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Barry Finlay

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In 2009, Barry Finlay went up a mountain as an accountant and came down as a philanthropist. After over thirty years in various financial roles with the Canadian federal government, he took his life in a different direction and climbed Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro at age sixty with his son Chris. The climb and their fundraising efforts to help kids in Tanzania changed his life in a number of ways, including the start of his writing journey. He wrote his first book, the popular Kilimanjaro and Beyond: A Life-Changing Journey with his son in 2014.

He followed that up with the hilarious travel memoir, I Guess We Missed The Boat, and then The Marcie Kane Thriller Collection was born. Barry completed his debut fiction book, and the first in the se ...more

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	The Vanishing Wife 4.07 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remote Access (Marcie Kane, #3) 4.43 avg rating — 94 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kilimanjaro and Beyond: A Life-Changing Journey by Barry Finlay (Goodreads Author), Chris Finlay really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Perilous Question: An International Thriller & Crime Novel (Marcie Kane Book 2) 4.22 avg rating — 81 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Guess We Missed The Boat 4.19 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Burden of Darkness (The Marcie Kane Thriller Collection, #5) 4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marcie Kane Thriller Collection (Books 1-3) 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Never So Alone: A Marcie Kane Thriller Collection Prequel 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Happy Tuesday morning! It’s time for an update and I have some great news and some so-so news. First, the great news. I’m delighted to announce that starting today and running until February 21, The Vanishing Wife audiobook will be 25% off on Itunes. That means anyone with any kind of Apple device, whether it is an Ipad, Iphone, Ipod, even a watch, can listen to the book at a reduced price. Click

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The Hades Factor (Covert-One, #1)

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I enjoyed this first book in the DI Shona McKenzie series. Set in Dundee, Scotland, it's an education about a new area for me. The points of view of the inspector as well as the perpetrator helps the reader understand the protagonist as well as the a ...more
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“Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.”
― Barry Finlay, Kilimanjaro and Beyond

tags: adventure, africa, clean-water, climbing, education, inspirational, kilimanjaro, mountains

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