Praise for Holy Smokes! "Fr. Riehle was a good friend and integral part of my teams' successes, including two national football championships. Paul Dykewicz's well-researched and enjoyable book highlights his valuable contributions. You'll discover in these pages how fun, faith and effort can lead to happiness and success." -Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame football coach, 1964-1974; Won 1966 and 1973 national titles "Paul Dykewicz entertainingly captures the wisdom and guidance that Notre Dame's legendary sports chaplain offered for decades to athletes, coaches, students and so many others. Fr. Riehle served as a master motivator, a calming influence and a rock-like spiritual presence to help turn obstacles into opportunities." -Joe Theismann, quarterbacked Notre Dame and Super Bowl-winning Washington Redskins "A HUGE thank you and God bless you to Paul Dykewicz for inviting me to reminisce about Fr. Riehle in his book. Fr. Riehle was one of the coolest priests I have had the pleasure of knowing. He was also an essential cornerstone in my Notre Dame experience. His divine insight and real life experience were critical in helping me navigate the silent battles that often come with sudden fame at a young age. For this I am eternally grateful! You are going to enjoy this book and will be encouraged by the stories it brings to life about one of God's favorite sons... Fr. Riehle." -Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, a receiver and kick returner at Notre Dame and in the NFL "Paul Dykewicz impressively finds inspiring, calming and spirit-filled modern-day parables to share through the life and guidance of Notre Dame's championship chaplain." -Reggie Brooks, a former Notre Dame running back who rushed for 1,063 yards as NFL rookie "Fr. Riehle was a true Notre Dame man in every sense of the word. Paul Dykewicz's book uniquely captures Fr. Riehle's wit and wisdom and the impact he had on Notre Dame and its people." -Mike Brey, Notre Dame's basketball coach, 2000-Present "The amusing and compelling stories shared by Paul Dykewicz highlight the legacy of a special priest who served as a spiritual leader for more than 40 years at Notre Dame. I am among those fortunate enough to have known Fr. Riehle as a faithful friend, astute adviser, inspirational homilist and source of good-natured humor." -Richard "Digger" Phelps, former Notre Dame basketball coach, 1971-1991 "Paul Dykewicz's book about Fr. Riehle's life and his impact on the athletes at Notre Dame shows the many levels of spirituality, integrity and leadership that can happen when faith and sports unite in a healthy and sensible way. Dykewicz's telling of Riehle's story is a welcomed voice among the screaming voices and commentaries that we hear about our faith leaders and sports heroes these days. The book is a sweet reminder that each of us, like Fr. Riehle, has the ability to make a difference in the lives of others." -Paula McGee, PhD, an ordained minister and winner of two NCAA women's basketball titles "This book is ready for prime time, baby! Fr. Riehle was as special as they come." -Dick Vitale, ESPN basketball analyst Author Bio: Paul Dykewicz is a seasoned beat reporter, editor, columnist and commentator who has worked for a variety of local and national news organizations. A winner of numerous journalism awards, he works in Washington, D.C., and lives in Rockville, Maryland. Visit his website: www.PaulDykewicz.com.

Growing up the son of agnostics, John Koessler saw a Catholic church on one end of the street and a Baptist on the other. In the no-man’s land between the two, this curious outside wondered about the God they worshipped—and began a lifelong search to comprehend the grace and mystery of God. A Stranger in the House of God addresses fundamental questions and struggles faced by spiritual seekers and mature believers. Like a contemporary Pilgrim’s Progress, it traces the author’s journey and explores his experiences with both charismatic and evangelical Christianity. It also describes his transformation from religious outsider to ordained pastor. John Koessler provides a poignant and often humorous window into the interior of the soul as he describes his journey from doubt and struggle with the church to personal faith

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Jewish Chaplain in France" by Lee J. Levinger. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. In boyhood, Louis Zamperini was an incorrigible delinquent. As a teenager, he channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when World War II began, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to a doomed flight on a May afternoon in 1943. When his Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean, against all odds, Zamperini survived, adrift on a foundering life raft. Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will. Appearing in paperback for the first time—with twenty arresting new photos and an extensive Q&A with the author—Unbroken is an unforgettable testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit, brought vividly to life by Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand. Hailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by Time magazine • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for biography and the Indies Choice Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year award “Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”—The Wall Street Journal “[A] one-in-a-billion story . . . designed to wrench from self-respecting critics all the blurby adjectives we normally try to avoid: It is amazing, unforgettable, gripping, harrowing, chilling, and inspiring.”—New York “Staggering . . . mesmerizing . . . Hillenbrand’s writing is so ferociously cinematic, the events she describes so incredible, you don’t dare take your eyes off the page.”—People “A meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life.”—The Washington Post “Ambitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational book.”—The New York Times Book Review “Magnificent . . . incredible . . . [Hillenbrand] has crafted another masterful blend of sports, history and overcoming terrific odds; this is biography taken to the nth degree, a chronicle of a remarkable life lived through extraordinary times.”—The Dallas Morning News “An astonishing testament to the superhuman power of tenacity.”—Entertainment Weekly “A tale of triumph and redemption . . . astonishingly detailed.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “[A] masterfully told true story . . . nothing less than a marvel.”—Washingtonian “[Hillenbrand tells this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling sprinter’s pace.”—Time “Hillenbrand [is] one of our best writers of narrative history. You don’t have to be a sports fan or a war-history buff to devour this book—you just have to love great storytelling.”—Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

This early work by Radclyffe Hall was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Well of Loneliness' is a novel that follows an upper-class Englishwoman who falls in love with another woman while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I. Marguerite Radclyffe Hall was born on 12th August 1880, in Bournemouth, England. Hall's first novel The Unlit Lamp (1924) was a lengthy and grim tale that proved hard to sell. It was only published following the success of the much lighter social comedy The Forge (1924), which made the best-seller list of John O'London's Weekly. Hall is a key figure in lesbian literature for her novel The Well of Loneliness (1928). This is her only work with overt lesbian themes and tells the story of the life of a masculine lesbian named Stephen Gordon.