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  • Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace

    Living in the Spirit of the Prayer of St. Francis

    by Kent Nerburn ...
    The religious scholar and author of Neither Wolf nor Dog delves into the spirit of one of the most inspiring figures in history: St. Francis of Assisi.The Prayer of St. Francis boldly but gently challenges us to resist the forces of evil and negativity with the spirit of goodwill and generosity. In Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace, Kent Nerburn explores this timeless prayer, and—in his ... Read more

    $15.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lone Dog Road

    A Novel

    by Kent Nerburn ...
    A tale of compassion and redemption from an award-winning author whose writing Louise Erdrich has praised as “storytelling with a greatness of heart”During the drought-stricken summer of 1950, two Lakota boys, ages eleven and six, huddle in a boxcar hurtling through the prairie night as they run from a government agent sent to take the younger boy to an Indian boarding school. But what begins as a ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce

    The Untold Story of an American Tragedy

    by Kent Nerburn ...
    A biography and history of the Native American chief, his people, and their forced exodus at the hands of the US government."Nerburn deftly records a dark chapter of forced diaspora and forgotten promises—as engrossing as a novel." — People"A remarkable job of research in telling the thus far untold story of Chief Joseph—the mythical hero, the real man. It is a poignant, touching tale." —Howard ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Forgiveness

    Reflections on Life's Hardest Road

    by Kent Nerburn ...
    What do we tell our children about forgiveness? There is a dilemma that faces us all when we walk the complex and difficult path of life. Everywhere we look, the world seems awash in unspeakable cruelties. The list is endless, and, with every revelation, the caring heart breaks a little more. What are we to do? How do we deal with cruelty and evil in this world when we are taught to turn the other ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo

    A Child, an Elder, and the Light from an Ancient Sky

    by Kent Nerburn ...
    A haunting dream that will not relent pulls author Kent Nerburn back into the hidden world of Native America, where dreams have meaning, animals are teachers, and the “old ones” still have powers beyond our understanding. In this moving narrative, we travel through the lands of the Lakota and the Ojibwe, where we encounter a strange little girl with an unnerving connection to the past, a forgotten ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Wolf at Twilight

    An Indian Elder's Journey through a Land of Ghosts and Shadows

    by Kent Nerburn ...
    A note is left on a car windshield an old dog dies and Kent Nerburn finds himself back on the Lakota reservation where he traveled more than a decade before with a tribal elder named Dan. The touching funny and haunting journey that ensues goes deep into reservation boarding-school mysteries the dark confines of sweat lodges and isolated Native homesteads far back in the Dakota hills in search of ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Voices in the Stones

    Life Lessons from the Native Way

    by Kent Nerburn ...
    “Do not begrudge the white man his presence on this land. Though he doesn’t know it yet, he has come here to learn from us.” — A Shoshone elder The genius of the Native Americans has always been their profound spirituality and their deep understanding of the land and its ways. For three decades, author Kent Nerburn has lived and worked among the Native American people. Voices in the Stones is a ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • The Artist's Journey

    On Making Art & Being an Artist

    by Kent Nerburn ...
    The creative life is not easy. From the outside it can seem romantic and exciting, but in fact it is a unique journey filled with doubts and dreams and complex challenges that most people never imagine. From the obvious issues of making a living and dealing with rejection, to more rarified questions like how to know when a work is finished and the delicate balance between inspiration and craft, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Small Graces

    The Quiet Gifts of Everyday Life

    by Kent Nerburn ...
    In twenty elegant pieces writer sculptor and theologian Kent Nerburn celebrates the daily rituals that reveal our deeper truths. A companion piece to Kent Nerburn's book Simple Truths Small Graces is a journey into the sacred moments that illuminate our everyday lives. Through the exploration of simple acts he reminds us to chart a course each day that nourishes the soul honors the body and ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • The Soul of an Indian

    And Other Writings from Ohiyesa (Charles Alexander Eastman)

    Edited by Kent Nerburn ...
    Ohiyesa, a Dakota Indian also known as Charles Alexander Eastman, is one of America's most fascinating and overlooked individuals. Born in Minnesota in 1858, he obtained postgraduate degrees and advised U.S. presidents before returning to traditional living in native forests. This reissue contains Ohiyesa's insights on spirit, the human experience, and white culture's impact on Native American ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Native American Wisdom

    Edited by Kent Nerburn, Louise Mengelkoch ...
    Joseph, Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Black Elk, Ohiyesa, and many others share their insights on Native American ways of living, learning, and dying. There is something archetypal about the philosophy of the original Americans, especially to the sensibilities of modern European Americans. We recognize it as coming from the earth we walk on, from those who preceded us. As we read the wisdom of these ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Native Echoes

    Listening to the Spirit of the Land

    by Kent Nerburn ...
    From the grandeur of the Great Plains to the solitude of the northern woods, from the intensity of a summer storm to the quiet redemption of a fresh blanket of snow, Kent Nerburn's Native Echoes pays homage to the power of the land to shape our hearts and spirits.An Ojibwe elder once counseled Nerburn to "always teach by stories, because stories lodge deep in the heart.'' Using skills learned from ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook