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A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene

He left behind seventy-three wonderfully gruesome stories and a novel filled with suspense and brilliantly twisted plots

The 100 verses that are highlighted include well-known passages as well as hidden treasures you may have never read

Against the Grain: Christianity and Democracy, War and Peace Fantasy Short Stories astronaut John Glenn and spaceCutting against the grain of conventional wisdom, New York Times bestseller, George Weigel, offers a compelling look at the ways in which Catholic social teaching sheds light on the challenges of peace, the problem of pluralism, the quest for human rights, and the defense of liberty. In this major contribution one of America's most prominent intellectuals offers a meticulous analysis of the foundations of the free society as he makes a powerful case