FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -------------------------- Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Books/Publishing, Security/Safety, Family/Parenting, General Editorial Author Who Predicted Massive Northeast Blackout Last Year Offers Family Safety and Emergency Tips in New Book NEW YORK, NY - Sept. 2, 2003 (Send2Press Newswire) -- Nationwide Media Group (www.survivingdisasters.com) announced today the publication of a timely and important new book entitled, "An American Family Emergency Guide - A Concise Handbook for Survival in the 21st Century." This guide provides practical procedures and planning for families and single-parents on how to cope with actual and potential emergencies. Co-author Mark Stephens doesn't understand why all these power industry executives are looking so surprised while being interviewed on TV. "The system did exactly what it's supposed to do," claims Stephens. "What's surprising is that it hasn't happened sooner and more often." "It's not like it has the same odds as getting hit by a meteorite. This may become a common occurrence until the power grid infrastructure is finally overhauled," stated Stephens flatly. "A lot of people knew this was coming, they just chose to put their heads in the sand -- but it's going to get worse before it gets better." Stephens who predicted the outage in the earlier edition of his new book, councils people to become better prepared. "You should have an emergency kit on hand, with alternative sources of light and power for your household. You need to know what items can literally save your life, how to wire a generator up to your house without getting injured and what steps to take without delay. We cover all this, and more in our book." BOOK SUMMARY: Publisher: Nationwide Media Group Author: Mark Stephens (with Allen Edwards, John Mack) Title: An American Family Emergency Guide - A Concise Handbook for Survival in the 21st Century ISBN: 0-9676356-2-4 (softcover, 179 pp.) SRP: $16.97 ($11.95 on website.) Preview image of book cover: http://survivingdisasters.com/images/asg_cover_large.jpg "An American Family Emergency Guide" is distributed by Nationwide Media Group, 2855 Highway 317, Suite 760-411, Suwanee, Georgia 30024. Phone number: 404-386-5437. Fund Raising, Revenue Sharing and Licensing options are available for this book. Additional information can be found at: http://www.survivingdisasters.com /Note to Editors: Co-author Mark Stephens is also available for live or off the air interviews. / MEDIA CONTACT Mark Stephens of Nationwide Media Group +1-404-386-5437 custsvc@survivingdisasters.com # # # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Important Note: to reach the person sending the news release contact: custsvc@survivingdisasters.com If used for publication, please send specimen copy. [source of news = Nationwide Media Group ] ref: http://www.send2press.com/2archive/2003/pr_03_0902-nationwide.txt --------------------------------------------------------------------------- s2p/N/0c/ NY / NEW YORK, NEW YORK