Donald Ray: 16 books

From the acclaimed author of Knockemstiff—called “powerful, remarkable, exceptional” by the Los Angeles Times—comes a dark and riveting vision of America that delivers literary excitement in the highest degree. In The Devil All the Time, Donald Ray Pollock has written a novel that marries...

From Donald Ray Pollock, author of the highly acclaimed The Devil All the Time and Knockemstiff, comes a dark, gritty, electrifying (and, disturbingly, weirdly funny) new novel that will solidify his place among the best contemporary American authors. It is 1917, in that sliver of border land...

"More engaging than any new fiction in years." —Chuck Palahniuk An unforgettable work of fiction that peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents. Knockemstiff is a genuine entry into the literature of place. Spanning...

This book is a multi-themed poetry collection that I have composed over many years. The themes are: Romantic, Christian Faith, Christmas, Space and Science Fiction, and Miscellaneous. The poem that is the title of this collection. "Ode to a Protruding Gap Filler", honors the brave crews...

This book contains 25 acrostic poems describing emotions. The emotions are in an A to Z(excluding X) list. The emotions described are: ANGER, BRAVERY, CLARITY, DEVOTED, EAGER, FAITH, GLADNESS, HOPEFUL, INLOVE, JUMPY, KINDNESS, LONELINESS, MANIC, NAUGHTY, OBSESS, PEACE, QUESTIONING, ROMANTIC, SADNESS,...

The Devil Made Me Do It is a collection of biographical anecdotes that highlight mostly humorous moments in the life of a born Hoosier and his network of friends and family. It is not a book written for the masses but rather a scrapbook of narratives that will appeal to those with a taste for honest...

This mystery, intrigue, and adventure story may be only a year or two away from real-life events. Two women scientists intend to capture DNA samples of discovered remarkable life forms within vents existing in the deepest ocean depths. The older and brilliant scientist reflects only on the...

A seventy-year-old man, Maishe Rosstein, undergoes an open-heart surgery. Details of his procedure open the novel/novella. Once in recovery in ICU, in intermediate, then later at home, he recalls that during the procedure, he perceived darkly through a glass his days entering the air force (AF), his...

Georgia, 1917. Der Farmer Pearl Jewett will sich durch seine Armut auf Erden einen Platz an der himmlischen Tafel verdienen – und seine drei Söhne darben mit ihm, ob sie wollen oder nicht. Nachdem Pearl von den Entbehrungen ausgezehrt stirbt, müssen sich die jungen Männer allein durchs Leben...

Wenn die Hölle in dir steckt, gibt es kein Entkommen! Knockemstiff, Ohio, ist ein tristes Kaff in der weiten Leere des Mittleren Westens. Hier trifft man auf Außenseiter, die hin- und hergerissen sind zwischen Sehnsucht und verlorener Hoffnung, zwischen Aufbegehren und sinnloser Gewalt. Da gibt...

CONTENTS: ABRAHAM MERRITT 1. The People of the Pit AMELIA REYNOLDS LONG 2. Omega ANTHONY MELVILLE RUD 3. Ooze ARTHUR TRAIN 4. The Nth Power CLARK ASHTON SMITH 5. The Black Abbot of Puthuum DAVID H. KELLER 6. The Jelly-Fish DAVID H. KELLER 7. The Rat Racket DAVID H. KELLER 8. The Worm DONALD ALLEN...

The first installment of the Science Fiction Collection, guaranteed to melt your mind! Featuring: Tanks (Murray Leinster) The Stolen Mind (M. L. Staley) Storm Warning (Donald A. Wollheim) The Light Machine (Ray Cummings) The Octopus Cycle (Fletcher Pratt & Irvin Lester) The Pendulum (Ray...

In 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally to the United States and its allies, thereby planting the seed from which would spring one of the world's most successful and stable democracies. In an age when democracy is often pursued, yet rarely accomplished, in which failed democracies are found throughout...

The Power of Imagination Our imaginations are often treated as relics of our childhood. We are told to grow up and leave that sense of awe and wonder behind. What if these modernistic tendencies were entirely wrong? What if we were meant to live enchanted lives, seeing the world with the joy and amazement? This...