Mcginnis: 124 books

God loves us and has given us the power to be instruments of His merciful love. This relevant and timely book gives the faithful a way to help so many people affected by war and violence--a way of helping through prayer.Praying for Peace Around the Globe is a loving and thoughtful collection of prayers...

生物界的雌性，往往比同物種的雄性更殘忍致命， 為何人類的社會裡，反而是女性活在暴力陰影之下？ 決定不再沉默旁觀的少女，以染血的雙手守護弱者， 卻將自己逼向困獸般的絕境…… 愛倫坡獎最佳青少年小說得主挑戰「強暴文化」爭議主題 殘酷與溫柔並存的黑暗成長故事 ★兒童文學工作者—幸佳慧、國立臺北藝術大學副教授/諮商心理師—許皓宜、 文學翻譯評論工作者—黃筱茵、作家—蔡宜文、人氣作家—螺螄拜恩——推薦 ★《紐約時報》、《出版人週刊》、《書單》、《科克斯評論》一致星級佳評推薦 ★亞馬遜網路書店讀者4.7星高評價、好讀網Goodreads近八千則滿分評論 ★《學校圖書館期刊》嚴選年度最佳圖書 ★美國青少年圖書協會年度十大最佳小說 亞莉懂得如何殺人，而且絲毫不為此內疚，因為命喪她手下的人死有餘辜。 在亞莉上高中的那年，相依為命的姊姊安娜慘遭強暴、殺害，棄置於荒野的屍首幾乎腐爛殆盡時才被發現。儘管小鎮上的居民都對凶手是誰心裡有數，那個人卻由於罪證不足而逍遙法外。憤怒且悲傷的亞莉找到凶手、殺掉了他，小心地抹滅掉所有可能讓自己遭到懷疑的痕跡。 原本在學校就是邊緣人的亞莉，為了避免自己的復仇之舉曝光，更加獨來獨往。然而，渴望打破乖乖牌形象的牧師之女克萊兒、和學校運動場上的風雲人物傑克，卻都熱切地想要走入她的生活。她很開心和克萊兒結為好友，也驚喜於傑克對她的好感，卻又害怕自己釋出的一點點友善會暴露祕密、讓他們再也不敢接近她。 當克萊兒與傑克帶她步出封閉的生活，亞莉發現周遭不斷有女孩在偏僻的郊外、在熱鬧的派對、甚至在熟悉的家裡，像她的姊姊一樣成為受人侵犯掠奪的獵物。不管是循規蹈矩的克萊兒，或是聲名狼藉的啦啦隊美女，都險遭厄運。她不只一次察覺異狀、出手阻止，雖然得到女生的感激、男生的敬畏，但她深知自己的作為還不夠，不足以改變情勢，也不足以讓為惡者付出代價。 最後一個學期來臨，亞莉和傑克的感情逐漸穩定，又雙雙獲得大學入學資格和獎學金，她終於有了離開小鎮、重新開始的機會和動機。但是，當她發現鎮上又有其他強暴犯即將逃脫法網，她決定再度下手殺戮，因為那是她心中唯一能保護無辜弱者的方法——儘管她不知道自己能否再一次逃過警方的懷疑與歹徒的反擊，也不知道這個祕密是否可以永遠藏在她心中、不被她最珍視的人們發現…… 【佳評讚譽】 「我承認，我開始讀這本書時期待的是一種女性主義式的、《夢魘殺魔》風格的幻想滿足體驗。然而，我得到的是一個痛苦、複雜但最終救贖人心的故事，呈現了強暴文化的險惡，以及將之拆解所需要的努力。最後幾頁讓我眼中盈滿淚水、心中充滿憤怒與希望。」 ——李．芭度葛，【格里莎三部曲】作者 「在我們目前的政治情勢下，這本書登場的時機完美得令人毛骨悚然。麥金尼斯在這部獻給受暴者的作品中，以精準而優雅的技巧探討了希望與暴力、愛與恨的對立。」 ——《紐約時報》 「麥金尼斯優雅巧妙地避免了創作青少年復仇者角色時的窠臼陷阱，保持一種穿透人心的寫實感。」 ——《出版人週刊》 「安娜慘遭謀殺的命運，在三個主角的心中縈繞不去，而亞莉以殘酷的效率計劃、執行了復仇，將他們三人引向無法回頭的爆炸性駭人結局。這本書毫不閃避地直視強暴文化及其效應。」 ——《科克斯評論》 「一部陰暗得驚人但筆調優美的悲劇......點綴著真誠人性情感的倏忽閃現。」 ——《學校圖書館期刊》 【讀者迴響】 「這是我長期以來看過最棒的現代背景小說之一，主要因為它毫不費力地平衡了(A)出色的道德問題辯證、(B)對強暴文化與社會的批判、(C)道德的灰色地帶、(D)謀殺情節、(E)我讀過的書裡最複雜且令人驚奇的幾位角色。」 ——Goodreads讀者C....

Maggie Falls Off A Train, is about an independent woman who travels from London to New York, in order to get a business degree and run her father’s business back in the old country. She falls sick and is advised by a doctor to take a semester off from the university and recuperate in California....

A Widow & Her Rival: A Christian Mail Order Bride Romance, is about a young, pregnant widow of a soldier killed during the civil war. While she doesn’t really need a job, she takes one as a housekeeper for a single man, and he and his three children hit it off, but not in a romantic way. While...

A woman decides to go to Texas, along with her sister, to become the wife of a man with two children, who was injured in the Civil War. Her life is idyllic, but not for long.

True story about my grandma, Ethel Burgess-Nalley, who was raised in Georgia...of her struggles in the late 1800's as she was Mama to her sibblings as her mother became ill and died. Info on making soap, cutting shoes, stuffing 'bed-ticks, etc. A family who trusted God and were thankful for each other.

Mail Order Bride: Defending Her Arizona Rancher, is about a Victorian woman who decides to travel to the lawless US West after losing her estate in England to a ruthless neighbor. She can take care of herself, but was not prepared for her new life and the handsome ranch owner who greeted her, just...

Provide students the social skills instruction they need to succeed in school and in life!   This practical resource provides evidence-based strategies for enhancing social skills of children and adolescents who have Asperger Disorder and other forms of high-functioning autism. Case studies,...

Accused of the murder of his wife in 1995, Matt Kirkland made a daring escape from Louisiana justice. Now, new evidence leads him back to the Big Easy where he teams up with an assistant district attorney and a beautiful FBI agent in a race against the oncoming fury of a hurricane that ultimately metes out the justice the legal system failed to dispense.

Mail Order Bride: The Rancher's Bull, is about a Victorian woman who decides to travel to the lawless US West after losing her estate in England to a ruthless neighbor. She can take care of herself, but was not prepared for her new life and the handsome ranch owner who greeted her, just as she...

A young woman is out on her daily ride when she spots a wounded man on the ground; apparently thrown from his horse and injured. As she and her family help him to heal, the couple finds that they have commonality in their love for scriptures and the word of God.

'The Heartwood is the core of this district. It always has been so, but it's still just a building. It's your family - you and Adam and old Tiger - who animate it, keep the heart beating, so to speak.' In the abandoned railhead town of Tewinga, now almost a ghost town, Lyn and Adam Portman...

[For mature readers...watch for children's edition] This book looks at the differences of Mary and Martha, regarding their priorities...their focus...and their level of Belief. Do you really Believe...KNOW that you are 'Born Again'? Are you preparing and teaching others about HIS Coming? Read an 'in...

Lady Catherine deBourgh has just paid an unwelcome visit to Elizabeth Bennet, determined to stop her engagement to Mr. Fitwilliam Darcy. Outraged, Elizabeth turns Lady Catherine away and tries her best to put her thoughts of Mr. Darcy's rude proposal out of her mind.  While in London visiting...