Jeff Minick
Author
Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
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‘Don’t Waste Sympathy on Me, I’m the Happiest Person Alive’
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Screams in the Night, a Toddler’s Ear, and 12 Words
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By Wounds Undaunted: Presidents Who Survived Assassination Attempts
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Family Roots: How My Great-Uncle Inspired in Me a Curiosity and Love for the Past
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Novelist Mark Helprin on Learning, Curiosity, and Revitalizing Education
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According to research, a primary cause of the dating slump is lack of self-confidence among young men and women.
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‘Don’t Waste Sympathy on Me, I’m the Happiest Person Alive’
This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ brings us to Fanny Crosby, a blind lyricist, composer, and poet whose hymns have touched and transformed millions.
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Screams in the Night, a Toddler’s Ear, and 12 Words
This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ brings us to Whittaker Chambers, who risked everything to leave Marxism and totalitarianism.
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Looking for Laughter? Try Frank O’Connor’s ‘First Confession’
The slice-of-life humorous look at church and family presents light fare during the Lenten season.
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By Wounds Undaunted: Presidents Who Survived Assassination Attempts
Examples of courage, wit, and faith are on display from those who have dedicated their lives to the service of their fellowmen.
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Family Roots: How My Great-Uncle Inspired in Me a Curiosity and Love for the Past
Remembering a great-uncle who imparted history lessons by sharing the family’s connections to important historical events.
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Novelist Mark Helprin on Learning, Curiosity, and Revitalizing Education
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