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Today is a good day. Just as I'm completing work on a very interesting history of the Second Great Awakening, I got a note from my favorite publisher asking if I'd be interested in producing "Eisenhower For Our Time" by Steven Wagner.
I lit up like a Christmas tree. As I've mentioned, I graduated from Eisenhower College in 1974, and have had a strong interest in the General for many years. This book was just published (April 15!) so it doesn't get hotter off the press. I expect to spend the month of May happily recording and editing this one.
I don't usually talk about the books I'm recording until they're available, but I was just too excited about this one not to share. Like "Abraham Lincoln, A Life." Speaking of which, it came out March 30 and has sold nearly 100 copies, which is remarkable for a 33 hour long audiobook!
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How exciting! It's great news, Doug.
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Say something when It's released, I'd like a listen.
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Congratulations! What's the title of your Second Great Awakening book?
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It's called Smitten: Sex, Gender and the Contest for Souls in the Second Great Awakening, by Rodney Hessinger. Lots of stuff I didn't know about the Shakers, the Oneida Community, and the Mormons. I studied Comparative Religion in college but it was mostly focused on Islam and Hinduism. I'm just finishing the post-production work, so it will take two or three weeks for the publisher to review before it's released, but I'll announce it here and offer free review copies.
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I'll be sure to send you a promo code.
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