A Modern Master Robert E. McGinnis began his career in 1947 as a cartoonist, and produced his first cover illustrations for 1956 issues of the magazines True Detective and Master Detective. Then in 1958, he painted his first paperback book cover, and from that day forward his work was in demand. The emergence of the "McGinnis Woman" - long-legged, intelligent, alluring, and enigmatic - established him as the go-to artist for detective novels. His work appeared on Mike Shayne titles and the Perry Mason series, and he produced 100 paintings for the Carter Brown adventures. Yet McGinnis became famous for his work in other genres as well: espionage, romance, historicals, gothics, and Westerns. McGinnis's first major magazine assignments were for The Saturday Evening Post, and his work has graced the pages of Cosmopolitan, National Geographic, Good Housekeeping, Guideposts, and others. McGinnis women frequently cropped up in the men's magazines of the '60s and '70s. His first movie poster was for Breakfast at Tiffany's, with an iconic rendering of Audrey Hepburn. Almost instantly, his poster artwork could be seen everywhere - in theaters, on billboards, in newspapers, and even on soundtrack albums. His work for Hollywood became a who's-who, with posters for James Bond, The Odd Couple, Woody Allen, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and many more. Some of his most ambitious works have been his gallery paintings, often depicting stunning American landscapes, vast Western vistas, and of course, beautiful women. The Art of Robert E. McGinnis collection reveals the full scope and beauty of the work of a true American master - one whose legacy continues today.

A young Indian orphan desires to do more, learn more and become more than anyone in his tribe. His primary goal is to get an education not available to him as an orphan living among his peers. He accomplishes a few remarkable things before he runs away from the land of his ancestors. He ends up on the east coast of the United States and begins working but has no desire to keep his earnings. Through some chance meetings and lucky breaks he begins a college career that leads him to a PhD and eventually, he becomes a professor admired by all. His lifetime ambition is sidetracked when a beautiful, former student tells him that she is and has been in love with him. I am sure everyone reading this book will be surprised at the way it ends.

Little Eagle, A.K.A. White Eagle, has been having a marvelous life and one that is full of friends and adventure. His companions are both human and animal. His closeness with nature and the spirits in thought and dreams have influenced his life and are always nearby to guide and assist him. At the time of this story he is still a teenager. He has been chosen and he is fulfilling his destiny which is as varied and versatile as that of anyone in history. He is called upon over and over to help someone, an animal or a feature of nature. He is able to draw upon resources that an average person could never do as he is endowed with special talents as well as a guiding spirit. His genetic link provides him with a lot of his power, but this modern day character possesses the enthusiasm to get it done.

.White Panther's Legacy A young Irish boy, Ailbhe MacGuinness, or Alvy as he was affectionately known, was destined to one day become a great spiritual leader and savior of the modern-day Wisnook tribe. His legacy, contained in this book, would continue on down the generations to our favorite heroes, Harry Raven and his son, Little Eagle. Alvy's adventures lead him from his birthplace in old Ireland to the New World in order to return an enslaved Indian man to the place of his birth and to reunite him with his tribe and family. Alvy does not know that he is special and has no idea that he has been chosen to become the most unusual leader the Wisnook Indians have ever had. His love of nature and dedication to outdoorsmanship helps him to become an outstanding and unusual archer. His power, position and importance grows as he is chosen to move the floundering Wisnook tribe across the vast lands of the New World, often facing extreme weather conditions, violent local Indian tribes and conniving and dangerous French trappers. He defeats some of his enemies, talks his way past some, and is assisted by nearly everyone who meets him. He begins to awe the tribe under his guidance, and his awesome reputation begins to swell and precede him on his journey across the continent. During this trip, legend of the White Panther is born when he saves and protects an albino mountain lion cub that will become synonymous with his own character. He will become White Panther to all future Indians of the Wisnook tribe as well as the guiding spirit of a few chosen leaders.

A schoolteacher by trade, Robert Justice just wanted to get away for the summer. His plan: to crank up his motorcycle and make his way across the Great American West. That all changes when threatening storm clouds over the mountains of Colorado lead to a chance encounter at a small-town restaurant in a place called Level Rock. There, Robert meets two young women and affects changes in both of their lives. The first, Becky, is the owner of the town's only restaurant whose business has dried up as the town's population has died away. The second, Mirakeem, is a lonely girl who has lost everything she knew and everyone she loved. Robert comes across a mysterious old map that seems to have connections to both young ladies, but just how and what the map really means he cannot be sure. While investigating Level Rock and the rundown mining site miles outside of town, Robert is aided by a mysterious young Indian boy, Little Eagle. Mysteries abound and Robert must use all his wits to uncover the answers. This is the first book in a second series titled The Little Eagle Series. The books in this series are: Indian Summer, Christmas With Little Eagle, Little Eagle Saves a Spy, The Golden Cross, White Panther's Legacy.

Robert's grandmother was a tyrant. She thought if she couldn't teach Robert to live a decent life, at least she could beat the devil out of him. She was strict, tough and demanding. The boy always knew that his grandmother loved him, but the way she went about showing her love just wasn't the way he wanted to see it. At age sixteen, Robert was given the responsibility of another sixteen year old. She was a beautiful Mexican girl that was entrusted to his care because her father was being pursued by the FBI as well as Rick Harrington, a contraband runner. Both of his adversaries are looking for a correct list of names associated with they young ladies father, Senior Menendez. Maria Menendez and Robert Copeland first run to a mountain castle in the western part of the United States. They don't actually find the castle. The amazing thing is when Robert's grandfather died many years ago, he left that property, where the castle is reported to be located, to Robert with an old Indian named Black Feather as trustee until Robert Turns eighteen. Not only does our hero outsmart the EBI and the illegal goods operator, but he frees Senior Menendez and his wife from FBI custody with an amazing and undetectable escape. Both Robert Copeland and Maria Menendez get authentic badges and papers when they are enrolled as FBI interns.

Life felt a little dull to Robert Justice as he returned to his teaching profession, especially after his experiences during the past summer. So when Little Eagle invites him and his friends Mirakeem and Becky to visit him in his hometown of Paradise, Robert Justice jumps at the opportunity. He knows that wherever Little Eagle is, adventure and excitement can't be far behind. The three friends discover that Little Eagle's family includes two separate tribes: the Wisnooks, a group of sheepherders; and a second lost tribe, who in times past found shelter in an extinct volcano and remain hidden there to this day. Robert, Mirakeem, and Becky are given the honor of joining the annual pilgrimage of the Wisnooks to Spirit Mountain. What begins as a relaxing vacation soon leads into the depths of Spirit Mountain, and to an unexpected discovery of a long-lost secret. The three friends must combine their wits with Little Eagle's talents to uncover the mystery of what lies beneath the mountain.

White Bird Returns White Bird was born under very strange circumstances. His mother Sweentouk had just given birth when a band of strange Indians passed nearby. One of the men began chasing her and she knew she couldn't outrun him and hid the baby in a hollow tree. He got his name from a Great Snowy Owl that lived in that tree. Later, White Bird would be an outcast from his own tribe and join with a band of French trapper. He would begin a journey of thousands of miles because of that association, but it would be the English that carried him back to the old world as a bonded slave. During this period he would be captured by the Iroquois Indians to be sold in slavery. He would escape and become a lifelong enemy to the Iroquois who he continually outfoxes throughout his association with them. He also meets his future wife during his first encounter with these slave trading Indians. Naragomset will be his lifelong partner and the mother of his children. His return and experiences is the story in this book. He faces many, many challenges and one great challenge is a more than twenty year separation from his wife and two sons. His destiny is to find an Irish lad who will accompany him back to the New World and become the most famous chief in all of Wisnook history. The Irish lad, Alvy will become the guiding spirit of the Wisnook tribe for a thousand years and is the spirit behind all of the books about the Wisnook Indians.

Throughout the ages, dogs have been part of human life, beginning so far back that there are no certain records. There have been many wonderful, special dogs and we do have records of some of these. This story is about one of those very special dogs that arrived mysteriously and left the same way. Propane appears in Haiti amid the aftermath of a devastating hurricane. This book reveals her adventures to the United States and across the continent. She gets involved with the lives of many people and in all cases those that she connects with are better off after knowing her.

We are placed on the merry-go-round as babies and most of us leave as old men and women, but the things we do while going from one place to the next has all to do with what and who we are more than anything else other than our genetics. You have heard that old saying, "What goes around, comes around." I really think that is one way to look at our situation and our relationship with others. This story is in that vein. Our spy, Robert Copeland will be called upon to save his friend Little Eagle who at one time stepped forward to save him in a previous book, Little Eagle Saves A Spy. My comments here are not intended to describe that book, but it is mentioned briefly in order to get the gist of the reason this book came about. This story is reversed in who saves whom, and the situation is reversed in an unsure way in order for the reader who has read the first book and knows there is a big difference in the strength and fortitude of Little Eagle and the seemingly lack of those characteristics in our main character Robert Copeland, but, having said that, Robert always somehow gets the job done and usually get rewarded for it.

Wisnook Treasure begins with a cross country hop in three different planes of the same kind. A flying club has arranged for our two main characters to fly from Texas to the East Coast of the United States undetected. The flight requires an excellent plane with short take off and landing capabilities along with safety and fuel economy. The Zenith STOL CH 750 Light Sport Utility proved to be the perfect choice for the task. The home of the manufacture of this company is in Mexico, Missouri. The author, Dr Robert E McGinnis is a pilot and he has long admired this great plane and the company that makes it. His choice for using this small, neat and proven aircraft was not difficult. Once the mystery begins, our two companions from the previous book, The Golden Cross get involved with government agents and unscrupulous treasure hunters as well. A chase begins in Texas and with help and good luck; our two companions make it across the continent and solve the riddle of the Wisnook Treasure.

The Golden Cross What is the Golden Cross? Robert Rios, a US citizen of Mexican and Indian heritage, stepped off the bus in Rosa Grande'. As he looked around the small bus stop in an impoverished adobe town, he wanted to find anyone or anything that looked familiar. Robert was using his summer vacation away from his teaching job to look for long-lost relatives in a very remote part of Mexico's mountainous region. Instead of finding something familiar, he found more than he could have ever bargained for: Little Eagle. Little Eagle, a young man from the Wisnook Indian tribe in America, sits alone in the bus station. He is waiting for something. The spirits that guide the tribe from the North have led him to this spot. They have led him to a particular person that will help him find what he seeks and to fulfill his mission. His mission: to deliver the Golden Cross. After a chance encounter between the two men, a third person clothed in the habit of a monastic order enters the bus stop. Tzchrina, a young woman from a remote mountainous tribe, shakes up the assumptions the two men had made. She too is looking for the answer to the riddle of the Golden Cross. What could a nun want with an item the spirit guides have sent Little Eagle to bring? As they face challenges with bandits, soldiers, and nature, the three strangers quickly learn to trust one another. They must rely on their combined skills discover the true nature of the Golden Cross and avoid those who seek this treasure for the wrong reasons. There is a very surprising ending which few would have guessed and I am not telling.

Robin Long Bird was born Robert Copeland, but extreme circumstances and devastating threats from several spy agencies throughout the world required a name change for his personal safety. Robert Copeland had been hired to take secret pictures for a cartel of international spy agencies linked by their need to share information without sharing their true identities. Robert Copeland failed to turn over this secret information to any of the agencies demanding it and not even to the covert American agency that authorized his service. He was treated badly by the agency that hired him, which also tried to prevent him from being paid for his summer of spy work. With the help of some special friends, he was able to get his payment and escape into an unknown and untraceable identity. His revenge for his poor treatment was in keeping the secret information. This story is about Robin's ability to hide from those who wanted the information that only he had access to. Robert Long Bird has one unique feature which is extremely rare and not known by many, and that is his ability to move between dimensions and to take objects and people with him. This may seem unlikely, but when the concept of dimensional travel is understood, the events in this book become a possibility.

There are five books in this Paradise Series and in this book our hero travels to Canada in a long and difficult search for his parents from whom he was separated at birth.

This book is the third of five in a series. These books offer many puzzling situations which become solved though both, natural intelligence and supernatural support. The reader gains greater insight into the characters of these books with each one that is read.

Dr. Robert E McGinnis has been writing books for over thirty years. All of his books are intended to offer motivation and entertainment to the reader. This latest group of books, called the Paradise Series are each totally fictional with a hint of reality. There are five books in this series and A Beckoning From Paradise is the first. Dr. McGinnis graduated from Southern Illinois University with a BS in education and his Doctorate from Nova Southern University. He spent almost thirty years teaching school and retired from that noble occupation to complete these books which were conceived years back. The books in this series are: 1. A Beckoning From Paradise 2. Secrets Of Paradise 3. Paradise Is Where you Find It 4. Paradise Grows 5. Raised In Paradise Other books include: In Search of Paradise 1999 In Search of Paradise 2000 revised In Search of Paradise 2007 expanded Sunday Letters 2007

Raised in Paradise is a story about a young Indian boy who is free to roam the mountains and ranchlands of the local Indians. He and his animal companions overcome great challenges. His first big challenge is being kidnapped along with his mountain lion friend. The pair are transported a long distance from home and after a dangerous escape, they encounter many different kinds of experiences that put them to the test. At all times, Little Eagle must protect his animal friends from detection on the long walk back home, but he still finds time to help out many of his newly found human friends as well. This is book five, and the last book, of the Paradise series.

A young man is called by his guiding spirit to return to the land of his parents to help his people with modernization and to establish order in the lives of several different groups living in a wide range of conditions. At first his past is unknown to him because he was deserted as a baby and raised by non-family members who were unaware of his origination. The main character, Harry Raven is guided by spiritual forces that are not always apparent, but seem to offer clues and help at the right time and place. Harry Raven leaves a wonderful job in a big city to become the leader of two different Indian tribes, one ancient and one modern. When his connection to the two tribes is revealed, he will bring the two together in a way that is beneficial to both.