Best Selling Books by Catherine Marshall

The story of Peter Marshall: Confidant to the powerful. Friend to all. Man of God. Peter Marshall was known for his clear-eyed humility, infectious humor, and practical insights into the ways of God. His riveting sermons caught the attention of all who heard him, including his future wife, Catherine Wood. In his journey from Scottish immigrant to one of America’s best-loved preachers, he engaged straight from the heart with people from all walks of life. When elected Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, Peter’s winsome ability to bring God into the affairs of government touched the very soul of America. Written by Catherine herself from her unique perspective, A Man Called Peter impacted millions of readers, remaining on the New York Times best-seller list for a stunning 170 weeks.

*A New York Times bestseller* ----------------------------------- Will the dam hold? Julie Wallace has always wanted to write. Trying to escape the Great Depression, Julie’s father buys the Alderton Sentinel, a small-town newspaper in flood-prone Alderton, Pennsylvania, and moves his family there. As flash floods ominously increase, Julie’s investigative reporting uncovers secrets that could endanger the entire community. Julie, the newspaper, and her family are thrown into a perilous standoff with the owners of the steel mills as they investigate the conditions of the immigrant laborers. As the Alderton Sentinel and Julie take on a more aggressive role to reform these conditions, seething tensions come to a head. When a devastating tragedy follows a shocking revelation, Julie’s courage and strength are tested. Will truth and justice win, or will Julie lose everything she holds dear?

The train taking nineteen-year-old teacher Christy Huddleston from her home in Asheville, North Carolina, might as well be transporting her to another world. The Smoky Mountain community of Cutter Gap feels suspended in time, trapped by poverty, superstitions, and century-old traditions. But as Christy struggles to find acceptance in her new home, some see her — and her one-room school — as a threat to their way of life. Her faith is challenged and her heart is torn between two strong men with conflicting views about how to care for the families of the Cove. Yearning to make a difference, will Christy’s determination and devotion be enough?

Catherine Marshall shares her personal discoveries about how surprisingly down-to-earth God wants our prayers to be. To bring us closer to Jesus, she offers a practical, intimate prayer at the end of each chapter of insight and experience. Make her inspired approach to prayer your own, through: • Prayer is Asking • The Prayer of Helplessness • The Waiting Prayer • The Prayer of Relinquishment • The Prayer in Secret • The Prayer of Joyous Blessing • The Prayer That Helps Your Dreams Come True • The Claiming Prayer • Let Your Heart Form the Words

Throughout her life, and always with the solace and illumination of God''s Word, Catherine sought to meet head-on difficult questions on obedience, self-surrender, the Holy Spirit, illness, doubt, darkness, releasing God''s answers in prayer, accepting God''s ''wait'' and facing death. Her deep probing and the answers she discovered are incorporated into her writing. This book is a unique collection of writings that even includes personal glimpses from her journals. This is inspirational writing at its best.

This updated edition supports the intrinsic value of the assistant principalship, provides improvement suggestions, offers recruitment ideas, and reframes the job within school leadership.

Addressing the complexity, flexibility, and controversies of qualitative research’s many genres, Designing Qualitative Research, Sixth Edition gives students, research managers, policy analysts, and applied researchers clear, easy-to-understand guidance on designing qualitative research. While maintaining a focus on the proposal stage, this best-selling book takes readers from selecting a research genre through building a conceptual framework, data collection and interpretation, and arguing the merits of the proposal. Extended discussions cover strategies that researchers can use to address the challenges posed by postmodernists, feminists, and critical race theorists, as well as others who interrogate historical qualitative inquiry. The book also includes thoughtful discussion on trustworthiness and ethics, in addition to dealing with time, resource, and political stressors inherent to the research process. Throughout the book, authors Catherine Marshall and Gretchen B. Rossman emphasize the importance of being systematic but also inspire readers with potential “Aha!” moments and opportunities to do research in close connection with people and communities.

Peter Marshall was that rare man-a man completely at peace with God, yet utterly passionate about his world. In these two volumes-you''ll glimpse both the extraordinary accomplishments and the dynamic inner faith of this servant of God.

Beyond Our Selves is Catherine Marshall''s uplifting and intensely personal account of her own spiritual adventure--an unforgettable journey of discovery that strengthened her faith, her understanding, and her relationship with God.

Richard and Michael, both three years sober, have just decided to celebrate their love by moving in together when Richard—driven by the desire to do the right thing for his ten-year-old-daughter, Brady, whom he has never met—impulsively calls his former father-in-law to connect with her. With that phone call, he jeopardizes the one good thing he has—his relationship with Michael—and also threatens the world of the fundamentalist Christian grandparents who love Brady and see her as payback from God for the alcohol-related death of her mother. Unable to reach an agreement, the two parties hire lawyers who have agendas far beyond the interests of the families—and Brady is initially trusted into Richard and Michael’s care. But when the judge learns that the young girl was present when a questionable act took place while in their custody, she returns Brady to her grandparents. Ultimately, it’s not until further tragedy strikes that both families are finally motivated to actually act in the “best interests of the child.”

Christy looked at David in surprise. Something in his expression sent a shiver of excitement mixed with uncertainty through her. Could it be...? Christy should be thrilled when David, the handsome minister, proposes marriage. So why do thoughts of Dr. Neil MacNeill keep popping into her head? Before she gives David her answer, Christy is blinded in a terrible riding accident and all her dreams are threatened. Will Christy be able to teach again? And what does this mean for David''s proposal? ------------------- Based on Catherine Marshall''s novel Christy—a New York Times bestseller—the Christy® of Cutter Gap series contains expanded adventures filled with romance, intrigue, and excitement.

Now longtime devotees and new readers alike can spend time each day benefiting from Catherine Marshall''s personal "quiet hour", which yielded a treasure trove of priceless spiritual nuggets. This devotional features Scripture verses plus a brief meditation for each day of the year, and a topical index for finding help on such matters as healing, knowing God, rejoicing, temptation, and many more revelant issues.

Retells thirty-seven stories from the Old and New Testament.

“Hey, boy—” she began, and then her heart turned cold as stone. Prince was gone! Even in the twilight gloom, she could tell that he was nowhere in the pasture. Young Ruby Mae Morrison and the mission''s black stallion vanish in a furious storm and Christy is determined to find them. As Christy desperately searches for Ruby Mae in the cold, blinding rain, she runs headlong into three angry moonshiners bent on revenge against anyone who might try to stop their illegal activities. Can Christy survive this most terrifying test of her faith and courage? ----------------------------------------- Based on Catherine Marshall''s novel Christy—a New York Times bestseller—the Christy® of Cutter Gap series contains expanded adventures filled with romance, intrigue, and excitement.

She sighed and rolled her eyes up to heaven. “Why me?” she whispered. She had to be the only teacher in the world who had hogs living under her classroom. When Christy is offered a chance to teach in her hometown, she faces a difficult decision. Will her train ride back to Cutter Gap be a journey home or a last farewell? Suddenly, the train carrying Christy breaks from the track and plunges down the side of the mountain. In a moment of terror and danger, she must decide where her future lies. ---------------------------- Based on Catherine Marshall''s novel Christy—a New York Times bestseller—the Christy® of Cutter Gap series contains expanded adventures filled with romance, intrigue, and excitement.

Brimming with scripture and prayerful insight, these 40 meditations draw readers closer into the Holy Spirit''s presence. Excellent for group or personal study.

The old woman glared at Christy with fury in her eyes, “You brought the curse with you, girl! . . . Flatlanders don’t belong around here.” Everybody in the Cove seems to believe their new school teacher, nineteen-year-old Christy Huddleston, is cursed. After all, who could explain Bob Allen''s accident on his way to meet Christy? Or the lightning strike that sent a tree through the school window ... or the sinister raven soaring around Christy? Will fear and superstition triumph? Or will Christy win over the hearts of the mountain people? ----------------------------------------------------------- Based on Catherine Marshall''s novel Christy—a New York Times bestseller—the Christy® of Cutter Gap series contains expanded adventures filled with romance, intrigue, and excitement.

Women of all ages will enjoy these little snippets of advice drawn from Marshall''s life story, journals and letters. In these loud, hurried, harried times, her comforting words of wisdom are what many readers need and long for. Includes a ribbon marker.

She could just make out the glimmer of a knife, poised high over the open piano. "No!" she cried, and as the knife came down, she grabbed for the intruder’s arm with all her might. Headstrong and independent, Christy is determined to change the lives of the children in Cutter Gap. Apparently, Christy has angered someone enough to cause a string of mysterious pranks. Miss Alice warns Christy to be careful as the pranks become more threatening. What will Christy do when one of her own students turns against her? ----------------------------------------- Based on Catherine Marshall''s novel Christy—a New York Times bestseller—the Christy® of Cutter Gap series contains expanded adventures filled with romance, intrigue, and excitement.

42 inspirational Bible verses and selections from the personal journals of Catherine Marshall.

This is the story of the intense despair and spiritual emptiness that threatened Catherine Marshall''s marriage, her health, and her life--and of the devastating discovery that ultimately brought her peace through a new and greater appreciation of God''s love and will.

The life of a school administrator is a never-ending series of challenges. It''s a path not recommended for the faint of heart, as anyone who has held such a position will attest. Administrative leadership requires a high level of managerial skill, experience, commitment, and preparedness. The Administrative Career provides an in-depth look, from entry level to retirement, at all aspects of this rewarding career. Authors Marshall and Kasten have 24 years of combined experience teaching master''s and doctoral students and doing research in educational administration. Through case studies derived from interviews and discussions with their students, they''ve created a guide that reflects the everyday world and dilemmas encountered in school. Particular attention is focused on the strengths of administrators willing to take risks, on women and minorities in administration, and on the assistant principalship. The Administrative Career is a complete, practical guide - an excellent resource for educators at all levels of administration. This is a book equally at home in the hands of practicing administrators and those who aspire to join their ranks.

A collection of stories and poems illustrating Christian teachings about such things as faith, humility, honesty, and kindness.

In Meeting God at Every Turn, Catherine Marshall gives a resounding ''Yes!'' to these questions. In her life she had met Him at numerous turning points along the road: in romance and illness, birth and grief, success and failure. She had experienced the warmth of God''s love and the sternness of His disapproval.

Like the stories in Snowflakes in September, the accounts in this second volume about God''s mysterious ways offer dramatic proof of God''s active and personal love. These stories serve as reminders of God''s divine ways and call readers to a renewed and wonder-filled faith. Part of the Dimensions for Living series.

Employing a social justice framework, this book provides educational leaders and practitioners with tools and strategies for grappling with the political fray of education politics. The framework offers ways to critique, challenge, and alter social, cultural, and political patterns in organizations and systems that perpetuate inequities. The authors focus on the processes through which educational politics is enacted, illustrating how inequitable power relations are embedded in our democratic systems. Readers will explore education politics at five focal points of power (micro, local/district, state, federal, and global). The text provides examples of how to “work the system” in ways that move toward greater justice and equity in schools. “This book challenges those who want to work toward justice with critical starting points, conversation starters, and strategies for collaborative leadership.” —From the Foreword by Enrique Aleman, The University of Texas at San Antonio “If educators are truly committed to their students, this text provides the analytic tools and consequent strategies to make public schools better for all of our students. Bravo!” —Catherine A. Lugg, Rutgers University

Developments over the last twenty years have fueled considerable speculation about the future of the book and of reading itself. This book begins with a gloss over the history of electronic books, including the social and technical forces that have shaped their development. The focus then shifts to reading and how we interact with what we read: basic issues such as legibility, annotation, and navigation are examined as aspects of reading that ebooks inherit from their print legacy. Because reading is fundamentally communicative, I also take a closer look at the sociality of reading: how we read in a group and how we share what we read. Studies of reading and ebook use are integrated throughout the book, but Chapter 5 "goes meta" to explore how a researcher might go about designing his or her own reading-related studies. No book about ebooks is complete without an explicit discussion of content preparation, i.e., how the electronic book is written. Hence, Chapter 6 delves into the underlying representation of ebooks and efforts to create and apply markup standards to them. This chapter also examines how print genres have made the journey to digital and how some emerging digital genres might be realized as ebooks. Finally, Chapter 7 discusses some beyond-the-book functionality: how can ebook platforms be transformed into portable personal libraries? In the end, my hope is that by the time the reader reaches the end of this book, he or she will feel equipped to perform the next set of studies, write the next set of articles, invent new ebook functionality, or simply engage in a heated argument with the stranger in seat 17C about the future of reading.

The injured man lay limp and unconscious. A horrible feeling of guilt swept over Christy as she realized, "This happened because of me!" Christy Huddleston''s dream was to teach the poor mountain children. But she never imagined that the treacherous journey from Asheville into the heart of the Smoky Mountains would bring danger into the lives of one mountain family. Join Christy as she crosses the bridge from the familiar world of city life to the strange, new world of Cutter Gap. ------------------------------------------ Based on Catherine Marshall''s novel Christy—a New York Times bestseller—the Christy® of Cutter Gap series contains expanded adventures filled with romance, intrigue, and excitement.

This book reassesses AV Dicey''s legacy in political and legal thought through the reflections of leading scholars who consider his importance not only in today''s British constitutional and legal culture but also in other foreign constitutional cultures. Every student in law and in politics, every law faculty and most legal practitioners in the world are aware of who Albert Venn Dicey (1835u00961922) was and what he wrote. Yet, this fame does not mean that Dicey''s legacy is not controversial and debated in the present world. This book considers why Dicey''s late Victorian constitutional and political thinking is still alive. In spite of all the transformations that have taken place in public law in the UK in the last hundred years, the book argues that Dicey managed to grasp and to crystallise something of the British political identity and culture. Hence the long-lasting fire-power of his constitutional and political thinking. The book also considers that there is something even more prescient in Dicey''s writings, for the UK but also for countries that have adopted his understanding of the rule of law and/or of parliamentary government. Dicey identified one of the most fundamental political issues at stake: the nature of the relationship between public law and democracy. The book looks closely at the alliance between public law and democratic spirit. This alliance needs to be reassessed from a legal, historical and comparative perspective. This edited collection, gathering authors from different countries, from various legal systems and from diverse backgrounds, tackles this task.

The Exciting Quest for a Deeper Faith Catherine Marshall writes movingly of her quest for Something More - a fuller, richer, more personal relationship with God. In her winsome, narrative style beloved by millions, she candidly reveals her own faith challenges and the life-changing understanding of how God works in our lives. If you are longing for a deeper faith, Something More will help you discover:--how to trust and obey God''s will--how to forgive and receive forgiveness--how to live in faith during times of discouragement--how to experience God''s faithfulness in the midst of challenging circumstances.--how to listen to and learn from the Holy Spirit --how to pray and relinquish your highest dreams to a loving GodTackling the tough questions such as why a loving God permits good people to suffer and why some are healed and not others, this book is a frank, honest, and fascinating lens into the life of a Christian. Engaging and inspiring, this classic recounts experiences from Catherine''s personal experience and the lives of others to explore "what happens when we say "Yes" to the Spirit of Truth, allowing Him to invade us and lead us into the light" to reveal Something More.