Louder than words

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Title:

Louder Than Words / ed. by William Shore

Publication info:

New York:  Random House, Inc., c1989

Physical description:

340p.

Summary:

An impressive array of writers, from Joyce Carol Oates to Lisa Alther, Louise Erdrich and Mona Simpson, donate previously unpublished stories that display accomplished styles but generally lack lasting impact. Some, such as “A Woman Like a Fieldstone House,” Anne Tyler’s conservatively constructed study of a woman over a span of 50 years, and Michael Dorris’s “Groom Service,” a wry look at Native American courtships, are poignant; and perhaps the most interesting contributions are the two that scrutinize the nature of charity and almsgiving–Michael Rosen’s long poem “ `Gordon Penn Is a Winner!’ ” about wading through junk mail and solicitations from various worthy causes, and Charles Baxter’s “Shelter,” an unsparing assessment of the motives behind one man’s do-goodism.

Subject term:

Public causes

ISBN:

0679721576

Tags:

Short stories, Story collection

Keillor – Leaving Home

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Keillor

Personal Author:

Keillor, Garrison.

Title:

Leaving home / Garrison Keillor.

Publication info:

New York : Viking, 1987.

Physical description:

244 p. ; 24 cm.

Summary:

“Home,” in Keillor’s fictional world, is Lake Wobegon, which the radio humorist introduced in print in Lake Wobegon Days. This collection of stories set in Lake Wobegon is taken from monologues performed on A Prairie Home Companion, Keillor’s radio show; each one chronicles some kind of leave-taking or homecoming: trips to Minneapolis, high school graduations, attending the Minnesota State Fair, a waitress quitting her job at the Chatterbox Cafe, a boy joining the army, Father Emil retiring from Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility, family members returning to Lake Wobegon for Christmas. In the last story, from Keillor’s final show, the storyteller bids farewell to his beloved hometown. Keillor has a rare gift for celebrating and finding humor in commonplace events, and his affection for his characters and for small-town life shines through. These short narratives survive the transition from performance to print beautifully; they are spare, artfully crafted vignettes that will move readers as well as entertain them. Some tales are wildly hilarious, others gently poignantbut all are simply wonderful.

Subject term:

Lake Wobegon (Minn. : Imaginary place)–Fiction.

Subject term:

City and town life–Fiction.

Subject term:

Humorous stories, American.

Geographic term:

Minnesota–Fiction.

Tags:

20th century, America,American, American literature, Americana, autobiography, comedy, essays, humor, Lake Wobegon, Minnesota, short stories, small town, stories, USA

Keillor – Lake Wobegon Days

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Keillor

Personal Author:

Keillor, Garrison.

Title:

Lake Wobegon days / Garrison Keillor.

Publication info:

New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1985.

Physical description:

x, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Summary:

A portrait of small-town American life emerges in a novel of humor, sadness and tenderness, songs and poems.

Subject term:

Lake Wobegon (Minn. : Imaginary place)–Fiction.

Subject term:

City and town life–Fiction.

Geographic term:

Minnesota–Fiction.

ISBN:

0670805149

Tags:

20th century, America, American, American fiction, American literature, Americana, essays, humor,

Lake Wobegon, memoir, midwest, Minnesota, short stories, small town, USA

 

Karon – Light from Heaven

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Karon

Personal Author:

Karon, Jan, 1937-

Title:

Light from heaven / Jan Karon.

Publication info:

New York : Viking, c2005.

Physical description:

384 p. : ill., map ;

Series:

(The Mitford years)

Summary:

It’s never too late.

Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to “come up higher” more than once. But he’s never been asked to do the impossible-until now. The retired Episcopal priest takes on the revival of a mountain church that’s been closed for forty years. Meanwhile, in Mitford, he’s sent on a hunt for hidden treasure, and two beloved friends are called to come up higher. As Father Tim finds, there are still plenty of heartfelt surprises, dear friends old and new, and the most important lesson of all: It’s never too late.

Subject term:

Mitford (N.C. : Imaginary place)–Fiction.

Subject term:

Church membership–Fiction.

Subject term:

Episcopalians–Fiction.

Subject term:

Clergy–Fiction.

Geographic term:

North Carolina–Fiction

ISBN:

0670034533

Tags:

adult, Christian, Christian Fiction, Christianity, clergy, contemporary fiction, Father Tim, inspirational, inspirational fiction, Mitford, Mitford series, North Carolina, religion, small town, southern

Karon – Light in the window

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Karon

Personal Author:

Karon, Jan, 1937-

Title:

A light in the window / Jan Karon.

Publication info:

New York : Penguin Books, 1995.

Physical description:

382 p.,

Series:

(The Mitford years ; bk. 2)

Summary:

His attractive neighbor is tugging at his heartstrings. A wealthy widow is pursuing him with hot casseroles. And his red-haired Cousin Meg has moved into the rectory, uninvited. As you can see, Mitford’s rector and lifelong bachelor, Father Tim, is in need of divine intervention. In this beautifully crafted second novel in the Mitford series, Jan Karon delivers a love story that’s both heartwarming and hilarious. Only time will tell if the village parson can practice what he preaches. Like At Home in Mitford, the first novel in the series, this book is filled with the miracles and mysteries of everyday life. And the affirmation of what some of us already know: Life in a small town is rarely quiet. And absolutely never boring. Karon continues the fresh and beautifully written story of a small mountain town in the South. The village rector, Father Tim, can no longer deny his feelings for his neighbor. But what about the wealthy widow who has been wooing him with casseroles? It’s clear that Father Tim is in need of divine intervention.

Subject term:

Christian fiction, American.

Subject term:

City and town life–United States–Fiction.

Subject term:

Domestic fiction, American.

ISBN:

0140254544

Tags:

adult, Christian, Christian Fiction, clergy, contemporary fiction, Father Tim, humor, inspirational, Mitford, Mitford series, North Carolina, religion, romance, small town, small town life

Karon – Common life: the wedding story

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Karon

Personal Author:

Karon, Jan, 1937-

Title:

A common life : the wedding story / Jan Karon.

Publication info:

New York : Viking, 2001.

Physical description:

xiii, 186 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series:

(The Mitford years)

Summary:

Laughter and wedding bells ring as Jan Karon takes her millions of fans back in time to the most cherished event in Mitford!

Mitford’s Lord’s Chapel seats barely two hundred souls, yet millions of Jan Karon’s fans will be there for the most joyful event in years: the wedding of Father Tim Kavanagh and Cynthia Coppersmith. Here at last is A Common Life, and the long-awaited answers to these deeply probing questions: Will Father Tim fall apart when he takes his vows? Will Cynthia make it to the church on time? Who’ll arrange the flowers and bake the wedding cake? And will Uncle Billy’s prayers for a great joke be answered in time for the reception?

All the beloved Mitford characters will be there: Dooley Barlowe, Miss Sadie and Louella, Emma Newland, the mayor; in short, everybody who’s anybody in the little town with the big heart.

Subject term:

Mitford (N.C. : Imaginary place)–Fiction.

Subject term:

City and town life–Fiction.

Subject term:

Weddings–Fiction.

Geographic term:

North Carolina–Fiction.

ISBN:

0670894370

Tags:

adult, Christian, Christian Fiction, clergy, domestic fiction, Father Tim, inspirational, Mitford, Mitford series, North Carolina, religion, small town, small town life, southern, wedding

LaHaye – The Mark: the beast rules the world

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LaHaye

Personal Author:

LaHaye, Tim F.

Title:

The mark : the beast rules the world / Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins.

Publication info:

Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 2000.

Physical description:

380p.

Series:

(The left behind series.)

Summary:

The international fiction series phenomenon continues. Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye pick up the exciting end-times saga where The Indwelling left off. The evil world leader Nicolae Carpathia officially takes his place as the Antichrist and begins his three-and-a-half year reign of terror over the earth. Technology provides the means to place the mark of the beast on every human, and the Trib Force scrambles to survive.

Subject term:

Rapture (Christian eschatology)–Fiction.

Subject term:

Steele, Rayford (Fictitious character)–Fiction.

Added author:

Jenkins, Jerry B.

ISBN:

0842332251

Tags:

antichrist, apocalypse, apocalyptic, Christian, Christian Fiction, Christianity, end times, Eschatology, fantasy, Left Behind, rapture, religion, religious, religious fiction, science fiction

LaHaye – Left Behind

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LaHaye

Personal Author:

LaHaye, Tim F.

Title:

Left behind  / Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins.

Publication info:

Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c1995.

Physical description:

468 p.

Series:

(Left behind series)

Summary:

In one cataclysmic moment, millions around the globe disappear.

Vehicles, suddenly unmanned, careen out of control. People are terror stricken as loved ones vanish before their eyes.

In the midst of global chaos, airline captain Rayford Steele must search for his family, for answers, for truth. As devastating as the disappearances have been, the darkest days may lie ahead.

Subject term:

Rapture (Christian eschatology)–Fiction.

Geographic term:

Illinois–Fiction.

Added author:

Jenkins, Jerry B.

ISBN:

0842329129

Tags:

antichrist, apocalypse, apocalyptic, Christian, Christian Fiction, Christianity, end times, Eschatology, fantasy, Left Behind, rapture, religion, religious, religious fiction, science fiction

La Haye – Kingdom Come

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La Haye

Personal Author:

LaHaye, Tim F.

Title:

Kingdom come : the final victory / Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins.

Publication info:

Carol Stream, IL : Tyndale House Publishers, c2007.

Physical description:

xi, 356 p. : map ; 24 cm.

Series:

(Left behind series)

Summary:

The horrors of the Tribulation are over, and Jesus Christ has set up his perfect kingdom on earth. Believers all around the world enjoy a newly perfected relationship with their Lord, and the earth itself is transformed. Yet evil still lurks in the hearts of the unbelieving. As the Millennium draws to a close, the final generation of the unrepentant prepares to mount a new offensive against the Lord Himself–sparking the final and ultimate conflict from which only one side will emerge the eternal victor.

Subject term:

Steele, Rayford (Fictitious character)–Fiction.

Subject term:

Millennium (Eschatology)–Fiction.

Subject term:

Rapture

Subject term:

Revelation

Added author:

Jenkins, Jerry B.

ISBN-10:

0842360611

ISBN-13:

978842360616

Tags:

apocalyptic fiction, armageddon, Bible, Christian, Christian Fiction, Christianity, end times, Eschatology, fantasy, Left Behind, rapture, religion, religious, religious fiction, tribulation

 

Jenkins – Hometown Legend

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Jenkins

Personal Author:

Jenkins, Jerry B.

Title:

Hometown legend / Jerry B. Jenkins.

Publication info:

New York : Warner Books, c2001.

Physical description:

301 p. ; 24 cm.

Summary:

Athens City, Alabama, is a town that lost its heart the day the high school
football team lost the state championship and suffered a tragedy. Since that
night, the town that once enjoyed superstar status has fallen on hard times.
Now, years later, the former coach returns to head up one final season aided by
a local who tells the story with a fresh voice. Together, they fight Goliath and
learn that love and reconciliation are more important than winning ever could
be.

Subject term:

Football coaches–Fiction.

Subject term:

High school students–Fiction.

Subject term:

Parent and child–Fiction.

Subject term:

Football players–Fiction.

Subject term:

School sports–Fiction.

Geographic term:

Alabama–Fiction.

ISBN:

0446529028

Tags:

adult novel, Christian, Christian Fiction, Christianity, contemporary, football, football fiction, high school, hometown, legend, men, religious, small town, sports