Western Life

Big secrets run deep. Former FBI agent Jack McBride took the job as chief of police for Stillwater, Texas, to start a new life with his teenage son, Ethan, away from the suspicions that surrounded his wife's disappearance a year earlier. With a low crime rate and a five-man police force, he expected it to be a nice, easy gig; hot checks, traffic violations, some drugs, occasional domestic disturbances, and petty theft. Instead, within a week he is investigating a staged murder-suicide.

Brought to you by Penguin. From the eminent philosopher, an authoritative exploration of the great questions of how to live 'There is a question everyone has to ask and answer - in fact, has to keep on asking and keep on answering. It is, 'How should I live my life?' meaning, 'What values shall...

By his longtime friend and a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, the definitive biography of Larry McMurtry, the legendary author and screenwriter of Lonesome Dove, The Last Picture Show, and Brokeback Mountain, who transformed our vision of the West. Before Larry McMurtry became one of the...

Discover the books that have already changed the lives of millions. This unabridged guide to the literature of the spirit surveys fifty of the all-time classics, giving you their key ideas, insights, and applications—everything you need to know to start benefiting from these legendary works...

A monumental and exhilarating history of European thought from the end of Antiquity to the beginning of the Enlightenment—500 to 1700 AD—tracing the arc of intellectual history as it evolved, setting the stage for the modern era. Charles Freeman, lauded historical scholar and author of The...

A revolutionary reexamination of trauma’s role in the life journey, opening the door to growth and healing Trauma does not just happen to a few unlucky people; it is the bedrock of our psychology. Death and illness touch us all, but even the everyday sufferings of loneliness and fear are...

In the gold-rushing hills of Montana, a curse seems to follow wherever Joan Stanmore goes. Raised by her bitter aunt Mercy Lascelles — a crystal-gazer convinced her niece is a living pariah who brings ruin to any man who loves her — Joan flees to a remote mining camp in search of peace...

Experience gripping World War I military history from the brutal trenches, where ordinary soldiers fought for survival. Perfect for a long commute or deep focus listening, this intense narrative thrusts you directly onto the Western Front. Feel the visceral reality of industrialized combat...

Eckhart Tolle Shares the Timeless Teachings and Practical Wisdom of Five Classic Works Why is that some books remain relevant hundreds of years after they were first written? “Powerful books are more than simply books,” teaches Eckhart Tolle. “They are living energy fields that correspond...

Kentucky, 1827. 17-year-old Ezra Benteen, haunted by the murder of his Lenape Indian mother, is on a journey with his hell-bent father Abe through the unforgiving frontier, attached to fur trappers headed for the great Mandan trading village on the Missouri River. But when the elder Benteen...

Stumbling across a dead body… Has put a bull’s-eye on her back. Sheriff Callum Colton finds interrogating murder witness Jules Bailey…challenging. The young gift-shop clerk is prickly, to say the least. Despite her demeanor toward him, Cal enjoys their sparring and recognizes Jules’s...

"Narrator Angela Dawe’s warm voice varies seamlessly to capture the many characters, their fear, fortitude, and, in some cases, vileness. There is nothing subtle about this adventure, but it is exhilarating and hard to resist." -- Washington Post From the bestselling author of Prayers for Sale...

Whiskey is bitter to swallow and burns pleasantly as it goes down, but has a lasting, powerful effect on listeners. Brothers Andre and Smoker were raised in a cauldron of their parents’ failed marriage and appetite for destruction, and find themselves in the same straits as adults—navigating...

From bestselling, award-winning author Robin Lee Hatcher comes a poignant historical romance of second chances, redemption, and unexpected love. "Whenever I want to fall in love again, I pick up a Robin Lee Hatcher novel." --Francine Rivers, New York Times bestselling author Hugh Brennan knows...

 Mark Scarbrough has been searching for something his entire life. Whether it’s his birth mother, true love, his purpose, or his sexual identity, Mark has been on a constant quest to find out who he really is, with the great Western texts as his steadfast companions. As a boy with his head constantly in a book, desperate to discover new worlds, he can hardly distinguish between their plots and his own reality. 

The six factors in Western, and particularly American, world dominance are competition, science, property rights, medicine, consumerism, and work ethic. Learn what you need to support or oppose this accelerating trend.

Whether intended as historical fiction or not, this tale of a California bandit in the early years of the Gold Rush by America's first Native American novelist was based on real occurrences. By early 1853, a certain "Joaquin" was being blamed for seemingly every murder and robbery in the young Golden State—a Robin Hood-like figure originally from Mexico said to be an inspiration a half a century later for the character of Zorro (who in turn was an influence on masked vigilante and avenger characters like Batman).

Brought to you by Penguin. From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is against the match and enlists the help of her confessor to come...

When you look for the truth, there’s no telling what you’ll find… Brand Stafford has long felt he didn’t quite fit in with his siblings. Now he has the DNA evidence to prove his real father is the Staffords’ ranching rival, Holden McKenna. That secret does more than complicate his...

The extraordinary and exciting story of East Germany's first Black police officer, coming soon to Disney Plus! Samuel Meffire grew up as a Black German in East Germany and, against all odds, became East Germany's first black police officer. In the nineties, marked by upheaval and unrest, he was...