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Finalist for the 2015 Association for Mormon Letters Award! 1987-a faltering missionary named Bill Shunn lands himself in a Canadian jail, facing charges of hijacking and the prospect of life behind bars. 1844-a frontier prophet named Joseph Smith lands himself in an Illinois jail, facing charges of treason and the prospect of imminent lynching. What binds these two men together? This riveting memoir-by turns hilarious, provocative and thrilling-answers that question in style, weaving from their stories a spellbinding tapestry of deception, desperation and defiance. Answer its call and you'll never look at a Mormon missionary the same way again. "This just may be my favorite true-life amazing-but-true tale-never has threatening an aircraft been funnier or more thought-provoking." -Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother and Homeland… (mais)
This is a marvelous read, alternately funny and honest and educational and most of all, moving. Bill is a wonderful writer. Read it. You won't be disappointed. ( )
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"A man's memory is bound to be a distortion of his past in accordance with his present interests, and the most faithful autobiography is like to mirror less what a man was than what he has become." --Fawn M. Brodie, No Man Knows My History
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For my podcast listeners, who made this book seem possible.
But especially for Laura, who makes everything seem possible.
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The detective unlocks my tiny room and drags a plastic chair in from the hallway.
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"You dodged a bullet there, pal," Bob says.
I rub a hand across my face and blow out my breath. I'm thinking of those six months in Canada, which have all come flooding back.
"That's my superpower," I say, and I go looking for a drink.
Finalist for the 2015 Association for Mormon Letters Award! 1987-a faltering missionary named Bill Shunn lands himself in a Canadian jail, facing charges of hijacking and the prospect of life behind bars. 1844-a frontier prophet named Joseph Smith lands himself in an Illinois jail, facing charges of treason and the prospect of imminent lynching. What binds these two men together? This riveting memoir-by turns hilarious, provocative and thrilling-answers that question in style, weaving from their stories a spellbinding tapestry of deception, desperation and defiance. Answer its call and you'll never look at a Mormon missionary the same way again. "This just may be my favorite true-life amazing-but-true tale-never has threatening an aircraft been funnier or more thought-provoking." -Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother and Homeland
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