George Bryan Polivka

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George Bryan Polivka

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Tolkein, Lewis, Charles Williams, David McCullough

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June 2007


George Bryan Polivka was raised in the Chicago area, attended Bible college in Alabama, and ventured on to Europe where he studied under Francis Schaeffer at L’Abri Fellowship in Switzerland. He then returned to Alabama where he enrolled at Birmingham-Southern College as an English major.

In 1986, Bryan won an Emmy for writing his documentary, “A Hard Road to Glory,” which detailed the difficult path African Americans traveled to achieve recognition through athletic success during times of racial prejudice and oppression.

Bryan moved to the Baltimore area where he worked with Sylvan Learning Systems, (now Laureate Education). In 2001 Bryan was honored by the U.S. Distance Learning Association for the most significant achievement by an indiv
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“When you love, dear girl, you give another the power to hurt you. If you love deeply enough, you give another the power to destroy you.”
George Bryan Polivka, Blaggard's Moon

“The Legend of the Firefish,first in the Trophy Chase Trilogy by George Bryan Polivka, is a winner....filled with action,adventure, danger, intrigue,surprise,suspense....The characters Polivka created are fresh and interesting....A must read for fantasy lovers, and a highly recommended drating for others who want a good story.

Rebecca LuElla Miller
A Christian Worldview of Fiction
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George Bryan Polivka

“It was like... it was like women were made to do that to men. Like men were made with a big soft spot, and no matter how tough they got they couldn't protect themselves there. Like maybe, when God took that rib from the man to make the woman, the way the priests told it from their Scripture books, He left a hole in the man. One that she could always slide into. And the man couldn't stop her doing it, either. ”
George Bryan Polivka, Blaggard's Moon
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George Bryan thanks, Beth!


Elizabeth Goddard HI Bryan!

Thanks for adding me as a friend! I loved your book. I've recommended it to many. Need to read the second one.
Blessings!
Beth


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