Beyond St. Patrick’s Day – How the Irish Saved Civilization

How the Irish Saved Civilization:

The Untold Story of Ireland’s Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europ e- By Thomas Cahill, 1995

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Researcher Thomas Cahill uses his education and experiences in the Church and the Classics as he shows that the Irish were critical in preserving Western Civilization in the Classics at a time in which the Huns and Germanics – Visigoths, Franks, Angles, Saxons, Ostrogothsm, and others – wanted to destroy it.

Irish monks preserved of Roman and Greek texts during the fall of the Roman Empire. it was the Irish that carefully copied the texts by hand in illuminated manuscript, a lengthy and worthy process, and added annotations in the margins. Each monk added what he knew from his own education, whether it referenced languages, history, customs, traditions, or whatever else he could add for the edification of new readers. Read more about this and see some illustrations at the link above.

Freelance Writing, Authors, and Science in Life

First Person Experiences with Learning Disorders in the ADHD Spectrum: Part-Time Genius, Full-Time Job - This is a book detailing the daily lives of a boy and his mother, through family, divorce, a string of schools, dozens of therapists, and some techniques that actually worked. With an uplifting ending that shows progress is possible, this first-person account can help any parent that has just learned of an ADD or ADHD diagnosis in his or her child.   

Top 10 Jobs for Roslyn Estates, NY - Dedicated to Education and Sustainability. This community may hold pricey homes, but it’s wealth points to the 200,000+ jobs only half an hour away.  The highest demand jobs in the locale begin at $40,000 annually.

Make Money on HubPages via Affiliate Marketing and Other Income Streams  - Many of us make a living writing for HubPages. There’s no magic – just consistent input of well written content, participation in community projects, and some ongoing promotion. People are making a good income after only 1 year on the site. Why not try it while you look for work? 

TALK TO THE ANIMALS: African Grey Parrots – English Language and Interspecies Communications. Your bird pet may or may not be able to hold a conversation with you as do the birds in this long-term study; however, the material shows that being alone in a cage all day is not healthy.  There are things you can do – like have a small “entertainment center” for your parrot friend.

The Chicken Whisperer

Mr. Schneider is known as The Chicken Whisperer™ and produces a radio show, a blog, and an ongoing tour of the country in promotion of back yard chickens. I don’t have chickens, but I follow The Chicken Whisperer™ on Facebook. Interestingly, livestock scientist Dr. Temple Grandin feels that the domesticated chicken is the next animal the nation should highlight as one needing better and more human living conditions. Andy Schneider is the man to see about that. He is the spokesman for USDA – APHIS Bio-Security for Birds

The Chicken Whisperer Recommends Backyard Chicken Keeping.

Anthony Horowitz Writes Holmes

The estates of deceased authors sometimes grant permission to new authors to continue a series of novels. Agatha Christie forbade this to occur, permanently, so we will have no more of the entertaining Hercule Poirot.

Perry Mason mysteries continued for a time after the death of Erle Stanley Gardner and even Raymond Burr, with the permission of Gardner’s wife Jean. 

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate screens authors and ideas today and grants permission to the best to use the Sherlock Holmes series characters in pastiche, some of them very good.

However, YA (for young adults) author Anthony Horowitz received permission in January 2011 to write a new Holmes novel and seems to present his story ideas as a first in a series of a reboot rather than a simpler continuation in pastiche.

I can hardly wait! Meanwhile, four others have done an astounding job as well…

via Anthony Horowitz Reboots Sherlock Holmes.

SciFi Top 10 Books and Authors to Watch in 2011

SCIFI – FANTASY  TOP 10 + 2

SFBook (SciFi & Fantasy Books) held a Book of the Year reader vote for 2010 and the results publilshed at the website show the following top picks. Votes from #4 below decline to under 7% of total votes and fewer.

1. The Road to Bedlam by Mike Shevdon. 24.4% of the vote.
2. Pink Noise by Leonid Korogodsk. 21.8%
3. Amortals by Matt Forbeck 18.2% “Man wakes up in new clone body and must solve his own murder.” Set in the future in Washington DC.
4. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. 15.1%

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11. While the gods sleep by Johhny Fincham. — This writer says he was the oldest of 5 dyslexic, deranged, and dysfunctional siblings. He has studied English Literature and writes also about palmistry. Odd and interesting.

12. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan (1948 – 2007). Decorated Viet Nam Conflict veteran and writer.

Some of these authors are living and writing new hits for 2011, even contributing to charities for children. Others are classic novelists, long deceased.

Look at all 12 Top Picks for 2010 and read about the authors and where to find discounted books as well as retail and First Editions via “SciFi and Fantasy Books” Book of the Year 2010 – Top 10 and Authors to Watch in 2011.

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Tales from the White Hart by Arthur C. Clarke

Id been searching for this book across the world for a couple of years and finally found one on Amazon.com. I rceived it quickly and in Good shape for readability. Since then, I have enjoyed reading it more than once.  The book seems to be one of a few in a set of sci-fi classics by diffefrent authors of the Golden Age, all dealing with “space bars.” It’s fun and very entertaining.    

Takes From the White Hart has given me additional insight into the world of the the Star Trek novels’ The Captains Table series. Of the Trek series, my favorite is Fire Ship, set in the ST:Voyager time line, for its story, new universe, and characterizations. Clarke’s White Hart would be a good book to enjoy before reading the Trek Series.  

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CW Post – Alternatives to “Wellville” Addictions

Don’t fall for health fads when you make up your list of New Year’s Resolutions this coming year! Enemas and colonics may not help as much as you think and they definitely can harm you if used too often.

See the stories of enemas, Marilyn Monroe’s addiction, and the Kellogg Insitute at the link above.

Writing E-Books is Easy

 

Successful author and lady pastor, Bishop CD Holmes-Miller offers very effective advice for making a good income all year long - fast. E-books are easy to format and fun to put on the Internet yourself for Kindle, Nook, Koba, and other e-readers. Put your material on Amazon.com yourself. Find out how at this link and find her inexpensive advice.

  

 

How to Write Quality E-Books and make $$$$ by Being Yourself

DETROIT 187 Actor Writes Book

The creator of The Cries of Vampira is Sean H. Robertson of Detroit, Michigan, a city that has endured its share of torment and anguish since the decline of the auto industry.  Sean has appeared on Detroit 187 and several other series and has a heart for young people afflicted with thoughts of suicide. 

Such anguish is tangible in the characters of Vampira, as we all face them  in our daily lives:  hope, love, doubt, betrayal.. and loss.

The mood and emotions of this book apply to Vampires, to Detroit, to Teens and to all the individuals and families hit by the Recession fo 2008 – 2010. 

Middle school and high-school youth live n an impossible world today – filled with the tumultuous and sometimes unsafe world of adolescence. Sean H. Robertson helps them all with this story and its proceeds donations to the Suicide Hotline.

The Cries Of Vampira (The Horror Of Gaad Grey, The Evil Alpha Werewolf Volume #1)