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At once a brilliant satire set in the world of advertising and a serious reckoning with religion, the remarkable new novel by the author of The Forever Marriage, Forgiveness 4 You is a startlingly contemporary novel about faith and religion in an America addicted to quick fixes and instant gratification. Gabriel McKenna is an ex-Catholic priest, and with his quiet job at a quiet bookstore, he is slowly rebuilding his life. But even at the bookstore,...

"Western legend Luke 'Tomahawk' Callahan agrees to lead one last wagon train across the Mexican border--where revolution is brewing, bullets are flying, and all roads lead to death . . . With just a single journey under his belt, first-time wagoner Tomahawk Callahan became a national hero. It started as a challenge waged by a railroad mogul--a race between an old-time wagon train and a brand-new rail line--with the whole world watching. Against all...

National Book Award winner: This story of a family torn apart by the Vietnam era is 'a magnificent portrayal of two noble men who broke each other's hearts' (Booklist). James Carroll grew up in a Catholic family that seemed blessed. His father, who had once dreamed of becoming a priest, instead began a career in J. Edgar Hoover's FBI, rising through the ranks and eventually becoming one of the most powerful men in the Pentagon, the founder of the...