A collection of humorous and nostalgic Americana stories—the beloved, bestselling classics that inspired the movie A Christmas Story
Before Garrison Keillor and Spalding Gray there was Jean Shepherd: a master monologist and writer who spun the materials of his all-American childhood into immensely resonant—and utterly hilarious—works of comic art. In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash represents one of the peaks of his achievement, a compound of irony, affection, and perfect detail that speaks across generations.
In God We Trust, Shepherd's wildly witty reunion with his Indiana hometown, disproves the adage “You can never go back.” Bending the ear…
Parallel action must eventually turn towards each other or it’s just two stories. Sometimes they are on a trajectory to eventually meet and sometimes they just slam into each other. The result of the latter is Cam Torrens Damaged.
The author doesn’t make us read anything that isn’t necessary, and to go with that solid writing, a cast of well developed likable characters, and decent dialogue, it’s no wonder this book has an intense pace.
“Torrens' best work so far--if you're a fan of murder, mystery, and mountains, you're a fan of Damaged!” –Gary Gerlacher, bestselling author of the AJ Docker Medical Thrillers
Veteran pilot Tyler Zahn was the Air Force's rising star until personal and professional tragedies shattered his life and spiraled him into depression. The lesson he learned? When Zahn's in charge, people get hurt.
Seeking a fresh start, Zahn moves to the quiet town of Buena Vista in the Colorado Rockies. His plan is simple—join the local search and rescue team, get in shape, and cut back on the beer. He hopes…
John Grady Cole is the last bewildered survivor of long generations of Texas ranchers. Finding himself cut off from the only life he has ever wanted, he sets out for Mexico with his friend Lacey Rawlins. Befriending a third boy on the way, they find a country beyond their imagining: barren and beautiful, rugged yet cruelly civilized; a place where dreams are paid for in blood.
The first volume in McCarthy's legendary Border Trilogy, All The Pretty Horses is an acknowledged masterpiece and a grand love story: a novel about the passing of childhood, of innocence and a vanished American…
In the summer of 1975, Jimmy Hamilton's world is fifteen feet off the ground, a plywood fort with one rule: no girls allowed. But the summer has other plans.
With a brand-new best friend, a little league season full of strikeouts and spectacular meltdowns, and free-range mischief that escalates at every turn, Jimmy is living the kind of summer boys only dream about. A gruff drifter with a mysterious past becomes an unlikely mentor, teaching him more than just how to throw a fastball. But summers like this don't last forever, and some losses hit harder than others.
Fans of The Sandlot and the spirit of Tom Sawyer will feel right at home in this warm slice of small-town Americana. Jimmy is fighting to hold onto something he can't quite name yet, and the harder he grips, the faster it slips away. This is a story of friendship, first-crushes, and the bittersweet nostalgia of a summer you’d give anything to get back.
Some summers leave a mark. This one leaves a scar, a smile, and one unforgettable moment that stays with a boy long after the grass stops smelling like summer.
