In God We Trust

By Jean Shepherd,

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A collection of humorous and nostalgic Americana stories—the beloved, bestselling classics that inspired the movie A Christmas Story

Before Garrison Keillor and Spalding Gray there was Jean Shepherd: a master monologist and writer who spun the materials of his all-American childhood into immensely resonant—and utterly hilarious—works of comic art. In…

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1 author picked In God We Trust as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love all things nostalgic. It is merely a memory and can never truly be recaptured, or can’t it. This nostalgic look back into a world familiar and warm invites the reader to immerse themselves into a time they might find evocative.

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