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Independent Author Index Book Bio spotlights Carla by Mark Barry

                    
  Book Bio: Carla by Mark Barry Author: Mark Barry
Book title: Carla
Book rating: PG-13 (questionable content for children under 13)
Publisher: Green Wizard Publishing

Independent Author Index (IAI): What is your book about?
Mark Barry (MB): Borderline Personality Disorder sufferer and released mental patient, John Dexter, falls in love with Carla, a fresh- faced environmental student and part-time barmaid, the first time he sees her. He should walk away, he knows he should, but he doesn’t. He can’t.
And by falling in love, he sets off a chain of events, which are at first, heart-warming and inspirational, and then bleak and horrifying.
IAI: How did you pick the topic for Carla?
MB: Sitting in the pub watching an older man talking to an extremely beautiful younger barperson.
IAI: How is Carla different from other books that cover the same or similar information?
MB: To my knowledge, there are very few books of this nature.
IAI: What do you like most about writing this book?
MB: It was extremely difficult to write and I was glad when it was over.

Click on the link to read an excerpt:

http://indaindex.com/book-bio-carla-by-mark-barry/ 

In the Midst: A Fair Wind Ever and Always

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In the Midst: Gab Time - October 2013

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History Trivia - Henry VIII becomes head of the Church of England

November 3

 1394 Jews were expelled from France by Charles VI.

1468 Liège was sacked by Charles I of Burgundy's troops.

1470 Edward V, King of England was born.

1507 Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned to paint the Mona Lisa.

1529 London - first sitting of the Reformation Parliament.

1534 English Parliament accepts the Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII is head of the Church of England.

History Trivia - Thomas Becket flees England after quarreling with King Henry II

November 2

 All Souls’ Day.  


1164 Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, left Britain because of a quarrel with King Henry II.  He fled to Flanders and stayed away from England for 6 years.

1093 Malcolm III MacDuncan, King of Scots, was killed while laying siege to Alnwick in an invasion of England.  He was succeeded by his brother Donald Bane.

1355 English invasion army under King Edward landed at Calais.

1541 Henry VIII was informed that Katherine Howard was involved in two affairs before their marriage.

1570 A tidal wave in the North Sea destroyed the sea walls from Holland to Jutland. More than 1,000 people were killed.

The Briton and the Dane: Timeline trailer

Dr. Gwyneth Franger is a renowned expert in early medieval England who is set upon learning the truth about the death of Lord Erik, the last descendant of the powerful House of Wareham.
Her quest becomes an obsession, a condition which began with the discovery of a portrait of the tall and valiant warrior with which she forms an extraordinary and inexplicable bond.
Digesting troves of mildewed scrolls and source documentation only enhances her belief that Erik was brutally assassinated by a cabal of traitors in the pay of William the Bastard shortly before the onslaught of the Norman Invasion. 
On an archaeological dig in Southern England, her team unearths an Anglo-Saxon fortress, a vast citadel built during the reign of Alfred the Great, which she believes was Lord Erik’s stronghold.
In the midst of her excitement, she is awakened one night from her slumbers by a disconcerting anomaly emerging from the site.  
Dr. Franger finds herself transported back to the Dark Ages and at the side of the noble Lord Erik who commands an army of elite Saxon warriors, a swift and mobile force able to deploy quickly throughout the kingdom to ward off invaders.  
Witnessing the unrest firsthand, Gwyneth senses that her instincts had been right all along, and she is determined to learn the identities of the treacherous blackguards hiding in the shadows, villains who may well be posing as Erik’s friends and counselors.  
Will Gwyneth stop the assassins? Is she strong enough to walk away and watch her beloved Erik die? Or will she intervene, change the course of history and wipe out an entire timeline to save the man she loves with all her heart?
 
 

Star Wars Imperial Forces Invade Thomas Kinkade Paintings Quaint cottage? It's a trap! By David Griner

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/star-wars-imperial-forces-invade-thomas-kinkade-paintings-153522

Star Wars Imperial Forces Invade Thomas Kinkade Paintings Quaint cottage? It's a trap! By David Griner
October 31, 2013, 12:19 PM EDT
This is one of the better creative mashups we've seen in a while. Artist Jeff Bennett has invaded the cloying world of Thomas Kinkade with the full might of the Galactic Empire. In a series Bennett is calling Wars on Kinkade, the Painter of Light's ethereally bland landscapes come under the iron fist of Star Wars storm troopers, Imperial Star Destroyers and Hoth-crushing AT-ATs. For more like this, check out the gallery of Star Wars characters blended with fine art from earlier this month. Via Tiefighters.com.             

The Phil Naessens Show 11-1-2013 Kevin Durant "Too Obsessive About Winning"?

http://www.philnaessens.com/todays-phil-naessens-show

  Segment 1: Pounding the Rock Managing Editor J.R. Wilco joins Phil to discuss the San Antonio Spurs opening night victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, Tim Duncan’s injury and a look at Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers and much more.


Segment 2: Welcome to Loud City Managing Editor J.A. Sherman joins Phil to discuss Kevin Durant’s recent statements that he was “too obsessed with winning” last season, the season opening win over the Utah Jazz and much more


Segment 3: Memphis Flyer reporter Kevin Lipe joins Phil to discuss the Memphis Grizzlies opening night loss to the San Antonio Spurs and takes a look at Fridays game against the Detroit Pistons plus much more.

History Trivia - All Saints Day

November 1

All Saints' Day

The origins of the holiday commemorating all the saints of the church are obscure, but by the mid-eight century, November 1st was the day to honor all known and unknown saints in the Catholic Church.  In 837, its general observance was ordered by Pope Gregory IV.  The date may have been selected for its coincidence with pagan observations of the harvest, including the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain and the ancient Finnish celebration of Ke



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Festival of Juno occurred on this day.



193 Pertinax became emperor of Rome whose reign lasted three months.  He was known as the first emperor of the tumultuous Year of the Five Emperors.  He tried to restore discipline in the Praetorian Guards who rebelled and killed him.  

866 the Vikings seized control of Eboracum (York), the first major city to fall in their conquest of England.

1512  Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of Sistine Chapel was first exhibited.

 1570  Netherlands was hit by a flood disaster and thousands were killed.

1604 William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello" was first presented.

1611 Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Tempest" was first presented.

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