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In which C.S. Lewis essay or book chapter did he talk about the habit of using the word "we" when preaching?

Not sure about the preacher passage. But in his essay "Dangers of National Repentance" he writes something similar to what you describe. He writes: The young man who is called upon to ...
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Legend about the Invention of Steel

It looks like the earliest reference to quenching a sword in a body is an 1894 Chicago Tribune article: Then let the master workman, having cold-hammered the blade to a smooth and thin edge, thrust ...
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Where's Waldo-style picture book about a field trip time traveling to Ancient Egypt

A Puzzling Day in the Land of the Pharaohs by Scoular Anderson looks like a match. From the Publishers Weekly review: In this flat-footed hybrid of the Magic School Bus series and the Waldo books, ...
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80s? Infected Man trapped in an Office tower with people trying to kill him

Vertical Run by Joseph R. Garber looks like a possibility. Synopsis from goodreads.com: You think YOU had a killer workday. . . Get ready for the FASTEST thriller of the summer! Each morning in his ...
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Bizarre early 1970's children's picture book about life in prison

123456789 Benn by David McKee perhaps. From the LoveReading4Kids review: Award-winning David McKee’s highly original character Mr Benn enters a fancy dress shop on a whim and chooses a black and grey ...
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Book about some teenagers building a robot

The Inventors by Alexander Gordon Smith and Jamie Webb looks like a match: published 2007, 385 pages. Description from amazon.co.uk: 'We're about to spend a year with Ebenezer Saint, in Saint ...
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Looking for a children's book from the 1950s about an anthropomorphized animal who's abandoned by his family

Walter the Lazy Mouse by Marjorie Flack Description from goodreads.com: Walter is a lazy mouse. He is so lazy that he always misses school and spends all his time in bed. He is so lazy that ...
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Identify short story about a despairing man who finds his lack of fear of death elates him in a rescue attempt on a snowy mountain

There's the C.E. Montague's short story "Action", which fits some of the details. From Reconstructionary Tales blog post: Christopher Bell, ‘reigning sovereign’ of a dynasty of Manchester ...
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Weird kids' keyhole popup book?

The Snoops by Miriam Moss perhaps. The back cover has a keyhole image: From the Publishers Weekly review: Readers get the scoop through the eyes of the Snoops, until the binoculars are turned on the ...
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Goosebumps book about 2 kids in a haunted school

I think you may be mixing up two Goosebumps books. Searching about a Goosebumps book about a haunted school will quickly bring up #59, The Haunted School, which involves a school with ghosts in it (...
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