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In 1995 two born-again evangelists sat down to pen what would turn out to be a phenomenally lucrative franchise. On paper, they were an odd couple behind a multi-platinum bestseller that from 1999 on would top the New York Times bestseller list with each new installment. One of them would never write a word of it. The other would ultimately dash off more than six thousand pages of earnest prose. Together they would become avatars of not being taken seriously by literary critics but being taken very seriously by the bankers.
The next two hundred years, should Jesus tarry, could well depend on you!
Tim LaHaye, The Bible’s Influence on American History
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Lahaye, T., Jenkins, J.B. (2015). No Child Left Behind. In: American Political Fictions. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137514714_3
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