Books with author A. McGinty

Set amid the social turmoil of the late sixties , Right to Kill is a Brooklyn tale about a young Marine's noble journey gone bad . It's about one man courage , street smart characters , loyalty, romance, gritty combat , murder , and a touch of humor - all contributing to an epic moral dilemma . A law student from a blue-collar neighborhood put his life on hold to serve his country . He makes his way from Gravesend Brooklyn , through grueling Marine Officer training , and on to the blood-soaked field of Quang Tri Vietnam . The crucible of vicious combat and a senseless killing back home crush his moral compass. He makes a clandestine trip out of the war zone, back to his neighborhood to carry out a vengeful mission , and returns to Vietnam undetected .Coming home a second time , damaged in body and mind ,his family , boyhood friends , a war widow and a Holocaust survivor , all try to help him attain peace . This work of fiction gives light to often over-looked feelings of parents , wives , lovers , close friends , and neighbors of those who served. It's purpose is to make people remember, cry , laugh , and view the Vietnam war year with a new perspective .

From the writer/artist of Adventure Time comes an all ages romp with a horror twist. Showside is just your average southern town, except that portals to the Nexus realm keep popping up and flooding the town with demons and monsters. The only thing keeping Showside safe is Kit and his friends Belle and Moon. From the writer/artist of Adventure Time Candy Capers and Bravest Warrior comes an all ages romp with a horror twist. Soon to be an animated series!

Set amid the social turmoil of the late sixties, Right to Kill is a Brooklyn tale about streetsmart characters, loyalty, romance, gritty combat, murder, and a touch of humor-all contributing to an epic moral dilemma. A law student from a bluecollar neighborhood, Sean Cercone, puts his life on hold to join the Marine Corps. He makes his way from Gravesend, Brooklyn, through Marine officer training, and onto the bloodsoaked fields of Quang Tri. The crucible of vicious combat in Vietnam and a senseless killing back home crush his moral compass. Sean makes a clandestine trip out of the war zone back to his neighborhood to carry out a vengeful mission and subsequently returns undetected to Vietnam. Coming home a second time, damaged in body and mind, his family, boyhood friends, a war widow, and a Holocaust survivor all try to help him attain peace and move on with his life.

Narcotics, chemicals originally derived from the opium poppy, are some of the oldest drugs in human history. Valued for their ability to reduce pain and alter perception, narcotics have played roles in medical care and religion for the last 4,000 years. Today, morphine, the active ingredient in opium, and its wide array of synthetic derivatives are still the most powerful pain-killing drugs in the physician's medical chest. Yet, this impressive family of drugs, described by some as "God's Own Medicine" are strongly addictive and have exacted a grim toll on society.