..". a passionate and tormented novel about the summer of 1954 as it transpired in the lives of two young Korean War veterans returning to their Indianapolis homes.... it is possible that the current publishing season will produce no book more urgently felt." New York Times Book Review, August 9, 1970
"A brilliant book." John Ciardi
"Wonderful, sad and funny; a scathing portrait of middle America through the eyes of a new fictional character who will inevitably be compared to Portnoy and Holden Caulfield." Gay Talese
Noted author Dan Wakefield s most famous novel seethes...
..". a passionate and tormented novel about the summer of 1954 as it transpired in the lives of two young Korean War veterans returning to their In...
Dan Wakefield was a successful writer of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays when he awoke to a private life that was disintegrating in alcohol, depression, and isolation. He fled Hollywood for Boston where he reclaimed a faith he had thought he was too sophisticated to embrace. In this moving memoir, Wakefield returns to his religious roots and his early life: his Indiana boyhood, his tumultuous student days, and his growth as a writer.
Dan Wakefield was a successful writer of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays when he awoke to a private life that was disintegrating in alcohol, depre...
Raising the alarm that Christianity in America has become almost synonymous with right-wing fanaticism and conservative politics, Wakefield asks how and why the Christian faith has been so effectively appropriated by the Bush administration.
Raising the alarm that Christianity in America has become almost synonymous with right-wing fanaticism and conservative politics, Wakefield asks how a...
Spirituality is full of rules. You need to find your own way straight through them. Will tattoos and convertibles keep you from finding "true" spiritual fulfillment?
Some people claim that you cannot truly achieve spiritual fulfillment if you re not a vegetarian. Some say you ll never find the path if you don t learn yoga. And some would insist that any display of vanity cosmetic surgery hair mousse is a sign that inner peace is way out of your reach.
With great candor and humor (much of it irreverent ), Dan Wakefield s Spiritually Incorrect shows that there are...
Spirituality is full of rules. You need to find your own way straight through them. Will tattoos and convertibles keep you from finding "true...
Spirituality is full of rules. You need to find your own way straight through them. Will tattoos and convertibles keep you from finding "true" spiritual fulfillment?
Some people claim that you cannot truly achieve spiritual fulfillment if you re not a vegetarian. Some say you ll never find the path if you don t learn yoga. And some would insist that any display of vanity cosmetic surgery hair mousse is a sign that inner peace is way out of your reach.
With great candor and humor (much of it irreverent ), Dan Wakefield s Spiritually Incorrect shows that there are...
Spirituality is full of rules. You need to find your own way straight through them. Will tattoos and convertibles keep you from finding "true...
Continuing the odyssey that began ten years ago in Returning: A Spiritual Journeywhich Bill Moyers called one of the most important memoirs of the spirit I have ever readDan Wakefield writes plainly about the challenges of maintaining ones faith in our complex, secular world. His hard-won realization that faith is not static, and that each day holds the promise of renewal, will resonate for any reader who seeks to keep faith.
Continuing the odyssey that began ten years ago in Returning: A Spiritual Journeywhich Bill Moyers called one of the most important memoirs of the spi...
Come awake to a more creative life by realizing clarity of mind, body and spirit.
Creativity is basic to the very fiber of our being, and not as many suspect solely the privilege of a gifted few. When we silence the voice of creativity that lives within us, we confine our spirit. Award-winning author Dan Wakefield helps us to examine our reasons for not creating debunking the myths and shows us the path to a fulfilling, creative life.
Drawing on examples from religion, philosophy, and literature, Wakefield teaches us that the key to unleashing our own inner creativity is in clarity of...
Come awake to a more creative life by realizing clarity of mind, body and spirit.
Creativity is basic to the very fiber of our being, and not as ...
