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Hansen has adapted his cult-classic novel about the notorious outlaw for the screenplay of Warner Bros.U upcoming feature film, starring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck.Jesse James was a fabled outlaw, a charismatic, spiritual, larger-than-life bad man whose bloody exploits captured the imagination and ... More

A highly acclaimed national bestseller, this suspenseful murder mystery centers on a father's love for his son and "irrefutably confirms (Hansen's) awesome's gifts" ("Miami Herald"). In sensual and masterful prose, Hansen once again illuminates the often obscure chambers of the human heart. 256.Colo... More

In this bestselling novel, National Book Award-winning author Ron Hansen evokes the startling relationship between Adolph Hitler and his much younger niece, Geli Raubal, whose mysterious death at the age of 23 has never been fully explained."Hitler's Niece" tells the story of the intense and disturb... More

At age 65, Emmett Dalton, the sole survivor of the infamous Dalton gang makes a living by selling his outrageous adventure stories to Hollywood. "Desperadoes" details his memories of the murders, bootlegging and thievery he and his posse committed. The grit and excitement of these violent times are ... More

A lavishly praised bestseller through seven printings and 35,000 copies in print, Mariette in Ecstasy is the provocatively rendered story of a young postulant's claim to divine possession and religious ecstasy. "There's more to this book than breathtaking descriptions; there's also a cliffhanger of ... More

From this prodigiously talented writer, a stunningly original "life" of F. W. Murnau, the German director. In the history of cinema, this novel's protagonist and subject ranks as a founding father, not least for his legendary horror film, Nosferatu. But here he is revealed as a hermetic genius who t... More

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1962, this haunting novel shattered reigning cultural stereotypes of priests and parish life when it was first published.Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1962, this haunting novel shattered reigning cultural stereotypes of priests and parish l... More