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Griffin, John H. The Devil Rides Outside Fort Worth TX Smiths, Inc. 1952 2nd printing Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good+ dj Illustrated by (dj design) Jack Kleinecke [nice tight copy, minor shelfwear; jacket shows a trace of edgewear, one tiny closed tear at top of front panel]. "Here is the graphically drawn portrait of contemporary man being torn asunder the God and the devil, by the longings of the soul and the demands of the flesh. Two antagonistic worlds form the setting. One the one hand is the strange and unknown world within a French monastery, where life has remained virtually unchanged since the Middle Ages; and on the other, the violent and often brutal world that stretches beyond the monastery walls." Texas author's first book, written while he was blind; he later regained his sight, and went on to write, most famously, "Black Like Me." Price: 45.00 USD
Griffin, Mary The Courage to Choose: An American Nun's Story Boston Little, Brown and Company (c.1975) First Edition Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good dj Illustrated by (dj design) Elna Rapp [light shelfwear, spine slightly turned, a couple of tiny dents at top of front cover, faint dust-soiling to top edge; jacket edgeworn, a few tiny tears; NOT an ex-library book]. "In this perceptive, compassionate memoir [the author], for thirty-one years a Roman Catholic nun, provides a vivid, fresh, honest portrayal of today's nun. She begins with her parochial school days [and continues through] the upheavals in her life as a nun: Pope John XXIII's call for aggiornamento, an updating of Catholic institutions, the development of her 'social conscience,' and her desire to be involved with the world instead of withdrawn from it, culminating in her decision to leave the order entirely. Her multifaceted account is balanced, clearheaded, told with humor and grace even as it criticizes and challenges." Price: 25.00 USD
