revives Nietzsche for modern times.

In some ways, I think Clavicular is born out of Bronze Age pervert. Bronze Age pervert kind of bringing up Nietzsche for the modern age.

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The Lord of the Rings Illustrated (Tolkien Illustrated Editions) cover

The Lord of the Rings Illustrated (Tolkien Illustrated Editions)

J. R. R. Tolkien

Mentioned 5 months ago

Ep. 1725 - I Was Wrong About Online Gambling. It’s Destroying A Generation Of Young Men. Here’s Why.

He mentioned seeing the extended edition of the film adaptation and discussed his impressions of the movies, referencing the titles of the individual books.

I went to see the extended edition of Lord of the Rings, Return of the King yesterday in theaters. I saw The Two Towers on Saturday.

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The Kingdom of Cain: Finding God in the Literature of Darkness cover

The Kingdom of Cain

Andrew Klavan

Mentioned 5 months ago

Friendly Fire: ICE. Ice. (And The Oscars) Baby.

The book was highlighted as a NewYork Times bestselling nonfiction work that was nominated for an Edgar Award in the critical biographical category.

I've won two of them and I've just been nominated for my sixth one for my book kingdom of Cain, which is nominated in the critical biographical category.

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Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Unabridged and Complete Edition (A Mary Shelley Classics cover

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

Mentioned 5 months ago

Friendly Fire: ICE. Ice. (And The Oscars) Baby.

The novel was referenced as the source material for the film "One battle after another" and described as the basis for the movie's theme about secular atheism.

the source material, the reason people keep getting the source material wrong is the whole thing is about how secular atheism robs people of their meaning. That's the entire basis of the Mary Shelley book.

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The Look

Michelle Obama

Mentioned 6 months ago

Ep. 1722 - The WEF Made One Thing Very Clear: If Democrats Win We Are Totally Screwed

Matt Walsh noted that Michelle Obama was promoting a book titled *The Look*, which he described as a collection of pictures of her outfits, implying the book offered little substantive content beyond showcasing her clothing.

She was on that very podcast promoting a book called The Look that she's selling, where it's a bunch of pictures of her wearing outfits.

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Elephants Are Not Birds (Freedom Island, 1-5) cover

Elephants Are Not Birds (Freedom Island, 1-5)

BRAVE BOOKS

Mentioned 6 months ago

Ep. 1715 - The Left's Renee Good Narrative Has Completely Collapsed. Here's Why

Walsh noted that Ashley St. Claire had published an antitrans children's book titled "Elephants Aren't Birds," which came out shortly before his own book.

she had published her own antitrans children's book called Elephants Aren't Birds, Elephants Are Not Birds

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Jennifer Liberts

Paw Patrol Phonics Box Set (PAW Patrol) (Step into Reading)

Walsh recounted his son's frustration over not being able to own every Paw Patrol book, noting the child's intense desire to collect the entire series.

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He has these Paw Patrol books, right? Big Paw Patrol fan, unfortunately, because I hate that show. He wants to have all of the Paw Patrol books in the world. He wants all of them.

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Walsh recounted his son's frustration over not being able to own every Paw Patrol book, noting the child's intense desire to collect the entire series.

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He has these Paw Patrol books, right? Big Paw Patrol fan, unfortunately, because I hate that show. He wants to have all of the Paw Patrol books in the world. He wants all of them.

LIFELINE Cover

Darren Ryan

LIFELINE

Walsh discussed Dr. Leanna Nguyen's memoir, describing it as a detailed insider's view of Planned Parenthood titled Lifeline, a doctor's journey in the fight for public health.

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They say in her memoir published on July 27th, Dr. Leanna Nguyen details her time spent as president of the nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood.

— Episode: Ep. 764 - Wear The Mask Forever, You Pea...

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Episode: Ep. 764 - Wear The Mask Forever, You Peasants

Walsh discussed Dr. Leanna Nguyen's memoir, describing it as a detailed insider's view of Planned Parenthood titled Lifeline, a doctor's journey in the fight for public health.

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They say in her memoir published on July 27th, Dr. Leanna Nguyen details her time spent as president of the nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood.

Dr. Leanna Nguyen offers readers an insider's view of the organization's obsession with abortion in LIFELINE, a doctor's journey in the fight for public health.

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Abigail Shrier

Irreversible Damage

The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters

The program noted that the American Booksellers Association included this antitrans title in a mailing, describing it as an "excellent book" that caused controversy.

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One of the titles in that package was Abigail Schreier's excellent book called Irreversible Damage, The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters.

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The program noted that the American Booksellers Association included this antitrans title in a mailing, describing it as an "excellent book" that caused controversy.

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One of the titles in that package was Abigail Schreier's excellent book called Irreversible Damage, The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters.

Revenge of the Domestic: Women, the Family, and Communism in the German Democratic Republic Cover

Donna Harsch

Revenge of the Domestic

Women, the Family, and Communism in the German Democratic Republic

The segment advertised the book as being currently available for Daily Wire members, describing it as a dangerous extremist work.

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the book Communism and the Democratic Death Cult is available right now on demand for Daily Wire members.

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The segment advertised the book as being currently available for Daily Wire members, describing it as a dangerous extremist work.

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the book Communism and the Democratic Death Cult is available right now on demand for Daily Wire members.

Speechless: A Graphic Novel Cover

Aron Nels Steinke

Speechless

A Graphic Novel

The host promoted the book as a guide that traces the origins of political correctness and offers tools to recognize and combat it, noting its bestseller status and recent release in hardcover and Kindle formats.

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Michael Knolls has a new book out and this one has words in it and it's called Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds, and if you haven't picked up a copy now's the time to...

— Episode: Ep. 749 - They're Coming For Your Childr...

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Episode: Ep. 749 - They're Coming For Your Children

The host promoted the book as a guide that traces the origins of political correctness and offers tools to recognize and combat it, noting its bestseller status and recent release in hardcover and Kindle formats.

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Michael Knolls has a new book out and this one has words in it and it's called Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds, and if you haven't picked up a copy now's the time to do it.

The book takes you through the origins of political correctness and what its rapid spread through American society means for our future, giving you the tools you need to understand and spot political correctness in order to stop it.

It was the number one bestseller, but the New York Times decided they're not going to put it on the list.

It's available in hardcover and Kindle edition now.

Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters Cover

Abigail Shrier

Irreversible Damage

The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters

The host introduced the book as a newly released paperback and called it one of the most important books of the century, while the guest discussed its content and its relevance to the current cultural debate.

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She's the author of the book Irreversible Damage, The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, which is out in paperback this week.

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The host introduced the book as a newly released paperback and called it one of the most important books of the century, while the guest discussed its content and its relevance to the current cultural debate.

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She's the author of the book Irreversible Damage, The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, which is out in paperback this week.

I think it's one of the most important books of this century, which is not an exaggeration.

Going full circle here back to your book out in paperback this week you have a chapter in the end on the way back.

The book is Irreversible Damage, the Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, which is out in paperback this week--definitely pick up the book.

The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads: Everything You Need to Know About LGBTQ Parenting But Are (Mostly) Afraid to Ask Cover

Eric Rosswood

The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads

Everything You Need to Know About LGBTQ Parenting But Are (Mostly) Afraid to Ask

The book was cited while the host discussed the Pixar film Luca, noting that a selfproclaimed LGBT activist identified himself as the author of The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads.

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Selfproclaimed LGBT activist and author of the book The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads.

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The book was cited while the host discussed the Pixar film Luca, noting that a selfproclaimed LGBT activist identified himself as the author of The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads.

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Selfproclaimed LGBT activist and author of the book The Ultimate Guide for Gay Dads.

Go Ask Ali: Half-Baked Advice (and Free Lemonade) Cover

Ali Wentworth

Go Ask Ali

Half-Baked Advice (and Free Lemonade)

The host described the book as Tom Rademacher's personal account of raising his nonbinary child, outlining the challenges and adjustments the family faced during a school transition.

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And that's the case for a post by a guy named Tom Rademacher, who by the way is the author of a book you've never heard of called Raising Ali, How My Non-Binary Art Nerd Kid Changed Nearly Everything...

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Episode: Ep. 743 - A Generation Deprived Of Identity

The host described the book as Tom Rademacher's personal account of raising his nonbinary child, outlining the challenges and adjustments the family faced during a school transition.

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And that's the case for a post by a guy named Tom Rademacher, who by the way is the author of a book you've never heard of called Raising Ali, How My Non-Binary Art Nerd Kid Changed Nearly Everything I Know.

It says, sevenyearold Ali, a funny, anxious, smart kid ... Raising Ali is dad Tom Rademacher's story of that eventful and sometimes painful school year, parenting Ali and relearning everything, every day, what it means to be a father and a teacher.

Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating Cover

Moira Weigel

Labor of Love

The Invention of Dating

The host referenced Maura Weigel's book, noting its title and that it argues modern dating is comparable to unpaid sex work.

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the name of the book written by Maura Weigel is, uh, it's titled Labor of Love, the invention of dating.

— Episode: Ep. 742 - Why Our Society Is Collapsing

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Episode: Ep. 742 - Why Our Society Is Collapsing

The host referenced Maura Weigel's book, noting its title and that it argues modern dating is comparable to unpaid sex work.

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the name of the book written by Maura Weigel is, uh, it's titled Labor of Love, the invention of dating.

Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters Cover

Abigail Shrier

Irreversible Damage

The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters

Matt Walsh noted that he had recently read Abigail Schreier's book and strongly recommended it to listeners.

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author of Irreversible Damage, the Transgender Craze, Seducing Our Daughters, a book which I read recently and I've talked about on this show, and I would highly recommend that book t...

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Matt Walsh noted that he had recently read Abigail Schreier's book and strongly recommended it to listeners.

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author of Irreversible Damage, the Transgender Craze, Seducing Our Daughters, a book which I read recently and I've talked about on this show, and I would highly recommend that book to everyone.

Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters Cover

Abigail Shrier

Irreversible Damage

The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters

Matt Walsh explained that he listened to the book while driving and was repeatedly forced to pause because the graphic descriptions of gendertransition surgeries made him nauseous and shocked.

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the good thing about the drive is that it gave me a chance to listen to and almost finish Abigail Schreier's book on how gender ideology is destroying an entire generation of children the book titled...

— Episode: Ep. 727 - The Evil Quacks Mutilating Our...

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Episode: Ep. 727 - The Evil Quacks Mutilating Our Children

Matt Walsh explained that he listened to the book while driving and was repeatedly forced to pause because the graphic descriptions of gendertransition surgeries made him nauseous and shocked.

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the good thing about the drive is that it gave me a chance to listen to and almost finish Abigail Schreier's book on how gender ideology is destroying an entire generation of children the book titled Irreversible Damage the Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters you probably heard of it it came out last summer and I had put off reading it partly because I'm very well informed on this issue ... I had to pause the book frequently throughout just to collect myself and at certain points to stave off bouts of nausea

the chapter describing phalloplasty ... had an especially sickening effect on me I won't go into details here except to give you one little morsel of information part of the process involves desleeving the forearm and that's exactly what it sounds like they pull the skin off of a woman's arm like a sleeve and then they use it in the construction of the fake male reproductive organ

Will Ladybug Hug? Cover

Hilary Leung

Will Ladybug Hug?

Walsh mentioned it as a childfriendly book that teaches the concept of hugging and personal comfort through a ladybug character.

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we have Will Ladybug Hug - teaches the same kind of concept in a more childish way about a ladybug who is hugging his friends even has one friend who doesn't like hugging

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Walsh mentioned it as a childfriendly book that teaches the concept of hugging and personal comfort through a ladybug character.

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we have Will Ladybug Hug - teaches the same kind of concept in a more childish way about a ladybug who is hugging his friends even has one friend who doesn't like hugging

Only For Me Cover

Michelle Derrig

Only For Me

Walsh noted the book as another consentfocused title that emphasizes personal boundaries and comfort.

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Only For Me - also same concept teaching kids about consent and things that feel comfortable with their body

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Episode: Ep. 727 - The Evil Quacks Mutilating Our Children

Walsh noted the book as another consentfocused title that emphasizes personal boundaries and comfort.

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Only For Me - also same concept teaching kids about consent and things that feel comfortable with their body

A Is for Awesome!: 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World Cover

Eva Chen

A Is for Awesome!

23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World

Walsh described it as a picture book that showcases 23 inspirational women for young readers.

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a is for awesome - 23 inspirational women

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Walsh described it as a picture book that showcases 23 inspirational women for young readers.

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a is for awesome - 23 inspirational women

I Clean Like Daddy! Cover

Bari Wald

I Clean Like Daddy!

Walsh mentioned this book as a story that encourages families to clean together, showing that household chores aren't just a mom's job.

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I clean like daddy - there's even a page in the end where the whole family is cleaning together to show that it's not just mom and sisters' job

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Walsh mentioned this book as a story that encourages families to clean together, showing that household chores aren't just a mom's job.

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I clean like daddy - there's even a page in the end where the whole family is cleaning together to show that it's not just mom and sisters' job

Except When They Don't Cover

Laura Gehl

Except When They Don't

Walsh cited it as a book that promotes letting boys and girls like whatever they want regardless of gender.

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Except When They Don't - a book about boys and girls liking whatever they want regardless of their gender

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Walsh cited it as a book that promotes letting boys and girls like whatever they want regardless of gender.

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Except When They Don't - a book about boys and girls liking whatever they want regardless of their gender

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M. L. Webb

The GayBCs

Matt Walsh reviewed the book, describing it as a children's alphabet book that attempts to teach LGBTQ concepts to kids aged three to seven, and he expressed strong disapproval of its content and purpose.

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This one is called The Gay BCs because of course the regular ABCs are not good enough. If you're a gay activist, you need your own ABCs. So you got The Gay BCs. This is written by ML Webb and I'll jus...

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Matt Walsh reviewed the book, describing it as a children's alphabet book that attempts to teach LGBTQ concepts to kids aged three to seven, and he expressed strong disapproval of its content and purpose.

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This one is called The Gay BCs because of course the regular ABCs are not good enough. If you're a gay activist, you need your own ABCs. So you got The Gay BCs. This is written by ML Webb and I'll just read the best description of the book.

It says a play date extravaganza transforms into a celebration of friendship, love, and identity as four friends sashay out of all the closets, dress up in a wardrobe fit for kings and queens and discover the wonder of imagination. That's what the book is.

A is for ally, a friend who is there to stand up for you with strength, love and care. B is for bi. I like boys and girls, and that makes me proud. A four year old is not bisexual. He's not gay. Kids at that age don't have a sexuality.

All right, I can't believe I actually got through this whole damn disgusting thing. I have normally been opposed to book burning, but I would make an exception for that appalling mass of insanity and filth.

I award this negative 12 stars out of five.

The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus Cover

Andrew Klavan

The Truth and Beauty

How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus

He announced that his new book titled The Truth and Beauty was scheduled for an April release and said it contained an entire chapter on the subject they were discussing.

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I have a new book, which comes out in April, The Truth and Beauty, I write an entire chapter about it.

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He announced that his new book titled The Truth and Beauty was scheduled for an April release and said it contained an entire chapter on the subject they were discussing.

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I have a new book, which comes out in April, The Truth and Beauty, I write an entire chapter about it.

Speechless: A Graphic Novel Cover

Aron Nels Steinke

Speechless

A Graphic Novel

He mentioned his upcoming book Speechless, noting it would be available for preorder on June22nd.

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There's a great story that I recount in my upcoming book, Speechless, available June 22nd, now for preorder.

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He mentioned his upcoming book Speechless, noting it would be available for preorder on June22nd.

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There's a great story that I recount in my upcoming book, Speechless, available June 22nd, now for preorder.

Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference Cover

Cordelia Fine

Delusions of Gender

How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference

Walsh announced he would be speaking at UT Austin delivering his talk titled Delusions of Gender, critiquing the left's influence on gender identity. He highlighted the talk as part of his speaking circuit.

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I'll be speaking at UT Austin, giving my talk, Delusions of Gender, How the Left Turns Boys into Girls.

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Walsh announced he would be speaking at UT Austin delivering his talk titled Delusions of Gender, critiquing the left's influence on gender identity. He highlighted the talk as part of his speaking circuit.

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I'll be speaking at UT Austin, giving my talk, Delusions of Gender, How the Left Turns Boys into Girls.

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