Henri: 1902 books

Ethan Johnson is having the time of his life along the Carribean coast of Mexico. Carnival is in full swing and the young man has taken a strong liking to a young French woman, named Lele Pelletier. However, the early morning hours of Ash Wednesday pose a problem for the two travelers and their small...

In a darkened boathouse on the edge of Boston Harbor, Phineas Phillips and a small band of dissidents sit quietly watching two British ships that are at anchor along the Pearl Street Wharf. Soon a band of heathen Indians will board the two schooners and toss all the tea into the harbor. With advance knowledge of what may happen, Phineas and friends have a different plan in mind.

The author takes a cross-country bus trip from Montana to New York City. Along the way he experiences some very strange events.

Everett Autumn is a Big Easy writer, who likes to read his poetry in public and take long night walks. On one hot summer night the combination of these two activities leads to some rather sinister conclusions.

Harvey Schmidt is a young American traveler returning to Texas from Mexico City. He's broke, but he does have an attractive female traveling partner and a place to stay in Houston. Not surprisingly,. the 400-mile journey takes much longer than expected and includes a visit to a place that Harvey will never forget.

This humorous traveler's tale takes place in the highlands of Guatemala, where two American travelers, Jack Straw and Ellen Middendorf have just met in a nearby bus terminal and have decided to travel together to a remote Indian village, named Las Cruces. There adventure together turns out quite...

In this short story, Fall has arrived in the quiet hamlet of Copper Valley and all the kids are back in school.For most of the boys, recess is the biggest event of the school day, and the cooler temperatures have the boys tossing the old pigskin around. All except Blake Williams, Archie Schmidt and...

EXTRAIT: De la jonction des deux océans [1] La jonction des deux océans à travers l’isthme de Panama, qui occupe depuis bien des années l’attention des hommes d’état et des navigateurs, ne semblait devoir se réaliser que dans un...

This is a wonderful heartwarming love story about a woman looking for a man who was man enough to commit himself to marriage. In her unwillingness to compromise her ideals and dreams, she eventually is rewarded with far more than she ever expected possible. The story takes her to places far from home...

A hope-filled and profoundly simple book that speaks directly to those who want to be of service in their church or community, but have found the traditional ways often threatening and ineffective. In this book, Henri Nouwen combines creative case studies of ministry with stories from diverse...

This acclaimed, brilliant US travelogue vividly describes the extremes of American society. Filled with a dazzling and entertaining array of different characters - from film celebrities Woody Allen and Sharon Stone, to presidential hopefuls, prostitutes and psychotic convicts - Bernard-Henri Levy...

"[T]he author gives a well-integrated and thoughtful interpretation of Egyptian thought which endeavors to uncover the roots of Egyptian religion. It is at this point that Frankfort has made his great contribution." —Journal of Religion Until the publication of this masterly study, Egyptian...

With a new foreword from friend and author Christopher de Vinck, Heart Speaks to Heart follows Henri Nouwen during a Holy Week retreat during which he desired to write about the Sacred Heart. As his words took shape, he instead spoke directly to the heart of Jesus. The resulting book shares Nouwen's...

A GENEROUS SELECTION FROM ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING POETS Henri Cole has been described as a "fiercely somber, yet exuberant poet" by Harold Bloom, who identifies him as the central poet of his generation. Cole's most recent poems have a daring sensitivity and imagistic beauty unlike...