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"REAL CATHOLIC HISTORY, PRESENTED WITH WIT AND AN ""ATTITUDE"" From the first to the twenty-first century, here's all the Catholic history anyone can (or needs to) remember, with loads of laughs along the way. Saints and sinners, popes and princes, councils and conundrums: it's all here, in a way to lighten your heart, broaden your smile, and expand your knowledge. It's real history, served up with unexpected extrapolations, curious confusions, and illustrious illustrations. (And look out for the footnotes!) Your host is Karl Keating, author of more than twenty books, including top works of Catholic apologetics. He takes you on a whirlwind tour of the history of the Catholic Church, from its founding by its Founder up to our own era. He delights you with short accounts of long events, with explanations of the inexplicable, and with snapshots of the famous and the infamous. It's all presented so winningly that this book is suitable for readers of all ages and all persuasions. You don't have to be Catholic to enjoy it, though (fair warning!) you might end up Catholic by the time you finish it"

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Buckle up! Karl Keating's time machine will take you on a fast and funny ride through Church history, replete with heretics, heroes, and not a few hotheads. --Rose Sweet, author of A Catholic Woman's Guide to Happiness 1054 and All That deserves a place on the shelf alongside the great Catholic raillery of figures like Belloc and Chesterton. --Robert Royal, author of A Deeper Vision Rarely has the Catholic Church's past been rendered with such wry readability. --Carl E. Olson, editor of Catholic World Report Karl Keating has done the impossible: he has made history fun. --Gary Michuta, author of Revolt Against Reality Get it and read it before the Thought Police outlaw the remnants of permissible humor and history. --Peter Kreeft, author of Ha!: A Christian Philosophy of Humor This is the most enjoyable thing I've read since Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods.--Michael T. Cibenko, author of Masaru. This is an immensely entertaining book. You will laugh and learn. --Austin Ruse, author of Under Siege 1054 and All That is a masterpiece of Church history in Cliff Notes fashion. --Patti Maguire Armstrong, co-author of What Would Monica Do?

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