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Spirit of Steamboat: A Longmire Story (A Longmire Mystery)

by Craig Johnson

Published: 2014-10-22

Paperback: 176 pages

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A Christmas novella for fans of the hit drama series LONGMIRE now on Netflix and the New York Times–bestselling series. Craig Johnson's new novel, The Western Star, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017. Sheriff Walt Longmire is in his office reading A Christmas Carol when he is i...

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Juventud

by Vanessa Blakeslee

Published: 2015-10-27

Paperback: 300 pages

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Growing up as the only daughter of a wealthy landowner in Santiago de Cali, Colombia, teenaged Mercedes Martinez knows a world of maids, armed guards, and private drivers. When she falls in love with Manuel, a fiery young activist with a passion for his faith and his country, she begins to...

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Fire in Beulah

by Rilla Askew

Published: 2001-12-31

Paperback: 384 pages

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Set during the tense days of the Oklahoma oil rush, Rilla Askew's Fire in Beulah is a mesmerizing story that centers on the complex relationship between Althea Whiteside, an oil wildcatter's high-strung wife, and Graceful, her enigmatic black maid. Their juxtaposing stories—and those of ...

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Prairie City: Story of an American Community, The

by Angie Debo

Published: 1998-09-15

Paperback: 272 pages

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Prairie City is the social history of a representative midwestern town - a composite of several Oklahoma small towns. Beginning with the "one flashing moment" of the 1889 land run, which opened the "Oklahoma Lands" for white settlement, Angie Debo depicts the struggles of the settlers on t...

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Broken Paradise: A Novel

by Cecilia Samartin

Published: 2008-02-19

Paperback: 368 pages

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Cuba, 1956: Cousins Nora and Alicia are accustomed to living among Havana's privileged class -- but their lavish dinners, days at the beach, and extravagant dances come to an end after Castro's rise to power. Food becomes scarce, religion is forbidden, and disease runs rampant. Although Al...

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Return to Oakpine: A Novel

by Ron Carlson

Published: 2014-10-28

Paperback: 272 pages

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“ [A] moving novel about friendship, forgiveness, and mortality.” —Nancy Pearl, NPR’s Morning EditionRon Carlson has always been a critics’ favorite, but Return to Oakpine shows the acclaimed writer at his finest. In this tender and nostalgic portrait of western American life, Ca...

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The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have

by Mark Nepo

Published: 2000-05-31

Paperback: 436 pages

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Philosopher-poet and cancer survivor, Mark Nepo opens a new season of freedom and joy--an escape from deadening, asleep-at-the wheel sameness--that is both profound and clarifying. His spiritual daybook is a summons to reclaim aliveness, liberate the self, take each day one at a time, and ...

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The Seeker's Guide (previously published as The New American Spirituality)

by Elizabeth Lesser

Published: 2000-10-03

Paperback: 464 pages

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In 1977, Elizabeth Lesser cofounded the Omega Institute, now America's largest adult-education center focusing on wellness and spirituality. Working with many of the eminent thinkers of our times, including Zen masters, rabbis, Christian monks, psychologists, scientists, and an array of no...

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The Seat of the Soul: 25th Anniversary Edition with a Study Guide

by Gary Zukav

Published: 2014-03-11

Paperback: 384 pages

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A foreword by Oprah Winfrey and a preface by Maya Angelou update the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling classic of the New Age category, along with a new introduction by the author, a discussion group guide, and website links for deeper study.With the sam...

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Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Yuletide Yahoos, Ho-Ho-Humblebraggers, and Other Seasonal Scourges

by Jen Mann

Published: 2015-10-13

Paperback: 224 pages

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For fans of Laurie Notaro and Jenny Lawson comes an uproarious and oddly endearing essay collection for anyone trying to survive the holidays in one piece. When it comes to time-honored holiday traditions, Jen Mann pulls no punchesIn this hilariously irreverent collection of essays, Jen Ma...