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“Whatever I have learned,” writes Karl Keating, “I have learned from masters of the craft.”

In this memoir, the father of the modern Catholic apologetics movement traces his life’s work through the wisdom he has borrowed from twenty-five books written by “masters” both famous and obscure.

In delightful prose bearing Karl’s trademark erudition, precision, and wit, Booked for Life mixes anecdote and reflection with theological observations and prescriptions from nearly forty years engaged in defense of the Faith.

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