With These Hands: Stories-Fast Shipping

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The timeless fiction of Louis L’Amouris both unforgettable and undeniably American,deftly capturing the heroic bravery and intrepid spirit that make this nation great.L’Amour ’s legacy of work remains unparalleled, setting a standard of excellencethat few other writers have With These Hands pulls together some ofL’Amour’s very best work—eleven newly rediscovered stories that have never beforeappeared in a single volume.

From a South Seas island paradise to the icy reachesof the Arctic, from the dark, gritty streets of urban America to the rugged landscapeof the untamed West, the stories gathered in With These Hands combine razor-sharpcharacters with breathtaking action and historic are tales of adventure,mystery, passion, suspense, and the Old West as only L’Amourcan tell is a collection that profoundly echoes the highs and lows of the human experience,while proving that life’s most vital moments can occur when and where we least expectthem.

All of the classic L’Amour themes are represented: honor, loyalty, and standingup for what’s right despite the odds. These dramatic stories grab hold of the readerwith a power and immediacy unsurpassed by any other writer. An exotic island in theCoral Sea is transformed into a tropical nightmare when it’s taken over by a bandof hijackers—and only a daredevil pilot can stop their brutal carnage. A former boxerblows the lid off a vicious crime ring—and finds that his worst enemy is not a thugwith a gun but his own tenacious curiosity. A down-on-his-luck rancher discoversthe key to his own redemption—and desperately hopes that his revelation has not cometoo late for him to win the one thing he wants most of all. A private eye navigatesthe twists and turns of a labyrinthine whodunit—and proves that the greatest riskto a man’s honor is his own greed.

The title story
“With These Hands” is a powerfultale that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit, as an oil company executivefinds himself the sole survivor of an Arctic plane crash. Fighting for his life againstthe perilous cold and looming starvation, he resists the temptation to surrenderto death—only to discover a life-affirming strength he never knew he had.

Vividin scope and displaying the diverse talents of a master storyteller, the storiesin With These Hands are certain to be treasured by both old and new fans, celebratingthe incomparable imagination of a timeless American author.