Bøger af Mark Barry

Cult novel, Carla is an introspective, moody and chilling romance novel with its roots firmly grounded in the work of the great pulp writers of the fifties, particularly Jim Thompson, to whom the book is dedicated. It is a book for adults and for those who have lived through the occasionally bloody battlefields that are the relationships between men and women. The book may also interest those in mixed age relationships (in either role) or those who suffer (or is related to someone who suffers from) Borderline Personality Disorder. Paperback: The paperback in particular is striking looking and with Kindle Match, you can get a FREE e-copy so you never have to bend the cover. It is perfect for coffee tables and bookshelves, with a glorious looking spine. The typeface is an easy reading font and there is plenty of clear cream space. It's an easy, fast paced page turner which doesn't overstay its welcome and leaves, according to reviewers, a lasting imprint on the consciousness. So far, the book has gained 17 5* reviews and a cult following. Comments from people who have read the book appear all over the Net. EVERY single review of Carla, whether the reader likes the theme or not, has commented on the quality of the writing. This second edition has been even further improved by micro-editing and the book raises the Indie standard further. The Carla paperback is an ideal present. Small, compact and able to fit in a clasp bag, it is ideal for Secret Santa, beach holidays, air travel and christmas/birthday gifts. It is also cheap enough to buy as a spontaneous present for someone you like. (Or love). It is suitable for men and women who enjoy good writing and a book which involves the senses. Buy if you like: strong writing, emotion, psychology, pulp fiction with amoral, ambivalent characters; reality fiction; quirky, innovative books; sad romance; black humour and stories within stories. It is set in the beautiful middle English town of Southwell, UK, and interested readers can follow the trail of John and Carla to the footstep. Back matter: 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. The origins of Carla, complete with the original cover, may be found here: http: //greenwizardcarla.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/green-wizard-5-carla-reprise-i-wrote.html I hope you enjoy the book. Mark Barry

Buddy Chinn, a deadbeat Los Angelino living in the shadow of doomed Hollywood Park meets a bigtime book collector and gets a proposition. Find a unique and long-lost manuscript written by your deceased beat poet dad: Succeed and receive a hundred grand. Fail? It doesn't bear thinking about. Enlisting the help of an English comic dealer and poker player, the two men search the country and beyond, avoiding the attentions of hooligans, gangsters and a gorgeous gang boss with a thing for big guys. Like Buddy. Will they find the merchandise? Or will they end up underneath a flyover holding up the Interstate. Thriller. Chase book. Black Comedy. Philosophy. You read it. You call it.

My first book of 75-poems My Broken Heart - 75 Days In The NHS came out of pain - a quad bi-pass and hospitalisation that lasted from late November through to early February - topped up across the whole ordeal with more than a shot at redemption and a shit ton of grateful thanks. This second volume picks up from where that left off and contains 176 new pieces covering SIGNIFICANT OTHERS in my life - rhymes and free-forms that incorporate all sorts of outer/inner influences down through my considerable number of Irishman years. A wide-range of topics includes: Dublin, London, Margate - Suffragettes recuperating at Sissinghurst, Eddie Van Halen, Duncan Raban Interviewee Videos on YouTube, Love in the Ukraine War, Self-Help Methods of Recovery, Inc., the 60ts finale of The Prisoner, post Breast Cancer and Quad Bi-Pass survival, She who must be obeyed, an adult son with Autism and Parents approximating the same, Ireland's answer to Lauren Bacall, Reckless Records in Soho, PRIDE Marches in Margate, Aloysius Nosey Parker in Thunderbirds, Red Squirrels, Virgin VS 181 (Sex Pistols), Door Bolts on Nineteenth Century Homes, Tonka Toys, Vinyl and Musical Heroes, Frank Meadow Sutcliffe's old-world black and white photographs and phone slavery to the Infinite Scroll. Other themes include: Cancel Culture, Barbarella's Chew Toy, Jesus in the Spaghetti, Emily Blunt's Bath Water, Families in Ireland and England, decent neighbors with building skills, Spitfire engines, Friends and Lovers (past and present), Kids, loss of friends, family and influences, talk of Caractacus Potts, Bob Hope, The Shawshank Redemption, David Cassidy, The Last Bun Special, Re-opening Purgatory, Bicycle Clips, Cloakrooms in the V&A, Emperor Palpatine's Skin Moisturizing Techniques, Dropsy and Ten-Bob Notes, a pyromaniac who curses ants - and so on. Enjoy the Reads...Mark

Do you feel like you spend your entire life as a slave to your diet? Are you able to get results but struggle to maintain them? Have you been slowly gaining weight as you get older that you are unable to lose? You're not alone. Despite the hundreds of diet books published every year, over half of America remains overweight, and global obesity rates are on the rise. Even many people who are a healthy weight follow overly complicated, miserable diets. Most people focus on the wrong things and work harder than they need to in pursuit of fitness. It doesn't have to be that way. Dieting for Decades shares the lessons learned on the fitness journeys of a father and son in very different life stages: Henry, in his 20s, and Mark, in his 50s, and how they found ways to build simple, effective dieting systems that let them spend more time living and less time stressing about dieting. In this book, you'll learn: -Why most people's approach to dieting is harder than it needs to be-How to create and maintain long-term weight loss momentum-Why dieting is incredibly unfair and what to do about it-How walking can actually be a better form of exercise than running-A repeatable way to trick your body into eating less unhealthy things-Why sleep matters more than you think, and how to improve it-How to use hunger to your advantage-The truth about what foods matter and what foods don't-How to reduce damage done by buffets and holidays-Ways to adapt your diet around unexpected cheat meals-Easy rules to master grocery stores and cooking-How to set up a system to repeat your success over and over again Dieting for Decades is a book for people who hate diet books that combines behavioral psychology with a practical business mindset to help you build a "set it and forget it" diet solution made for the real world and all its temptations. This will help you build a system flexible enough to handle anything life throws at you.

THE STORY The Night Porter is set in a hotel, in November, in the fictional town of Wheatley Fields, (based on Southwell, near Nottinghamshire, deep in Sherwood Forest). It takes place over two weeks, underneath steel grey clouds and icy rain. Four writers, all nominated for an upcoming awards ceremony, come to stay. One mega successful romance author, a top US thriller writer who sells in seven figures, a beautiful young YA tyro on the brink of world wide stardom... ...and a degenerate, nasty, bitter, jealous, trollish, drunken (but brilliant), self-published contemporary fiction author. The eponymous, pseudonymous and anonymous Night Porter is instructed by a secretive and powerful awards committee to look after their EVERY need, to ensure they make it through the two weeks to attend the ceremony. At the same time as keeping an eye on their wishes, antics, fights, relationships and never-ending ego explosions. And trying desperately to avoid getting involved himself. It's a comedy drama about writers (and Night Porters!) with twists and turns, nooks and crannies, shadows and mirrors, alongside some of my bizarre preoccupations and obsessions. It casts a sometimes shadowy light on modern publishing, the writing business - and the people in it. Writers who like to read about writers and writing will enjoy the book.

This is the second edition of Ultra Violence: Re-released to coincide with the release of the sequel, Violent Disorder. It is new and improved. Minor re-editing has taken place, as well as a new cover (in symmetry with the sequel, featuring some of the characters featured in both books). Otherwise it is the same book. Keep the original in good nick - it might already be a collector's item! ****Forty. Receding pate. Dental problems. Failing marriage. Delinquent son. Psycho boss parachuted in to cut the big earners. A few lost marbles.It hadn't always been like this. He used to be a Face. A Player. A Terrace Celebrity. Now he's just another faceless nobody on the brink of despair in a world he no longer recognises. Yet, one freezing winter's day, a chance meeting with a face from the old days at Notts County changes everything. Especially when there's an intriguing proposition on the table. One he may find difficult to refuse.****Ultra Violence is the thrilling, humourous, nihilistic and sometimes moving story, told partially in flashback, of one man's journey from idealistic young fan to major football hooligan set against the shadow of a grim and soulless middle age in the bustling English city of Nottingham.Read more, including sample chapters and cover aetiology throughout: http: //greenwizardcarla.blogspot.co.uk

Bear learns to read from a book he finds in the woods, so, hoping for more, he sets out for the city, but people tell him that books are not for bears and chase him away--except for the librarian, who understands.