And in The Brothers K he tells a story both striking and in its originality and poignant in its universality. This touching, uplifting novel spans decades of loyalty, anger, regret, and love in the lives of the Chance family.

"This book is the "Desert Solitaire" of water."--Jim Harrison "Original, skillful, and funny as hell."--Ian Frazier ""My Story as told by Water "is the real McCoy, vivid and important, full of urgent news about living on earth.

Duncan offers a collection of "churchless sermons," stories, memoir, and conversations with the affirmation that the way of life preached and embodied by Jesus is apolitical.

Trials for the abduction of Jean Key Wright.

The classic novel of fly fishing and spirituality republished with a new Afterword by the author. Since its publication in 1983, The River Why has become a classic.

Argues that landscapes are not only culturally produced, but they also influence governing ideas of political and religious life.

In this original work James Duncan explores the transformation of Ceylon during the mid-nineteenth century into one of the most important coffee growing regions of the world and investigates the consequent ecological disaster which erased ...

With Sun House, David James Duncan continues exploring the American search for meaning and love that he began in his acclaimed novels The River Why and The Brothers K.

Now Duncan distills his remarkable powers of observation into this unique collection of short stories and essays.

About the author -- Characters -- Background information -- Initiating activities -- Five sections -- Post-reading discussion questions -- Post-reading extension activities -- Assessment -- Scoring rubric -- Glossary.