In 1906, a beautiful 17-year-old postulant enters a New York convent. When she begins to bleed from hands, feet and side, the entire community is thrown into turmoil. Is Mariette a cunning sham, a sexual hysteric, or God's chosen one?
A highly acclaimed national bestseller, this suspenseful murder mystery centers on a father's love for his son and "irrefutably confirms (Hansen's) awesome's gifts" ("Miami Herald"). In sensual and masterful prose, Hansen once again illuminates the often obscure chambers of the human heart. 256.
LeGrand helps readers understand which type of transaction--retailing, wholesaling, assumptions, or lease/options--is appropriate for their specific cash flow goals, and he reveals how-to secrets that real estate investors and wannabe investors can use.
An anthology of classic short stories, each one chosen and introduced by a contemporary writer. The collection itself was edited by Ron Hansen and Jim Shepard. Writers include Oscar Hijuelos on Borges's "The Aleph," Mary Gordon on Joyce's "The Dead," Eudora Welty on Chekhov's "Gooseberries," and Lorrie Moore on John Updike's "Packed Dirt, ...
Ron Hansen's powerful retelling of the story of Jesse James's last days is deliberately unromanticized, a complex picture of a conflicted man who seems to be ready, even eager, to meet his end.
The novelist Ron Hansen reflects on his upbringing as a Catholic and writes about how it pointed him toward a literary career. In the process, he also touches on such subjects as St. Ignatius, Gerard Manley Hopkins, the movies, and prayer.
In December 1875, the steamship Deutschland left Bremen, bound for England and then America. On board were five young nuns who, exiled by Bismarck's laws against Catholic religious orders, were going to begin their lives anew in Missouri. Early one morning, the ship ran aground in the Thames and more than sixty lives were lost - including those of ...
In this historical novel of the Old West and what became of it, Emmet Dalton, the head of the gang of outlaws that robbed banks and trains in Kansas and Oklahoma in the 1890s, gives us his own account of the events that led to his career as an outlaw and his eventual capture at the ill-fated Coffeyville raid, of which he was the sole survivor. We ...
Ron Hansen writes about a young Americaphilic Frenchwoman who, after breaking up with her fiancé, travels to the U.S. and takes a cross-country bus trip. Disillusioned by the experience (rough passengers, dreary little towns, bad food, boring interstates) she is happy when her ex, Pierre, tracks her down in a Nebraska backwater called Seldom, ...
The resonant diction and razor-keen storytelling of Hansen's earlier books echo through Nebraska. These 11 gemlike tales range from the blue heart of the blizzard of 1888 to the sweltering jungles of war, providing "dreams, myths and possibilities as vast as the Great Plains".--Washington Post Book World.
Many Christians struggle to make the connection between our faith and the rest of our lives, particularly moral issues large and small. We inhabit a world, says Martha Ellen Stortz, that is split into two parts: one presided over by advice columnists and the media, the other a world according to God. But that world according to God is not always ...
This entry in the best-selling "Chicken Soup" inspirational series celebrates country life, traditions, and music, with contributions from Dolly Parton, Randy Travis, Paul Brandt, and others. Divided into sections such as The Power of Faith, On Family, and Overcoming Obstacles and Hardship, it comes with a country music CD that features musicians ...
Ron Hansen's powerful retelling of the story of Jesse James's last days is deliberately unromanticized, a complex picture of a conflicted man who seems to be ready, even eager, to meet his end.
Our experience of the rush of the contemporary world often awakens an inner longing for real rest and spiritual depth, but choosing to live cut off from the world is difficult for many to understand. During his fifty years as a professional photographer, Frank Monaco has often been welcomed as a guest within the walls of enclosed monasteries and ...
The Imaginary West, the Real West, the New West, and the Old West converge in this celebration of that fascinating landscape. Selected from over 100 periodicals, 16 contemporary stories by both established writers and relative newcomers tell of the contradictions of a landscape where cowboys may wear tennis shoes and limos park near pickups, but ...
Colorado rancher Atticus Cody travels to Mexico to recover the body of his son who supposedly committed suicide. But when he gets there, the pieces to the puzzle don't fit, and Atticus begins to suspect that his son was murdered.
Most of us have to work with jerks at one time or another. Zemke describes different kinds of jerks and tells how to get along with them, especially if the jerk is your boss.
The second edition of "The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska" represents a major enlargement and revision of the first edition, making this the most comprehensive guide to the state ever written. The book covers over twelve thousand miles in all ninety-three counties of the "state where the West begins." Here readers can become acquainted with ...
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