First Friday Author Round Up: Diane Martin & Linda Thomas, Margaret & Katherine King, Ohm Law, Kathleen Deal, Carolyn Carter, Lance Moore, Carol Nunnelley & Janie Shores

Start: May 4 2012 6:00 pm

End: May 4 2012 8:00 pm

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If light-hearted, humorous school memories put a smile on your face, you will laugh out loud at the anecdotes collected by two inveterate local teachers Diane T. Martin and Linda V. Thomas. Few are more qualified to guide you on a gleeful jaunt into yesteryear. Whether you are a teacher, student, or parent, Martin and Thomas can conjure up not only the funny tales we all seem to remember but also the hidden facets from behind the door of the storied Teachers' Workroom with their first book—Education: Roast & Toast.
Teachers, by virtue of position, are privy to all sides of the education process, witnessing the gaffes and tribulations equally of students, parents, and administrators. Experience and quick-witted humor make Martin and Thomas’s offering unique and entertaining. With sassy tales of the hilarity and calamity of the classroom setting, their point of view is expertly showcased in this, their first collaboration.

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In 1950’s Oxford, Mississippi, identical twin sisters Katherine and Margaret King got away with everything. Why? Because they could. Their stories begin at age six when they hopped a ride on the back of a wagon driven by, unbeknownst to them, a famous member of the community, William Faulkner.

Follow the King twins from first grade to sixth grade and experience the kind of antics that only twins can share. These unique stories will have you laughing with them and at them as they take advantage of looking exactly alike. From the first time that they swapped classes, they never looked back. Join Katherine (the mastermind) and Margaret (the co-conspirator) for a nostalgic trip down memory lane!

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In The Messenger, K. M. Deal creates a riveting thriller that follows a nightmare scenario for an Arab American neurologist approached by terrorists. Mirroring the conflicts erupting across the Middle East today, the story depicts the struggle of a man who is loyal to his country but values his heritage. When everything Dr. Sami Nasser loves is threatened, he must find a way to triumph over the evil that suddenly lies coiled on his doorstep.

About the Author

A graduate of Oglethorpe University, Kathleen spent thirty years in the corporate world as a business analyst. Writing fiction on the side was a hobby with the dream of eventually completing a novel. She has been published in literary journals, local newspapers, and Southern Living Magazine.

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Come join Tate in his heroic tale from the tragedy of the losing of his family to the beauty he finds in starting his own. See how his faith and courage makes himn a hero to all the animals of the deep forest. find out how he rids them of Brawney the grizzly baer, king of the field. Tate the mouse proves someone small can do great things. So can you, if you just believe!

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God’s support and assistance in all situations makes life easier to handle. After miraculously surviving a near-death experience, Carolyn Carter’s memoir, One More Heartbeat, helps readers
understand that brighter days are ahead once God is in control, and shows how important it is to not only embrace the Lord in times of trouble, but on a daily basis. One More Heartbeat is a compilation of Carter’s life stories that show God answers prayers in miraculous ways.

About the Author

Carolyn Carter discovered the glory of the Lord while suffering the challenges of life as a wife . . . a mother . . . and the victim of an accident that brought her life to a heart-stopping standstill for 20 minutes. She and her family live a blessed life today in Oxford, Mississippi.

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Janie Shores rose from Butler County farm girl to become the first woman ever elected to the Alabama Supreme Court, the highest court in Alabama. It was a long and difficult journey, filled with discrimination because she was a woman in what was then a man's world. However, she was not a woman easily deterred. She fought through prejudice, mean political tricks and tough elections to win her spot in history.

About the Author

Carol Nunnelley is an Alabama journalist who worked for newspapers in Montgomery, Mobile and Birmingham from the 1960s through 2000. She was managing editor of The Birmingham News. During the past decade, she was projects director for Associated Press Managing Editors Association and created training programs for writers and editors across the nation. She is the author of Building Trust in the News, a guidebook that grew out of conversations between journalists and readers around the country. Nunnelley is a graduate of Samford University. She is married to Bill Nunnelley, who edits the university magazine at Samford and wrote Fred Shuttlesworth: Civil Rights Actionist for the Alabama Roots series. Her daughter, Margaret Nell Nunnelley Olsen, is a historian who specializes in Southern women’s history.

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Drawing upon history, economics, religion, and compelling logic, Dr. Moore exposes the faulty ethics and greed behind mythical “free markets.” And he makes the myth-busting an entertaining read, including the true story of a chimp who consistently picked stocks better than the high-paid “Masters of the Universe” on Wall Street.

About the Author

The Reverend Doctor Lance W. Moore is author of four nationally-published books; six time contributor to Abingdon Preaching Annual; repeat panelist on "Naomi's New Morning" (Naomi Judd's television talkshow); contributor to various magazines/journals.Dr. Moore has been both a pastor and a professional rock guitarist--an interesting paradox. He holds degrees in English and Theology from Auburn University and Emory University.