Real Characters: A Tip of the Hat to Nonconformity - Softcover

Jeffrey, David Lyle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1725281090 ISBN 13: 9781725281097

Publisher: Front Porch Republic Books, 2020

Synopsis

Some of the most interesting and genuinely commendable people in the world are systematically overlooked by our celebrity-obsessed media. This book is a reminder of just what a mistake that is—here you will meet some truly extraordinary people, from subsistence farmers, cattle ranchers, rodeo rascals, a miraculous middle school teacher, and a munificent unlicensed auto mechanic, to Italian Franciscans, out-of-the-box college and university professors, an independent-minded British poet, and a northern timber wolf. All of these characters have something to teach, but they do it in eccentric ways that will challenge your expectations and reward your willingness to break a mold or two yourself.

About this title

About the Author

David Lyle Jeffrey is a grandfather, storyteller, and scholar who still occasionally commits random acts of poetry. Though officially retired from a lifetime of university teaching (UK, Canada, China, and the USA), he remains involved in Baylor University's Institute for Studies in Religion, but now devotes more time to non-academic writing. In addition to A Testament of Witnesses, his 25th book, hi memoir, We Were a Peculiar People--Once is due out in the Spring from Baylor University Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: Front Porch Republic Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1725281090
• ISBN 13: 9781725281097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134