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Phil and George are brothers and joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley. Phil is the bright one, George the plodder. Phil is tall and angular; George is stocky and silent. Phil is a brilliant chess player, a voracious reader, an eloquent storyteller; George learns slowly and devotes himself to the business. They sleep in the room they shared as boys, and so it has been for 40 years. When George unexpectedly marries a young widow and brings her to live at the ranch, Phil begins a relentless campaign to destroy his brother's new wife.

Fed up with "politics as usual", American voters elect a charismatic independent as president. Too late they find he is also rabidly anti-Christian, and sets out eliminating all overt expressions of Christianity. Churches are disbanded, pastors are brainwashed, addicted to drugs or alcohol and given phony identities. Where can help possibly come from?

Set in the wide-open spaces of the American West, The Power of the Dog is a stunning story of domestic tyranny, brutal masculinity, and thrilling defiance from one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in American literature. The novel tells the story of two brothers—one magnetic but cruel, the other gentle and quiet—and of the mother and son whose arrival on the brothers’ ranch shatters an already tenuous peace.

While being transported to prison, a young man escapes and flees to the North woods of Michigan where he finds a mysterious cabin that contains all he needs to live comfortably for as long as he wants. He also meets an old man who leaves a beautiful dog in his care. Together they form a strong bond and the young man discovers the truth of God's love by reading the Bible. Then he discovers he has a decision to make.

A young boy who has been bullied all his life becomes lost as a result of a cruel practical joke. Stranded in the rugged wilderness of New York's Adirondack Mountains, he rescues an old Indian who convinces him to join him on a journey to a place the old man calls Medicine Tree. As they travel, the boy learns and grows, and many obstacles are overcome. Eventually the boy learns that the Lord has a plan for his life, and he not only survives his ordeal, he emerges as a hero as well.

An orphan from Detroit and a man on the run from his past, find adventure, acceptance, and plenty of southern comfort in a small, out-of-the-way Florida town. The town folks of Gator Lake, Florida only half-believed the legend of a monstrous alligator that inhabits the near-by lake, and the local diner serves up daily helpings of good old comfort food to keep everybody satisfied.

A preacher, heartbroken by his wife's infidelity, tries to ease his pain by running away from it, instead of turning to God. His pain-fueled flight across the country leads him from one trial to another, until he finds a place where he can be happy. But, can he really be happy, until he faces his problems?

A man prospecting for gold in the Sonoran desert, and a young boy riding his dirt bike, both witness a horrendous crime and become the target of an egotistical killer. The common threat brings man and boy together, but only the grace of God can save them. Will their differences bring them together? And can something very valuable come out of this tragedy?