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A Voice in the Wilderness

by Michael Austin

In her writings, Terry Tempest Williams repeatedly invites us as readers into engagement and conversation with both her and her subject matter, whether it is nature or society, environment or art. From her evocation,...


Padre Pio

by Pascal Cataneo

This collection of inspiring, astonishing, and humorous anecdotes offers glimpses into the life and miracles of Padre Pio. Countless conversions were inspired through his gifts of bilocation, psychic ability,...


Hamba Gashle

by Ian Hassall

Hamba Gashle is the inside story of white society in colonial Southern Africa during the 1950s and 1960s. Ian Hassall's edgy memoir provides a vivid and disturbing depiction of childhood and family life against...


Slapped - The cruel destiny of women in politics

by Wanda Montanelli

Synopsis What's behind female marginalization? There is a strong resistance to the actual participation of women in politics. But, apparently, women are called on to share in the social commitment of the parties....


Jerry Goldsmith. Music Scoring for American Movies

by Mauricio Dupuis

This essay represents the first organic study about Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004), emblematic American film composer in the second half of the 20th century. Goldsmith was also a brilliant conductor. He conducted...


The Deadly Snakes: Real Rock and Roll Tonight

by J.B. Staniforth

The Deadly Snakes: Real Rock and Roll Tonight charts the rise and gentle fall of Canada's greatest band. Unwilling to bow to industry demands, the Deadly Snakes instead made records they were proud of and played...


Clare and Her Sisters

by Madeline Pecora Nugent

Nugent bases her work on extensive research, time spent in Assisi, and interviews with Franciscan experts. On this solid foundation, she builds Clare's story, founder of the Poor Clares, through vignettes of...


St. Gianna Beretta Molla

by Susan Helen Wallace FSP & Patricia Edward Jablonski FSP

As a mother, wife, and doctor St. Gianna Molla is not your typical saint. She loved fashion, being outdoors, and traveling in her native Italy. Children will enjoy learning about her life’s journey and how...


The Shepherds of Fatima

by M. Fernando Silva

Drawing from historical sources and eye-witness accounts, Shepherds of Fátima is a captivating retelling of Mary's apparitions at Fátima, Portugal, in 1917. Fr. Silva leads readers through the lives of the...


Song of Silence

by Éloi Leclerc

Saint Jeanne Jugan, foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, was not recognized as such until after her death. Jeanne lived through repeated betrayals and transformed these trials into a path toward holiness...


The Miracle of Hope

by Andre Nguyen & Van Chau

Written by a friend of Cardinal Van Thuan, this biography chronicles the life of the man Pope John Paul II said was "...marked by a heroic configuration with Christ on the cross."


Anthony

by Madeline Pecora Nugent

Through detailed research and the actual words of St. Anthony, the author takes the reader on an imaginative journey into the lives and spiritual struggles of people who lived with, confided in, heeded, or defied...


Norah's Secrets

by Norah Shariff & Jennifer Makarewicz

Norah Shariff’s autobiography is likely to cause some turmoil as she takes the reader into a harsh world created by her immediate family; a world filled with obstacles preventing her from gaining precious...


Barack Obama : From Question To Admiration

by Jean-Emmanuel Pondi

If there is therefore at least a lesson for Africans to logically draw from the formidable “OBAMA Saga”, it is that African descendants, like Africans living on the continent, are not condemned to an eternal...


How Precious Was That While

by Piers Anthony

Piers Anthony tells his own remarkable life story in this candid autobiography, a volume that is sure to intrigue and entertain his many fans-and infuriate his critics. The book begins with a review of the author's...


Jesus

by Andrew M. Greeley

"We must begin our story of Jesus by granting him permission to surprise us endlessly...." ---from the Introduction

 

Jesus of Galilee taught through stories, which even today contain the power to startle us...


Letters from the Country: From High Heels to Wellington Books. A Memoir and Survival Guide

by Marsha Boulton

What happens when a city woman takes up rural roots and becomes a shepherd? Read "Letters from the Country: From High Heels to Wellington Boots. A Memoir and Survival Guide" and find out.

Journalist and broadcaster...


One Giant Leap

by Leon Wagener

On July 20, 1969 the whole world stopped. It was a day in which a man who grew up on a farm without electricity would announce, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

In this, the first ever biography...


It's a Long Way from Penny Apples

by Bill Cullen

Tis better to be born lucky than rich....

There are many ways to confront tragedy and hard times. Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt's tragic--and ultimately uplifting--tale of how one man overcame adversity and found...


Deke!

by Donald K. Slayton & Michael Cassutt

Deke Slayton was one of the first seven Mercury astronauts--and he might have been the first American in space. Instead, he became the first chief of American Astronaut Corps. It was Deke Slayton who selected...