[AccessD] Friday easy reading

[Gustav Brock]

Hi Jim

Yes, that's the common assumption about the Brock family, but according to the sources I can find, there's no evidence.
Also, the tree is broken, though I at least have a direct line back to one of the three founders of the Tuborg Breweries - he was also named Gustav - back in 1873. It gives me a natural preference, though Tuborg in 1970 was bought by Carlsberg, and now is only a brand name.

As for publishing books at Amazon or elsewhere, I have no idea. That is really one of my non-competencies.
Susan may have some tips.

/gustav
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Fra: AccessD <accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> på vegne af Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca>
Sendt: 2. september 2017 21:25:46
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Emne: Re: [AccessD] Friday easy reading

Gustav:

Brock is a good old (very old...over 3000 years.) Scottish/Celtic/German name(?):
https://www.ancestry.ca/name-origin?surname=brock

As for the books, sorry about the access but many Apple owners seem to have the perception that the computer universe begins and ends with Apple. Similar to many using MS products. ;-) It is just that the Microsoft world is many times larger and much more versatile now that they have embraced the Linux Multiverse. ;-)

I think Marianne has no idea how to get her books, as a self-publisher, out on Amazon. Would you know the process off-hand? Any complexities, hidden costs, specific requirements, gotchas etc. (I am sure many people here, on the DBA, are also wondering the same thing?)

Jim

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From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
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Sent: Saturday, September 2, 2017 2:34:29 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Friday easy reading

Thanks Jim, I'll forward.

That said, I couldn't obtain the books myself as I have no Apple device. I don't think it is a good idea to publish to a hardware specific platform; reading should be for everyone who wants to pay.

I should note, that Andersen is a very common family name here, actually no. 5:

1 Nielsen 252.041
2 Jensen 251.318
3 Hansen 210.747
4 Pedersen 159.281
5 Andersen 156.510

In comparison, we are only 319 named Brock.

/gustav


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Fra: AccessD <accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> på vegne af Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca>
Sendt: 1. september 2017 22:42:42
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Emne: Re: [AccessD] Friday easy reading

The titles are:

The Golden Age:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-golden-age/id1131269077?mt=11
http://apple.co/2gxExjO

...and...

The Golden Week:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-golden-week/id1260369080?mt=11
http://apple.co/2evWWNk

Aside: My SiL is named Marianne Andersen and supposedly she is related, distantly to original Hans Christian Andersen. Also my son-in-law's name is Hans Christian Andersen... ;-)

Jim

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From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 12:20:08 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Friday easy reading

Hi Jim

What are the titles, please? I could pass them along to Clara.

I'm not sure Danes are specially gifted in this genre, but we do have a long and standing tradition initiated by Hans Christian Andersen.

/gustav

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Sendt: 30. august 2017 02:59
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Emne: Re: [AccessD] OT: Friday easy reading

Wow, I am a little late to this post.

The book looks excellent and I will pass it along to family and friends.

My daughter in law, her daughter and my oldest daughter have co-illustrated a couple of children's books that they are now selling on iTunes.

It should be interesting to note that she is also Danish. I wonder, are the Danish, naturally gifted at writing children's fairy tales? ;-)

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 6:11:55 AM
Subject: [AccessD] OT: Friday easy reading

Hi all

Currently, I program an Excel workbook, and - as those of you who have tried that know - it will drive you crazy.
So, the thoughts are flying, and I decided to do something else for a moment and bring a promotion:

I know some of you have or know grandchildren of low age.
My niece, a gifted artist working mostly with 2D animations, has published a book at Amazon:

   Charlie and the White Dragon
    http://a.co/hiJKec6

I don't buy books of this kind, so I can't judge it compared to similar books, but I love her drawings which have a special "atmosphere" in lack of better words.

/gustav