Wolf Nor Dog Enterprises - Autographed books and gifts by Kent Nerburn

Calm Surrender: Walking the Path of Forgiveness

$15.95

Kent Nerburn writes, "Forgiveness cannot be a disengaged, pastel emotion. It must be muscular. It requires action. It is called forth in the bloodiest of human circumstances, and needs to stand against the strongest winds of human rage and hate." Calm Surrender takes readers on a moving, poignantly written journey toward such forgiveness. Nerburn recounts the experiences of a woman mistreated by the U.S. healthcare system, a Native American watching the old ways die, and a mother singing over the grave of her young son. He urges readers to maintain a forgiving heart in the midst of a world where cruelty, tragedy, and sadness abound.

Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce

$18.95

Kent Nerburn brings balanced passion to this popular history of the man best known for his sad speech signaling his tribe's surrender at the end of an 1,800-mile retreat from their homeland in Oregon: "I will fight no more forever." Nerburn's novelistic chronicle moves from the kind welcome Lewis and Clark receive from the Nez Perce in 1805 to General O.O. Howard's May 1877 order for the tribespeople to move onto a reservation in Idaho within 30 days.

Letters to My Son

$15.95

In an attempt to gather what wisdom he could to guide his son into adulthood, Kent Nerburn published a powerful collection of essays that touched the hearts of parents and children everywhere. In this beautiful revised edition, Nerburn refines his advice and expands his thoughts.

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace

$19.95

The monastic tradition of lectio divina--holy reading--is a discipline of extremely slow, phrase-by-phrase, meditative reading of scripture. Its desired effect is to plumb the Bible's depths in such a way that scripture's individual words and phrases come to permeate the reader's whole life. In this book, Kent Nerburn reads the Prayer of Saint Francis in a manner much like lectio, and the rewards of this strategy are rich. The prayer ("Where there is hatred let me sow love ...") is a familiar one, but Nerburn's reflections on its phrases make the old prayer new again. Nerburn has lived this prayer, and the quiet example of this book will help many readers to do so as well.

Native American Wisdom

$18.00

These fascinating quotations include both familiar and obscure pieces of Native American philosophical and religious thought. Arranged by topic, the quotations give the general reader or the serious student a layered depth of insight into Native American ethos.

Neither Wolf Nor Dog

$18.00

Kent Nerburn attempts to "bridge the gap between the world into which I had been born and the world of a people I had grown to know and love" by narrating the fascinating toils and truths of Dan, a 78-year-old Lakota man.

Simple Truths: Clear and Gentle Guidance on the Big Issues in Life

$19.00

Kent Nerburn offers clear and gentle guidance on such central life experiences as love, work, possessions, strength, solitude, and death. This is a profound book, deeply informed by the spiritual traditions of the West, the Far East, and Native Americans, with whom he has worked for many years. Its simple format and beautiful presentation make it ideal for the intelligent gift-giver looking for a small treasure.

Small Graces: The Quiet Gifts of Everyday Life

$18.00

This book is a journey into the sacred moments that illuminate our everyday lives. In twenty elegant pieces, Kent Nerburn celebrates the daily rituals that reveal our deeper truths.

The Hidden Beauty of Everyday Life

$99.00

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Will be reissued in a paperback version in February of 2012. The new title will be "Ordinary Sacred." Check back soon for more information!


Kent Nerburn shares the lessons he has absorbed through ordinary experiences. Whether listening to bird calls on a trip to Oxford, England; observing a man without legs in a wheelchair flying a kite; or engaged in conversation with an elderly man in a gym locker room, the author feels the presence of God in every encounter. Nerburn's gentle spirituality and strong religious faith carry him through the many difficult moments

The Soul of an Indian (and other writings from Ohiyesa)

$17.00

Ohiyesa, a Dakota Indian also known as Charles Alexander Eastman, is one of America's most fascinating and overlooked individuals. Born in Minnesota in 1858, he obtained postgraduate degrees and advised U.S. presidents before returning to traditional living in native forests. This beautifully packaged reissue contains Ohiyesa's insights on spirit, the human experience, and white culture's impact on Native American culture.

The Wisdom of the Native Americans

$20.95

Including The Soul of an Indian and other writings of Ohiyesa and the great speeches of Chief Red Jacket, Chief Joseph, and Chief Seattle.

To Walk the Red Road: Memories of the Red Lake Ojibwe

$24.95

At long last, Kent has received permission to do a limited edition reprint of To Walk the Red Road, the collection of memories and photographs of the Red Lake Ojibwe people that students at Red Lake High School produced under Kent's direction. To Walk the Red Road gives a glimpse, through photographs and personal recollections, into the history, humor, and everyday lives of people on the Red Lake reservation. It was the book that fascinated Dan and set off the journey that resulted in Neither Wolf nor Dog.

Views from the Reservation

$53.00

Kent met photographer John Willis on the Pine Ridge Reservation. A friendship built on respect for each other and for the Native people grew out of that meeting. It was this mutual respect for each other's work that resulted in their collaboration on this book. Kent's eloquent essay provides words to help illuminate the powerful images.
"Views from the Reservation is amazing-incredible pictures and heartfelt stories perfectly told. This is not only a terrific photo book, but also a very important one, telling a story needing to be told and preserving a significant piece of our history. Every photograph is a classic: carefully seen, lovingly captured, and painstakingly executed."-Henry Hornstein, Rhode Island School of Design
"This is a beautiful, painful book: a soulful reminder of a dark part of our past and present; an elegant road to a better future."-Ken Burns

Wolf At Twilight

$14.95

A note is left on a car windshield, an old dog dies, and the author finds himself back on the Lakota reservation where he traveled more than a decade before with the tribal elder, Dan. In this fictionalized account of actual events, Nerburn brings the land of the northern high plains alive and reveals the Native American way of teaching and learning with a depth that few outsiders ever experience.
The Wolf at Twilight is at once a mystery, a glimpse into history, and a spiritual journey. It will change forever the way you look at our country, our past, and the land on which we live.
"The best storytellers make you feel that they are speaking directly to you, and the best-told stories resonate in the heart and soul forever. A story about the triumph of love and the spirit of a people over unspeakable degradation and torture, The Wolf at Twilight will be permanently etched in your consciousness."
Dan Agent, former editor of the Cherokee Phoenix and screenwriter for Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding School