Florey's Books invites you to the first of two book events scheduled for November. Read the full entry for information on both events. Be sure to look for articles about the authors in the Pacifica Tribune.
First, meet local author Grace Baumgarten as she discusses her experiences detailed in her new book: "The Victory Within".
***Saturday, November 6th, 2-4pm***
About the book:
One day, I entered my name in the Google search box, and I found all the court documents about the case that I had filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964 against the Board of Equalization and the labor union SEIU. Because I wanted to be remembered in this world and in this life as a tenacious fighter rather than a defeated complainer, even if I did it apprehensively, I became a pro se vs. the CA Attorney General and four of his deputies at the court hearings and trials that went all the way up to the US Supreme Court.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men and women do nothing," so a wise person once said. I acted and did my moral duty and obligation to protect and defend the State and US Constitution, even though at times my will, intellect, and emotions would not let me do it. I had to try—even if I had to die trying—than not try at all.
I had to fight for my rights and the rights of others, protect those who could not protect themselves, and defend those who are weaker than me. I would rather be hated or loved than to be forgotten by those people who I fought for with everything I had. I wrote this book about my life, so you will know that there is no victory without a fight, and there is not a crown without a cross.
About the author:
Grace Baumgarten is a Filipina who came to America to persue her dreams. She worked for the Board of Equalization and was a member of the SEIU for 17 years until she was terminated. Against all odds, she fought against them as a pro-se litigant in the federal courts.
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For more information, visit her Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Victory-Within/117230771662268
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Come join us!
***Saturday, November 6th, 2-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
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For the second book event in November, we welcome author Claudia Hoag McGarry as she discusses her new novel: "My Scorpio Soul".
***SUNDAY, November 14th, 2-4pm***
About the book:
Stalker (n) Someone who keeps following or contacting someone else... in an annoying or frightening way; someone who prowls or sneaks about, usually with unlawful intentions.
(Collins Dictionary)
Meet Tempest McTierney, devoted wife, teacher, and mother who is living her idyllic life by the coast of the Mexican Gulf. That is, until things begin to happen that lead to her idyll being swept away. When her husband, a doctor, is framed for a patient's death at a Galveston hospital, someone begins to take an inordinate interest in the family.
As Tempest tries to cope with the daily torment this obsessed perpetrator inflicts, little by little, her thoughts turn to revenge and her life spirals out of control. Told in a journalistic fashion with personal memories woven into the daily dread she awakes to. Slowly, we reach the inevitable climax, and we, like Tempest, realize there is
only one way out…
About the author:
Claudia Hoag McGarry is a New Orleans native but presently lives in California and teaches writing. She has three adult children. Her husband is a musician and college professor. She has written ten feature length screenplays, three of which are “biopic.”
My Scorpio Soul is her first novel.
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For more information, visit her site:
http://www.claudiahoagmcgarry.com/
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Come join us!
*** SUNDAY, November 14th, 2-4 pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
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