Most history-minded Americans have discussed the Vietnam War,
becoming familiar, at the very least, with the names of such
pivotal events as the Siege of Khe Sanh, the Tet Offensive, and the
Fall of Saigon. But to grasp the full impact of this agonizing
conflict, the human costs of an infernal war that raged for ten
years and took more than 58,000 American lives, one must hear about
it from the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who experienced the
fighting and endured.
In the early months of World War I, on Christmas Eve, men on both
sides of the trenches laid down their arms and joined in a
spontaneous celebration. Despite orders to continue shooting, the
unofficial truce spread across the front lines. Even the
participants found what they were doing incredible.
Way back in the 1940s, they had all been young together.
Inseparable pals Mike and Manny, both preparing for the priesthood
. . . Mike’s beautiful twin sister, Rose, and her best friend
Alice, sharing a dream of becoming nuns . . . shy altar boy Stanley
and everybody’s good friend, Bob Koesler, also headed for the
priesthood.
Following his development from moody Oklahoma teenager to the
method-trained star to the eccentric recluse of his later years,
Patricia Bosworth offers a penetrating look at Marlon
Brando’s evolving persona. the volcanic Stanley Kowalski in
A Streetcar Named Desire, the sensitive rebel in The Wild
Ones, the iconic Don Corleone in The Godfather.
Six years ago he owned a baseball team. Now he's the leader of the
free world. "The Big Enchilada" is a comic anthem to the wild and
improbable crusade that propelled George W. Bush into the White
House and to the close-knit group of Texans who made it happen,
written by "the Bush campaign's Renaissance man"
(Time magazine).
EXPLOSIVE OFFERINGS
Precisely when the solemn ceremony receiving renegade Episcopal priest Father George Wheatley into the Roman Catholic priesthood is set to begin, a bomb explodes under the altar. Fortunately Father Wheatley arrives late, but poor old Father Farmer dies in the tragedy.
Precisely when the solemn ceremony receiving renegade Episcopal priest Father George Wheatley into the Roman Catholic priesthood is set to begin, a bomb explodes under the altar. Fortunately Father Wheatley arrives late, but poor old Father Farmer dies in the tragedy.
UNHOLY DEATH
For years, a little group of priests and nuns have struggled together to recover from the rule of virtual slavery imposed upon them by tyrannical Father Angelico, now thankfully gone to his reward. But for some of them the group is no longer a godsend.
For years, a little group of priests and nuns have struggled together to recover from the rule of virtual slavery imposed upon them by tyrannical Father Angelico, now thankfully gone to his reward. But for some of them the group is no longer a godsend.
