Most Popular Books by William Kent

Anthology of mystery stories set in a Minnesota resort and written by Minnesota authors.

„Un roman picaresc plasat în timpul Marii Crize. Amintind de Fructele mâniei și de Huckleberry Finn, Acest tărâm al blândeții este o călătorie atât înăuntrul ființei, cât și în afara ei, o călătorie la capătul căreia descoperi sensul vieții și libertatea." - Minneapolis Star Tribune 1932, Minnesota — Școala Lincoln e un loc ostil unde sute de copii amerindieni, orfani sau separați abuziv de familiile lor, sunt trimiși să fie educați. Printre ei se află Odie O’Banion, un băiat orfan, cu mintea ageră, ale cărui isprăvi atrag mânia directoarei. În urma unui incident, Odie și fratele său, Albert, singurii copii albi din școală, sunt siliți să fugă, luându-i cu ei și pe Mose, un băiat mut din tribul Sioux, precum și pe Emmy, o fetiță rămasă fără mamă. Împreună, pornesc cu canoea pe râul Gilead, în căutarea unui cămin, întâlnind în drumul lor alți oameni în derivă, de la truditori ai pământului și tămăduitori prin rugăciuni la familii dezrădăcinate și suflete pierdute. „Amplu, profund și nespus de captivant — cititorii vor savura fiecare pagină." - New York Journal of Books „Dacă vrei să citești o saga americană de amplă respirație, cu o atmosferă nostalgică, atunci romanul lui Krueger e alegerea perfectă." - Entertainment Weekly „O odisee impresionantă, o căutare a identității și a unui cămin." – Booklist „Minunat scris și dând viață unor personaje memorabile, Acest tărâm al blândeții va învinge timpul." - Denver Post William Kent Krueger este un faimos scriitor american, cunoscut mai ales pentru seria de romane polițiste plasate în Minnesota și avându-l drept protagonist pe Cork O’Connor. Și-a dorit să devină scriitor încă din copilărie, când a scris prima sa povestire. A primit nenumărate distincții, printre care Anthony Award, Minnesota Book Award, Loft-McKnight Fiction Award. Primul său roman de sine stătător, Ordinary Grace (2013), a fost recompensat cu Edgar Award.

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Kdesi v divočině na kanadsko-amerických hranicích zmizela mladá zpěvačka jménem Shiloh. Její otec se vydává do Minnesoty, kde najme bývalého šerifa Corka O ́Connora, aby mu pomohl dceru najít. Cork se přidává k pátrací skupině, kterou tvoří indián z místní rezervace, jeho desetiletý syn a dva agenti FBI. Ženě jsou na stopě i další muži, ti ji však mají za úkol nejen najít, ale také zabít. Corkova expedice ztrácí v třeskuté zimě kontakt s civilizací a kromě nelítostných poryvů větru ji pronásleduje – smrt.

È l’estate del 1961 a New Bremen, in Minnesota, un’estate torrida e funesta, destinata a cambiare per sempre la vita del tredicenne Frank Drum, figlio del pastore Nathan e di Ruth, una donna di straordinaria bellezza, ma immalinconita dalla vita di moglie di un ministro del culto. Frank ha un fratello più piccolo, Jake, detto Howdy Doody per via delle orecchie a sventola che sporgono come manici di una zuccheriera, e una sorella più grande, Ariel, destinata a una brillante carriera di musicista. Quell’estate la morte viene a visitare la famiglia Drum e l’intera New Bremen assumendo molteplici forme: incidente, malattia, suicidio, omicidio. Tutto comincia con la strana fine di Bobby Cole, un coetaneo di Frank dai capelli dorati e gli occhiali spessi, ucciso sui binari della ferrovia da mille tonnellate d’acciaio in corsa nella prateria verso il South Dakota, e prosegue con il ritrovamento quasi contemporaneo del cadavere di un vagabondo presso il ponte sul fiume Minnesota, non lontano dal luogo che Bobby amava frequentare, perso nei suoi sogni a occhi aperti. Là dove il ponte di cavalletti varca il fiume e i roveti e i cardi crescono fino al bordo della massicciata, si dà appuntamento una comunità di sfaccendati noti a New Bremen, gente che, stando agli abitanti della piccola città, ha un sacco di pensieri malati nella testa e da cui è opportuno tenersi alla larga. Gli ammonimenti valgono però poco alle orecchie di un tredicenne in cerca d’avventura, e così Frank Drum non esita ad avventurarsi da quelle parti e a fare la conoscenza di Warren Redstone, un indiano Dakota che, anni prima, ha cercato di provocare un’insurrezione a Sioux, mettendosi nei guai con i federali. Un incontro che assume sfumature inquietanti quando Frank sorprende Warren con indosso gli occhiali di Bobby Cole, e ancora più allarmanti quando lo osserva mentre con aria furtiva nasconde degli oggetti in un luogo appartato nei boschi. Con una prosa fluida, veloce e coinvolgente William Kent Krueger ha scritto un romanzo di formazione profondo e toccante, una storia indimenticabile sulla perdita dell’innocenza, sul prezzo da pagare per diventare adulti e sulla terribile grazia della vita. New York Times bestseller Vincitore dell’Edgar Award Vincitore del Goodreads Choice Award Miglior romanzo dell’anno per School Library Journal «Il prezzo crudele dell’età adulta e della saggezza. Io amo questo libro». Dennis Lehane «Elegiaca, evocativa ... una storia di rabbia, colpa e redenzione». Publishers Weekly

Cork O''Connor, ex sceriffo e ora investigatore privato, ha perso sua moglie. Il charter su cui lei era in viaggio non è risultato disperso in una tormenta di neve sulle montagne del Wyoming. Cork, rimasto solo, ha perso la voglia di lottare. Ma quando, tempo dopo, due donne lo convincono a indagare sul pilota, quel misterioso incidente aereo assume una luce diversa.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The William K. Kerr papers contain a very detailed memoir, with photographs, of Kerr''s 30 years of service. He has pictures from all of his commands, but the bulk of them are from South and Central America and Vietnam. Kerr attended University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. He received a draft notice soon after graduation that stated he could apply for a commission in the Army Veterinary Corps or enter the infantry as an E-0. He was commissioned as First Lieutenant and received training at AMEDD Officers Basic Course, US Army Medical Service Veterinary School, basic airborne, and Spanish language. In July 1965 he was assigned to the 3rd Civil Affairs Group (Airborne) in Central and South America. After graduating from AMEDD Officers Advanced Course he was assigned to 245th Medical Detachment in Vietnam, January 1969. During his tour in Vietnam he was reassigned to the 4th Medical Detachment and finally the 176th Medial Detachment. Many of his assignments in Vietnam were related to food inspection and military working dogs. In January 1970 he was assigned to the Veterinary Detachment, Japan. He then attended the University of Hawaii and worked at Tripler Army Medical Center until July 1975. After attending the Command and General Staff College he returned to Panama, was assigned to the Army Surgeon Generals Office, the Defense Logistics Agency, and again at Tripler Army Medical Center for the Gulf War. He retired as a colonel in August 1994. Many of his assignments were related to food inspection as well as humanitarian related activities.

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