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All Souls: A Family Story from Southie»rank: 13874by: Michael Patrick MacDonald
: :A best-selling classic in a fresh new paperback edition A breakaway bestseller since its first printing, All Souls takes us deep into Michael Patrick MacDonald's Southie, the proudly insular neighborhood with the highest concentration of white poverty in America. Rocked by Whitey Bulger's crime schemes and busing riots, MacDonald's Southie is populated by sharply hewn characters like his Ma, a miniskirted, accordion-playing single mother who endures the deaths of four of her eleven children. Nearly suffocated by his grief and his community's code of silence, MacDonald tells his family story here with gritty but moving honesty. 'All Souls is a ... |
Easter Rising: A Memoir of Roots and Rebellion»rank: 49263by: Michael Patrick MacDonald
: :In All Souls, Michael Patrick MacDonald told the story of the loss of four of his siblings to the violence, poverty, and gangsterism of Irish South Boston. In Easter Rising he tells the story of how he got out. Desperate to avoid the 'normal' life of Southie, Michael reinvents himself in the burgeoning punk rock movement and the thrilling vortex of Johnny Rotten, Mission of Burma, and the Clash.At nineteen MacDonald escapes further, to Paris and then London. Out of money, he contacts his Irish immigrant grandfather -- who offers a loan, but only if Michael will visit Ireland. It ... |
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The Urban Design Reader (Routledge Urban Readers)»rank: 35177by: Michael Larice, Elizabeth Macdonald
: :The Urban Design Reader brings together some of the most influential writing on the historical development and contemporary practice of urban design. Emerging as a distinct field of environmental design practice in the late 1950s, urban design bridges the fields of architecture, planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, urban development, and social science - with a focus on physical form and the social use of space. Among university programs, the design professions, interest groups and city governments around the world, the practice of urban design is recognized as a means of addressing 21st Century urban challenges. As planning and development processes ... |
Curate of Glaston, The»rank: 54534by: George MacDonald
: :'A lost legacy, startling secrets, life-changing love…Previously released as The Curate's Awakening, The Lady's Confession, and The Baron's Apprenticeship. This unforgettable trilogy depicts the spiritual awakening of curate, Thomas Wingfold, and the lives of those he touches: Surgeon Paul Faber believes in nothing but his own goodness until a beautiful patient reveals her secret past. Richard Tuke searches for the truth behind his mysterious heritage with the help of a thoughtful and independent woman. Filled with suspense and love, these novels reveal God's infinite and loving means of drawing hearts to himself.' |
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Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under»rank: 64765by: Michael Patrick MacDonald
: :A powerfully redemptive story of escape from the Irish American ghetto.Michael Patrick MacDonald's All Souls: A Family Story from Southie told the story of the loss of four of his siblings to the violence, poverty, and gangsterism of Boston's Irish American ghetto. The question 'How did you get out?' has haunted MacDonald ever since. In response he has written this new book, a searingly honest story of reinvention that begins with young MacDonald's breakaway from the soul-crushing walls of Southie's Old Colony housing project and ends with two healing journeys to Ireland that are unlike anything in Irish American literature.The ... |
The Truth in Jesus: The Nature of Truth and How We Come to Know It»rank: 97860by: George MacDonald
: :Each new generation rediscovers George MacDonald, as his son Greville predicted. The Truth in Jesus brings together a new collection of sermons and essays that explore the source and essence of truth. Thanks to Michael Phillips's skillful editing, these thoughtful insights into what truth is, how we come to know truth, and how God reveals truth through his Son speak to readers as clearly today as they did during MacDonald's lifetime. Phillips retains MacDonald's message and style, then adds his perceptive commentary on MacDonald's work, making the nineteenth-century Scottish writer's wisdom accessible to twenty-first-century readers. |
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Your Life in Christ»rank: 293464by: George MacDonald
: :After decades of being overlooked, George MacDonald's powerful nonfiction writings are becoming available to readers hungry to go deeper into their Christian walk. This volume explores topics that comprise the heart of Christian theology, including 'The Creation in Christ,' 'Life,' 'Self-Denial,' 'Freedom,' and more. In this book drawn from MacDonald's sermons and published essays, Michael Phillips makes MacDonald's wisdom and insights accessible to today's readers. |
Knowing the Heart of God»rank: 84399by: George MacDonald
: :A powerful Christian classic that challenges readers to make their faith more than an intellectual assent to the gospel truth. |
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All Souls Family Story From Southie»rank: 510856by: Michael Macdonald
: :A powerful Christian classic that challenges readers to make their faith more than an intellectual assent to the gospel truth. |
Young Person's Guide To Getting And Keeping A Good Job, Second Edition»rank: 657031by: J. Michael Farr, Marie A. Pavlicko, Gayle O. Macdonald
:Book Description:More than 100,000 young people have used this book—it is excellent for first-time job seekers, and teaches young people skills that will be used throughout their lifetimes. Comprehensive, results-oriented. What young job seekers will learn: * How to find a job - even if they do not have any work experience * Employer's three main expectations * How to discover, document, and communicate their skills * How to prepare for the job search using dozens of examples for resumes, applications, JIST Cards, interview questions, and more * How to survive and get ahead on the job |