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A. Keith Barton
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Buy your personally signed copy today.
The Reunion $14.95,
Night Moves $15.95,
Low Country $15.95,
The Protocol $15.95,
Symbiosis $14.95,
High Rise $14.95,
Camouflage $15.95,
Silly Little Love Poems $18.95,
Reflections From A Psychologist: An Autobiography $22.95,
The Kauai Connection $16.95,
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Full-time clinical psychologist, writing coach, and part-time author of action thrillers and poetry. Current project is a compilation of newsletters for writers including book reviews.
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Keith Barton grew up on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on Chincoteague Island where the ponies roam and swim from Assateague island to his birthplace each year. The son of a naval officer, he moved every three years until his teens and enjoyed the waters on the East and Gulf Coasts including: New Orleans, Saint Simons Island, Virginia Beach, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda. When Keith is not writing, he pursues his clinical psychology practice in Houston, Texas. He is married and has two children, Greg and Kim: Greg is an environmental engineer in San Ramon, California, and Kim is an independent screenwriter and producer in West Hollywood. Barton prefers suspense thrillers, and is certified to coach writers. Keith has just published a collection of love poems that speak to love that is a part of every song and life. His latest book, "Retirement is for Sissies" was published in 2007.
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Birth Place: Nassawadox, VA USA
Accomplishments: Eleven published books; twelve research articles, two book chapters in community mental health; Ph.D. from University of Texas at Austin (1972), MPH from UNC-Chapel Hill. Certified coach for small business and writers. Member International Coach Federation.
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Books
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 | Silly Little Love Poems by A. Keith Barton
If you have been blessed or hurt in love, this book is for you. The author offers hope in broken relationships and words to heal the soul that transcends all human love.
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 | Symbiosis by A. Keith Barton
Detective Mike Calvert returns to the Austin Police Department from his retirement two years ago to help his former partner, Frank Murphy, solve the case of a serial killer who has killed in three states. The psychotic murderer is a twin who harbors resentment towards his birth parents and proceeds to go on a killing spree that leaves four sets of twins dead. Other university students are terroriz...
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 | The Protocol by A. Keith Barton
Doctor Robert Appleton is a promising young research psychiatrist who has patented a new drug to curb violence in humans. He recruits young women to consent to his sordid research design by injecting them with a street-drug “cocktail” of PCP, Ritalin, and cocaine. The U.S. Government is interested in Appleton’s work to quell a Muslim uprising in Indonesia in retaliation for the U.S. victory in the...
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 | Night Moves by A. Keith Barton
Dr. Brandon Cowley finds himself immersed in a conspiracy to defraud the federal government billions of dollars in a research protocol designed to put the majority of vascular surgeons out of business. The Heart Assisted Device (HAD) is designed to obviate the need for more expensive and traditional cardiac bypass surgery, but positive research results must support the government’s claim that the ...
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 | The Reunion by A. Keith Barton
Texas football, Vietnam, and mega mergers serve as a backdrop for this coming of age story of Jack Conners who becomes disillusioned with football and is instantly immersed in the atrocities and loneliness of war. The historical fictional piece takes place circa 1963-1990 and follows Jack's career from college to a horrific tour in Vietnam, law school, corporate law, and finally returning to his r...
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 | Low Country by A. Keith Barton
Stan Davidson, restaurateur, teams up with his old army buddy who heads up FBI¡¯s Atlanta office to solve the murders of three federal prison wardens. Two parallel plots involve drug money and land schemes extorting the mayor of Savannah.
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) serves as the backdrop for this mystery thriller as Thomas Pierson is on the take for placing crooke...
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 | High Rise by A. Keith Barton
Mike Calvert is an aging cop whose career was going nowhere until the day Charlotte Johnson was murdered. The likely suspect is Charlotte’s husband, a car dealer in Austin, Texas, who is losing money with the electronic transfer of funds into an undisclosed offshore account by a nineteen-year old computer hacker. The husband moves from suspect to corpse in a scheme that involves greed and corrupti...
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 | Camouflage by A. Keith Barton
Governor Richard Smithers and Warden John McMurray conspire to move prisoners from Lodge Point Prison to Daniel’s Island to develop a casino enterprise in Bermuda with the help of a New York crime boss. Steve Kerns is a DEA agent assigned to the Witness Protection Program in Bermuda after his successful breakup of a drug operation in Central America. Kerns uncovers the Smither’s scheme to defraud ...
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Poetry
Ike by A. Keith Barton
Hurricanes and Generals...
An Open Table by A. Keith Barton
Steeples and tables sometimes overshadow the true meaning of fellowship with a common God....
Memorial Day by A. Keith Barton
A tribute to soldiers all....
Praise to Writers by A. Keith Barton
The Johnnie Mercer house in Savannah which served as the backdrop for Midnight at The Garden of Good and Evil, starring Kevin Spacey and John Cusak....
Isn't It? by A. Keith Barton
A note about our self importance and mortality....
Mothers Everywhere by A. Keith Barton
Mothers are always in our hearts....
Life Lessons by A. Keith Barton
Life comes full circle....
Images by A. Keith Barton
Images and memories hold time still...
Bermuda Revisited by A. Keith Barton
Another tribute to my island of youth....
Dawn by A. Keith Barton
Hope reigns eternal....
The Orator by A. Keith Barton
Beware of false prophets!...
Temporal World by A. Keith Barton
Do not store your treasures on earth....
Gentle Breeze by A. Keith Barton
Pay attention to gentle breezes....
Forgiveness by A. Keith Barton
Forgiveness the noun prevents us from taking action to free our spirit....
Rita by A. Keith Barton
This is the first of a three-part series on Hurricane Rita as it approaches the author''s hometown of Houston. Part II will describe the storm''s fury when it pounds the city for twelve hours and then...
Strong Women by A. Keith Barton
I Understand by A. Keith Barton
I Understand
To be free of relationships
that manipulate people
To be anxious about the future
and one's self-importance
To trust openly
without pencil and pen
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Come Away With Me by A. Keith Barton
Love poem...
Missing You by A. Keith Barton
Love Poem...
Stay With Me by A. Keith Barton
Twilight by A. Keith Barton
Losing You by A. Keith Barton
It's About You by A. Keith Barton
Time Stands Still by A. Keith Barton
Touching You by A. Keith Barton
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Articles
Webpage interview with Keith Barton by A. Keith Barton
Barton discusses how he gets his ideas for his books....
IUniverse talks with A. Keith Barton by A. Keith Barton
Barton answers questions about his style of writing and where he gets his ideas for his novels....
Barton Adds Coaching Practice by A. Keith Barton
Keith Barton adds virtual coaching for individual and groups who want to complete their first manuscript, dust off, or polish an existing novel....
Get To Know the Author by A. Keith Barton
An account of the auhor's major influences on his writing career and his desire to create action adventure stories for his readers....
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News
New Book Site Updated by A. Keith Barton
Barton updates his book site at:
www.akeithbarton.com ...
Barton joins local Chamber of Commerce by A. Keith Barton
Barton joined his local Northwest Houston Chamber of Commerce on 6/22/04 to begin networking his coaching practice for writers and busy executives....
New Webpage for Keith Barton by A. Keith Barton
Keith Barton is now the "The Virtual Writing Coach." Please go to his new website, "virtualwritingcoach.com" for a review of his coaching practice and offerings to onew writers....
Low Country Book Signing by A. Keith Barton
Sat. May 25th from 6-8 pm at The Bookmark on St. Simons Island and Saturday, June 1, 2002, from 6-8 pm at the "Rah Bar" on the wharf at Latitude 31 on Jekyll Island....
June 27, 2002, Attn: Editors, New Manuscript Completed by A. Keith Barton
Barton announces the completion of his latest thriller, The Kauai Connection, about a family secret concerning the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor....
Barton goes with iuniverse.com for latest thriller by A. Keith Barton
The Kauai Connection should be available from iuniverse.com webpage in four weeks and amazon.com and bn.com in six weeks....
Autobiography Completed by A. Keith Barton
Barton's autobiography now available for sale....
New Book Published by A. Keith Barton
Silly Little Love Poems is a compilation of poems describing love as not a beginning or ending, but a process that transforms the human heart to people, places, and moods unknown or unimagined. In pre...
Author's Website Updated by A. Keith Barton
Complete update of author's website for coaching and news on his books....
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Links
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| Barton's home page
Summary of books, bio, writer events, and links to popular booksellers.
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Yahoo discussion board
Author's discussion group for new writers who want to learn more about writing mystery and suspense thrillers.
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author's executive coaching website
Executive coaching for Fortune 500 and small business owners.
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Barton's writing coaching website
Describes Barton's coaching practice for writers.
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Additional information
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| Just published,Retirement is for Sissies, Silly Little Love Poems, a collection of poems that speak to love gained and lost. Also, Barton's autobiography, Reflections from a Psychologist. |
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Contact
Information
The Writer's Connection
18311 Washington Park Ct.
Spring
TX
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Work phone: 281-583-5005
Fax: 281-583-5008
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