16 July 2024 - 'TEAM SKIPPY' - NEW BOOK RELEASE by CLANCY TUCKER

 

'TEAM SKIPPY'

NEW BOOK RELEASE

CLANCY TUCKER

 

G'day folks,

 Well, book five in the 'Kick-Ass' series is ready to hit the bookstores. It's title is TEAM SKIPPY,  and book six is almost ready to go. Having said that, I seriously suggest you read the four previous novels before you read this book: 'KICK-ASS' TYLER' , 'BETTER THAN SLICED BREAD', 'LIFE SUCKS!', and GOTCHA!'. That way, you will follow Sam Tyler as she encounters life, and a heap of experiences along the way.

 

DEDICATION: 

 This book is dedicated to those 

who have done wonderful things

 to change the lives of homeless kids.

 

 

COVER:

 

BACK COVER:

BLURB:

TEAM SKIPPY

Clancy Tucker – winner of three awards in the Australian National Literary Awards: 2006, 2007 and 2011

Sam Tyler wins her first case as a criminal barrister and a Thai lawyer, Dao, invites her to be a guest speaker in Bangkok. Returning home, Sam learns that a colleague, Lindy, is sacked for being a lesbian. Sam and barrister, Dan Valenti, resign in disgust, Sam establishes her own law firm and asks Dan and Lindy to join her.

Sam and Mick get engaged and Mick’s a hero for rescuing a family from a bushfire, but a sudden death sends Sam into meltdown. Invited to Thailand to heal, Sam bonds with eight Thai kids she calls ‘Team Skippy’, teaches them to swim, and saves eight-year-old Ploy from drowning. Although non-verbal, Ploy is a brilliant artist and highly intelligent. Sam is captivated by her and Ploy finds her voice after Sam saves her from a fire.

Arresting a man for abducting a homeless girl, Sam exposes a global paedophile and child-trafficking ring and she’s offered a reward, but Sam wants the money spent on a safe house for homeless kids.

A wealthy Thai woman, Kitty, donates a home to Sam’s cause for homeless kids and Sam learns that her late father lent Kitty money whilst on R&R in the 1970’s. After helping Dao in a Thai court, Sam heads home, but receives stunning news about Kitty as she boards her flight.

    What is Kitty’s stunning news? What was the connection between Sam’s father and Kitty? Why does Ploy captivate Sam?

 

 

‘There are moments in life, when you miss

someone so much, you just want to pick them from

your dreams and hug them for real.’

 

 

 

ISSUES RAISED IN THIS NOVEL:

 

LAW, COURTS, HOMELESS KIDS, DEATH,

 GRIEVING,  FUNERALS, 

THAILAND, BUDDHISM, KIDS, 

SWIMMING, AUTISM, LOYALTY, MARTIAL 

ARTS, FITNESS, PAEDOPHILES AND CHILD 

TRAFFICKING, FIREFIGHTERS, BRAVERY, 

ETHICS, INTEGRITY AND PRINCIPLES.

 

CLANCY'S COMMENT:

 

 Now, don't be shy. Grab a copy for yourself, your daughter or granddaughter. Oh, this book is not just for females. Young men will find some serious reminders in this book. Trust me, this book will command your attention. You can purchase a copy via Amazon, and E-books are also available or ... 

 

Email me for a signed copy:

clancy_tucker@hotmail.com

 

 

Love ya work, Sam!

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28 February 2022 - THE SPANISH FLU

 

THE SPANISH FLU

G'day folks,

This will sound familiar. 

In 1918, the world was ravaged by twin catastrophes. World War I was entering its climactic phase, after four years of calamity, as Allied armies advanced across Europe to fight the Central Powers. At the same time, a much smaller enemy was beginning to ravage cities and towns across the globe.

Nobody is quite sure where the deadly strain of influenza virus that spread like wildfire in 1918 came from. What is known is that the pandemic killed between 17 and 50 million people, and possibly as many as 100 million, making it one of the worst catastrophes in human history.

There were two main waves of the pandemic. The one in early 1918 was similar to seasonal influenza, in that the elderly and those with underlying health conditions were most at risk. But by August, the H1N1 virus had mutated to a far deadlier form.

There are competing theories as to why the second wave of the disease was so deadly for young people. One explanation is that it caused what is known as a 'cytokine storm', where the immune system goes into overdrive to fight the virus and ends up causing pneumonia and raising the risk of mortality. In this case, a stronger immune system would have been a liability.

The other theory is that poor hygiene standards in 1918, the lack of a vaccine and many people across the world being malnourished due to the effects of war, plus rapid spread facilitated by the movement of vast numbers of troops during World War I's closing stages were primarily to blame for the enormous death numbers.

The 'Spanish flu' was named such not because it originated in Spain, but because of wartime censorship. Newspapers were not allowed to report extensively on mortality in Allied countries, but Spain was neutral, so they could report on the effects there, thus giving the impression that Spain was particularly badly hit by the flu.

Clancy's comment: Mio dio!

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