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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, fractal artwork, Christopher Simmons ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0629-002.shtml Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:00:18 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press preschool book http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0629-002.shtml MESA, Ariz., June 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As the unemployment rate climbs to over 9 percent (according to Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Employment Situation: May 2009), many financially strained families may feel pressure to send their young children to preschool. Authors Renee and Mike Mosiman help those parents who choose not to send their young children to school in their new book, "The Smarter Preschooler: Unlocking Your Child's Intellectual Potential" (ISBN: 978-0-9816426-5-9).

The authors provide practical advice to parents, supported by the latest research, about boosting their child's intellect. Their user-friendly book demonstrates how parents can help their children build verbal skills, enhance analytical abilities, and develop early reading skills that set the stage for success in elementary school. The authors also address such topics as how and what to read to a youngster, how different types of play impact early development, and the best environment for preschoolers to develop social skills with their peers.

Even parents who choose to send their children to preschool can benefit from the findings presented in The Smarter Preschooler. The authors believe "Each child has special gifts, and it is the parent's job to cultivate a child's talents and strengthen his or her weakness." They offer many strategies for providing an enriched environment for the intellectual and social development of young children. And experts agree with their advice.

Shirley Wyver, PhD, said: "This is a fabulous book ... that will enhance the quality of parent-child interactions and ultimately provide the best opportunities for intellectual, social and emotional development."

Cathy Duffy Reviews: "Plenty of practical suggestions and resource recommendations show parents how to create an intellectually stimulating environment at home that promotes healthy academic, social, physical, and emotional development."

"The Smarter Preschooler" (ISBN-13: 978-0-9816426-5-9) will be available in book stores nationwide September 1, 2009 for $14.95 and can be purchased today at www.TheSmarterPreschooler.com. Media review copies will be provided upon request.

Co-author Renee Mosiman has a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She worked in a clinical setting with children before she began her own family. Mike Mosiman, an aerospace engineer, put his research and writing skills to good use in crafting "The Smarter Preschooler" for the benefit of other parents.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, preschool book, Smarter Preschooler ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0625-001.shtml Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:59:13 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press author Ben Shaberman http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0625-001.shtml Social commentator and vegan Ben Shaberman collects humorous essays in book about the meat-free lifestyle

BALTIMORE, Md., June 25 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Apprentice House announces publication of its latest book, "The Vegan Monologues" (ISBN 9781934074367), which guides readers through the world of being vegan, traveling life's path as an herbivore in a treacherous world of carnivores. Whether explaining how vegetarian guys get the girls, exploring an addiction to Chinese takeout, or being sequestered in the "garden salad zone," author Ben Shaberman's gentle sense of humor sheds light on what it means to go meatless. But Shaberman also reflects on his Jewish heritage, Pink Floyd concerts, fornicating grasshoppers, and being chased by wild dogs.

"The Vegan Monologues" collects Shaberman's essays in a first book that will put a smile on the faces of tofu-huggers and meat-eaters alike. From social absurdities to his own foibles, Shaberman balances reflections on life as a vegan with, well, just life.

Shaberman is a well-established essayist and commentator with articles in a number of prominent publications, including The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, The Des Moines Register, VegNews, and Vegetarian Times. He also has been heard on National Public Radio.

"Smart, wry, and just a bit cynical, Shaberman parlays a unique sense of humor into a readable book that elucidates the joys-and tribulations-of the meat-free lifestyle," said Aurelia d'Andrea, editorial director at VegNews Magazine.

According to "Vegetarianism in America," a 2008 study conducted by Vegetarian Times, 3.2 percent of adults in the U.S., or 7.3 million people, are vegetarian. The study further indicated that 1 million of those vegetarians are vegans, people who consume no animal products at all.

"It's a growing community," said Shaberman, who lists Dave Barry and Garrison Keillor as influences. "My appreciation for animals and the environment are common themes. And though I write about vegan-related experiences, my observations are often universal."

"Ben's warm writing takes equal aim at social absurdities and his own vulnerabilities," said Aaron Henkin, a co-producer at WYPR (NPR in Baltimore). "This book is for all of us who find ourselves searching for meaning in the routine triumphs and disappointments of our everyday lives."

For more information, please visit www.veganmonologues.com.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, author Ben Shaberman, Vegan Monologues book ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0619-002.shtml Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:30:26 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press Colorado murder cases http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0619-002.shtml DENVER, Colo., June 19 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Author and retired detective, Jim Benish, announces the release of a new book, "Closed Eyes: Who's Killing Our Children?" (ISBN: 978-0-982-4249-0-2). In the book, the author examines the murder cases of two Colorado children - Tracy Neef and Alie Berrelez - and discovers striking similarities to the JonBenet Ramsey murder. He discusses a possible suspect and explains the connections.

In 1993, Benish worked for the Thornton Police Department in Thornton, Colo. At this time, he reopened the Neef file; a murder that took place in 1984. After some investigation, he discovers that the initial suspect was cleared without due reason. However, Benish learns that the investigation was peppered with inexperience and error.

As the author digs deeper into files, he begins to draw connections. He learns that welding particles were on the victims' bodies and clothing; the suspect in the Neef and Berrelez cases was a welder. Benish also discovers that the suspect had been arrested or seen in close proximity to all of the crime scenes.

"Almost one year ago, the Ramsey family was eliminated as suspects," Benish says. "This suspect is still at large and the jurisdictions in charge need to combine their efforts to yield resolution."

Benish strongly believes that this suspect is a serial offender and is the key to solving these cold cases.

"The public has a right to know," Benish adds. "It's very possible that this suspect continues to prowl the neighborhoods. Since 2002, he's been arrested and convicted of another sexual crime; he's finally on the Colorado Sexual Offender list. To date, he has only been revealed to be a person of interest or suspect on the Neef case."

About the Author

Jim Benish has worked as a police officer and detective; he has what he calls a "cop's sense of criminal reality" and he believes that these murders have been committed by this suspect. Throughout his career, he has written or reviewed thousands of crime reports and is proficient at recognizing and combining the elements of a crime with witness statements that many times resulted in the arrest of the perpetrator.

To learn more, visit: www.CodeFore.com.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, Colorado murder cases, author Jim Benish ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0609-005.shtml Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:33:30 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press author Jean Thompson http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0609-005.shtml NEW YORK, N.Y., June 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Girls Write Now (GWN), New York's premier creative writing and mentoring organization for high school girls, today announced its annual spring reading, the culmination of another year of developing New York's best young writers. On Sunday, June 14, please join us for an afternoon with participants in the program and the women who inspire them -- featuring Amy Robach, National Correspondent for NBC's Today and National Book Award Nominee Jean Thompson, whose new book is "Do Not Deny Me" (ISBN: 978-1416595632, Simon & Schuster, June 9) -- at the New School University's Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues).

The event will take place from 4-6 p.m., and admission is free and open to the public. This program is co-sponsored by The New School's Department of Media Studies and Film.

Girls Write Now mentees, who range in age from 14 to 21, will read from their new anthology, tackling themes of family, personal identity, independence, sexuality and hundreds of high school days. This year's anthology features an introduction by Judy Blundell, winner of the 2008 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for her novel, "What I Saw and How I Lied."

"This is a wonderful opportunity to see the Girls Write Now community in action," said Maya Nussbaum, Executive Director of Girls Write Now.

Amy Robach serves as the Saturday TODAY anchor and as a national correspondent for Nightly News and TODAY. Robach joined MSNBC in September of 2003 as a daytime anchor. Since then, she has anchored coverage of major news events including the War in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and the 2004 Presidential Election. Robach traveled to Washington, D.C. to cover both President Bush's second Inauguration and the Funeral of President Ronald Reagan. Robach began her career in broadcast journalism in Athens, Georgia, starting as an anchor at WUOG-FM, and later interning at WNGM-TV. Robach graduated from the University of Georgia with honors, and received a bachelor of arts in journalism. She lives in New York with her husband Tim and their two daughters.

Hailed as "one of our most astute diagnosticians of contemporary experience," (Boston Globe) who "rivals [Alice] Munro at her greatest" (Kirkus, starred review), Jean Thompson has emerged as "one of our most lucid and insightful writers" (San Francisco Chronicle). The unanimous critical acclaim for each of Thompson's works of fiction has been accompanied by a profusion of honors and awards: Who Do You Love was a National Book Award finalist, Throw Like a Girl made the New York Times' "100 Notable Books" list and topped the "Best of 2007 lists" in the San Francisco Chronicle and Chicago Tribune. With each succeeding collection, this gifted writer has garnered increasing attention from an ever-widening circle of admirers.

In "DO NOT DENY ME: Stories," her latest collection of short fiction (Simon & Schuster; June 9, 2009; paperback original; $14.00), Thompson excels at defining the unexamined lives that most of her characters have fashioned for themselves and the connections and compromises they make in attempting to assuage their dissatisfactions. Of her work, David Sedaris has said, "If there are 'Jean Thompson characters,' they're us, and never have we been so articulate and worthy of compassion." She lives in Illinois. More: http://www.jeanthompsononline.com/.

Girls Write Now Inc. (GWN) is New York's premier creative writing and mentoring non-profit organization, matching bright, creative teenage girls from the city's public high schools with professional women writers in the community since 1998. Through weekly one-to-one mentoring, monthly group genre-based workshops, and quarterly public readings, their mission is to provide a safe and supportive environment where low-income, at-risk girls can expand their natural writing talents, develop independent voices, and build confidence in making healthy choices in school, career and life. 100 percent of all seniors completing the program go on to college and GWN students have earned a total of 33 Scholastic Gold and Silver Writing Awards over the last three years. The organization was recently featured in both The New York Times and as part of the NBC Nightly News "Making a Difference Series."

In 2009, GWN was honored by The Union Square Awards for creating educational opportunities, building community, and promoting progressive social change; GWN was also chosen as a Coming Up Taller Semifinalist by the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, distinguishing it as one of the top arts- and humanities-based programs in the country serving youth beyond the school hours. More: www.girlswritenow.org.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, author Jean Thompson, Girls Write Now ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0608-001.shtml Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:49:25 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press new books http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0608-001.shtml REDONDO BEACH, Calif., June 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Publishers Newswire, an online resource for small publishers, as well as lesser known and first-time book authors, has announced its latest semi-annual "Books to Bookmark" list, for the first half of 2009. This list is a round-up of new and interesting books which are often missed due to not originating from "big name" authors, or major New York book publishing houses.

The following list of books are provided as "worth a look" for media and booksellers, as well as avid readers of new and unique literary content. To learn more about these and other books, in detail, visit: www.publishersnewswire.com.

* Radical Challenges Set for Questing Spiritualists

A book aimed at helping individual students walk a path through metaphysics, to understand and read sacred energies, learn from spirits, including loved ones in the Afterlife and practice astral projection, is the latest work of Mystic Spiritualist Robert Egby. Entitled "The Quest of the Radical Spiritualist - The Journey Home" (ISBN: 978-0-615-29196-3), the book sets new challenges for the individual Spiritualist, creating new thoughts and offering new philosophies for the future.

* Written by Parents, Drawn by the Kids, VHL Family Alliance Announces the First Guide for Kids Dealing with Hereditary Cancer Syndromes

The VHL Family Alliance (VHLFA) announced the very first "VHL Handbook Kids' Edition" (ISBN: 978-1-929539-02-4). The book was written and reviewed by a team of parents and professionals and illustrated with charming drawings and photographs from children with VHL, their siblings and friends. "This colorful handbook brings to life an easy to understand lesson on managing health for kids, with a message that is upbeat and hopeful," says genetic counselor, Gayun Chan at Mass General hospital in Boston, MA. The handbook has already received rave reviews locally from doctors at Mass General Hospital in Boston, MA and on a national level from doctors and genetic counselors.

* Neotrope Press Announces Publication of 'Fractopia' Art Book by Christopher Simmons

Neotrope(R) Press announced the publication of the limited edition of "Fractopia" (ISBN: 978-0-9710555-0-6, hardcover), by digital artist Christopher Laird Simmons. The book collects the best of Simmons' abstract images created by combining fractal imagery with photographic effects, textures and hand-applied layers. This special edition includes a video DVD with slide show of all images found in the book.

* New Mystery Examines Women's Oppression in Saudi Arabia

Linbrook Press announces a new novel, "The Dawn of Saudi" (ISBN: 978-0977-978-014), authored by Homa Pourasgari, scheduled to be released June 22, 2009. Homa had a desire to write a novel that would depict what life is like for women in Saudi Arabia. The Dawn of Saudi combines real-life turmoil with a fictional tale. "Many Muslim countries look to Saudi Arabia for cultural and behavioral guidance," Homa says. "That's why it was important for me to have Saudi Arabia at the heart of this novel. We must start there to implement change."

* The Iron Dragon Book Series Returns

The second novel in the Iron Dragon Series by author Paul Genesse has been released by Five Star Books. The first novel, "The Golden Cord," became the best selling fantasy book that Five Star has ever had; and book two, "The Dragon Hunters" (ISBN: 978-1-59414-659-6), has received much advance praise from reviewers. Paul Genesse is the author of several short stories, six of which are featured in anthologies from DAW Books, such as Fellowship Fantastic and The Dimension Next Door.

* Massachusetts PI Releases Book to Guide Parents with Missing Children

Unfortunately, the term "AMBER Alert" is becoming more commonplace. That's why David Almeida, PI, has authored and released a new book called "Abducted Dreams" (ISBN: 978-1-606-96-261-9), in an effort to provide an insider's view on missing child cases. David Almeida is the president of Bay State Detective Agency, Inc.

* New Book Educates and Provides Historic Framework on Current Credit Crisis

The credit crisis is on everyone's minds. But, complicated media jargon is nothing more than mumbo jumbo to the average person on the street. That's why author Tony Pallante has written a book that clearly defines the current credit crisis, "From Your Wallets to Their Pockets" (ISBN: 978-1440108044, hardcover).

* New Book is a Refreshing Look at Boston's Charles River

2k Artisans published a new book by artist and author Michael F. Pasqua. "The Charles, A River For All Seasons" (ISBN 1440424039) is a collection of impressions of Boston's favorite place to play. The forty vivid color images, prepared in a distinctive style, show the changing face of the river as it flows through the seasons. The story that accompanies the images combines personal reflections of the author with the history of how the city has reshaped the river from colonial times to the present day.

* The Nuclear Attack They Didn't Tell Us About: The Truth About Our Vulnerability to Terrorism

In a new book from Createspace Publishing, "Under Nuclear Attack" (IBSN 978-1438253619, 338 pages, $9.95, currently available at Amazon.com), author AJ Cushner introduces us to retired CIA Agent Josh Parker and draws us into the dark world of nuclear terrorism. "The events, places and characters are very real and the line between fact and fiction is a blur to the reader," the author says. "The novel is a fast-paced global thriller that ignites the frightening truth about our vulnerability - nobody is safe in the world anymore."

* New Edition of Medicaid Planning Book Features Two New Chapters on Veterans Benefits

Phylius Press, publisher of the leading book on how to qualify for nursing home Medicaid coverage, has announced a new affiliation with author Thomas Day of the National Care Planning Council. Mr. Day has contributed two new chapters on veterans benefits for nursing home residents to the recently published third edition (2009) of Phylius Press's flagship book, "How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medicaid Secrets," (Phylius Press, ISBN 9780979080142) by attorney K. Gabriel Heiser.

* Love Can be Better the Second Time Around: New Book Offers Encouragement and Hope for a Successful Second Marriage

"It is never too late for a second chance at love," says Patricia Bubash, Licensed Professional Counselor and author of a new book, "Successful Second Marriages" (ISBN 978-1-58909-563-2), published by Bookstand Publishing. "Having experienced a failed second marriage, I wondered why so few second marriages work," says Bubash, who has been an educator and counselor for over 30 years.

* Wham Bang Comics Debuts The Legend of Night Owl

Give Jake Tinsley five minutes and he'll sell you his latest comic book. It doesn't matter where you meet Jake: on an airplane; in a restaurant; in the halls of his middle school. At 14, Jake is one of the youngest comic book writers in the U.S. and has more than a year of sales experience under his belt. He has authored five comic books and 20 comic strips, launched art shows at three galleries, and served as an expert panelist during a comic book convention in Las Vegas. In January, Jake debuted his fifth comic book, "The Legend of Night Owl," a collection of comic strips he wrote since co-founding Wham Bang Comics last year with his father, journalist Ben Tinsley.

(The majority of the above are available at Amazon.com, among others.)

For more information on these and other books and entertainment publishing you likely have never heard of, visit: http://publishersnewswire.com/news/publishing-news/book-news .

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, new books, small press publishing ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0601-012.shtml Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:46:39 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press custom publishing expert http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0601-012.shtml Leading U.S. professional services organization preparing for 2010 centennial

ATLANTA, Ga., June 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Corporate and organizational custom publishing expert Bookhouse Group (bookhouse.net) has the privilege of being selected as publisher for the one-hundred-year commemorative book of BDO Seidman, LLP (bdo.com), one of the nation's leading professional services organizations. The firm evaluated a group of competitive bids before choosing the twenty-year provider of museum quality history books to begin its project in June for delivery by September 2010.

"We are honored by BDO Seidman's decision expressing its confidence in our qualifications," said Bookhouse Group founder and custom-publishing expert Rob Levin, "Our role is to deliver a corporate history that ensures its centennial corporate observance will resonate, and not be limited to an isolated date or geography. This book is destined to become a treasured individual possession, fulfilling the intent of its commemorative investment."

Organizations approaching watermark anniversaries, such as a 10-year, 25-year or 100-year increment often want to refresh their image, as well as recount their story and reinforce their vision. Creating a commemorative history book, complete with unique current photography and written content, not only creates a centerpiece for the observance, but supplies all the elements needed to update web site content, marketing collateral and other external communications.

The opportunity to integrate the history's elements into a variety of multi-media formats not only extends its reach, but also deepens its marketing value, according to Levin.

For the history of BDO Seidman, Bookhouse commissioned writer Alan Axelrod, Ph.D., whose many business and history books, including several bestsellers, made him uniquely qualified for this project.

About Bookhouse Group

For two decades, Bookhouse Group (www.bookhouse.net) has created showcase quality commemorative histories in classic art book format combining the highest-grade content elements, including skilled writing, professional photography, and creative design with pre-press production, printing, handling and distribution. Bookhouse Group works with businesses, organizations, institutions and communities that have chosen a custom publishing project as both a statement of their purpose and an investment in their image, helping to establish and strengthen their legacy by creating an enduring work of art that will resonate timelessly and meaningfully.

Experts in the creation and production of superior quality organizational histories and corporate history books developed on schedule, on budget and to the client's expectations, Bookhouse Group is obsessed with closely managing its clients' projects to ensure a high-quality result. The Atlanta-based firm ensures that its clients' books will elicit pride and be delivered on budget and on schedule. Other current and past clients include: The American Cancer Society, Emory University, Harry & David in Oregon, Simmons Mattress, Dallas Theater Center in Texas, Atlanta Athletic Club, and Absopure Water Company in Michigan, and Waitsfield Telecom in Vermont.

For more information contact Rob Levin at Rob@bookhouse.net or call Rob at 404-885-9515, ext. 2.

About BDO Seidman, LLP

BDO Seidman, LLP is a national professional services firm providing assurance, tax, financial advisory and consulting services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. Guided by core values including, competence, honesty and integrity, professionalism, dedication, responsibility and accountability for almost 100 years, BDO has provided quality service and leadership through the active involvement of its most experienced and committed professionals.

BDO Seidman serves clients through 38 offices and more than 400 independent alliance firm locations nationwide. As a Member Firm of BDO International, BDO Seidman, LLP serves multi-national clients by leveraging a global network of 1,095 offices in 110 countries. BDO International is a worldwide network of public accounting firms, called BDO Member Firms. Each BDO Member Firm is an independent legal entity in its own country. The network is coordinated by BDO Global Coordination B.V., incorporated in The Netherlands, with its statutory seat in Eindhoven (trade register registration number 33205251) and with an office at Boulevard de la Woluwe 60, 1200 Brussels, Belgium, where the International Executive Office is located.

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Kerri S. Milam, DepthPR, 404.378.0850, Kerri@DepthPR.com.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, custom publishing expert, BDO Seidman ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0601-007.shtml Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:39:42 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press Radical Spiritualist http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0601-007.shtml CHAUMONT, N.Y., June 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A book aimed at helping individual students walk a path through metaphysics, to understand and read sacred energies, learn from spirits, including loved ones in the Afterlife and practice astral projection, is the latest work of Mystic Spiritualist Robert Egby. Entitled "The Quest of the Radical Spiritualist - The Journey Home" (ISBN: 978-0-615-29196-3), the book sets new challenges for the individual Spiritualist, creating new thoughts and offering new philosophies for the future.

The author weaves a kaleidoscopic path through the world of psychic energies and deep spiritualism that will entertain and nourish beginners and advanced questers alike.

This is not a book for passive spiritualists. It empowers the individual to tackle psychic challenges, mediumship and walking with Spirits and Angels. The best Spiritualist can be weighed down by the mechanical and negative ego, the False Self. Robert shows how to clean up the ego, live in the Here and Now, discover the Silence, and love yourself unconditionally - prime prerequisites for working with Spirits, and venturing into the higher realms of the Other Side and the Universal Mind.

The False Self is a major block to higher learning and communication with loved ones in Sprit and ascended beings. It limits our spiritual progress, including the way we see life and the Creator and being open to the unimaginable God Force. The book encourages the reader to create his or her own quest and find the truth on their own terms, not somebody else's, and certainly not that dictated by the churches.

The author says: "Most religions, including Spiritualism, teach the past, reworking past events and suffering religious stalemates. The only future is a vaporous afterlife - Heaven, the Spirit World - promised after death."

Mainline churches have deprived many of their flocks from ascending spiritual paths by barring them from spirit communications and higher learning. "This," says the author "is tantamount to 1,700 years of spiritual abuse. At least organized Spiritualists try, but stop doing any serious research after delivering a few trite messages. We are now in the age of the individual, radical Spiritualist, personal development."

Egby, a former journalist and award-winning news photographer, spent thirteen years covering Middle East turmoil. Years later, when studying metaphysics, he realized spirit voices had guided him, and several times had saved his life. A Quester is always open to good spirit voices, and the book shows the way how questers can listen, and even converse with spirit guides and loved ones. Egby includes many of his own dramatic and emotional experiences as a Quester.

The Quest is a workbook, a guide for the person who wishes to walk a metaphysical path to enlightenment and become attuned to the Universal Mind. It's filled with practical, effective exercises on meditation, developing psychic gifts, working with spirits, conducting spirit rescues, developing astral travel and teaches the benefits of an open and a judgment-free mind.

Spiritualism is noted for its ability to teach people how to communicate with the so-called dead. Getting messages from loved ones in Spirit is fine, perhaps uplifting, but it does not necessarily lead to spiritual maturity. The human ego, -- the False Self - found in many a Spiritualist and student of metaphsyics, can block avenues to spiritual consciousness, higher awareness and communication with God. Spiritual maturity will not be found in churches, Mainline or Spiritualist, it can only be achieved through the Quester's own study and search for the Truth. Everything else is some other person's theory.

When it comes to God, Spiritualists believe in "Infinite Intelligence." If Spiritualism is to attract followers and be a thriving, meaningful spiritual movement, it must recognize a warm, meaningful, loving Force. But how does one love something so indescribable, so infinite. That is the purpose of The Quest of the Radical Spiritualist.

About the Author

Robert Egby has studied and taught Mysticism and Metaphsyics for over thirty years. A former journalist and award-winning broadcaster in the Middle East and Canada, he trod the corridors of government public relations in British Columbia before settling in the United States. He is a Spiritualist-trained minister and now lives in northern New York State. He is also the author of "Cracking the Glass Darkly" which formed a background for his second book "The Quest of the Radical Spiritualist."

The Quest of the Radical Spiritualist ($16.95) ISBN-10: 0-615-29196-1 and ISBN-13: 978-0-615-29196-3, published June 1st 2009 by Three Mile Point Publishing, Chaumont, NY. Information: www.threemilepointpublishing.com or call 315-654-2060. Books are available from the publisher, most bookstores, and at Amazon.com.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, Radical Spiritualist, Author Robert Egby ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0601-003.shtml Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:01:56 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press von Hippel Lindau syndrome http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-06-0601-003.shtml BOSTON, Mass., June 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The VHL Family Alliance (VHLFA) announced today that the very first "VHL Handbook Kids' Edition" (ISBN: 978-1-929539-02-4) is now available at Amazon.com. The book was written and reviewed by a team of parents and professionals and illustrated with charming drawings and photographs from children with VHL, their siblings and friends. "This colorful handbook brings to life an easy to understand lesson on managing health for kids, with a message that is upbeat and hopeful," says genetic counselor, Gayun Chan at Mass General hospital in Boston, MA. The handbook has already received rave reviews locally from doctors at Mass General Hospital in Boston, MA and on a national level from doctors and genetic counselors.

The Kids' Edition team wrote the handbook to be a guide and a reference book for parents and children of all ages living with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL). VHL is a hereditary cancer syndrome that increases one's risk of having tumors of the eye, brain, spinal cord, kidneys, pancreas, and adrenal glands. The book is specifically designed for parents to read with their children to begin answering their questions about VHL. It is meant to be used as a starting point for discussions about how VHL has affected the family. The handbook gives children a basic understanding of VHL and information on how to live with it and manage their own health.

The book can also be a resource for families dealing with other hereditary cancer syndromes. It explains genetics in simple terms and is a tool to teach children about this topic. The book is available for $12.99 from Amazon.com or from the VHLFA at www.vhl.org. Members of the VHLFA are eligible to receive a copy of the book at a fifty percent discount from the association.

Also released this week is a video trailer about the book put together by VHLFA parent and child team, Renee and Noah Sissons, available for viewing on YouTube now at youtube.com/vhlfa. To find about more about VHL Handbook Kids' Edition, call 1-800-767-4VHL. Visit vhl.org/vhlsales/kidsbook.php for an inside look at the book and its illustrations.

About Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

VHL is a genetic risk factor for a number of tumors that is caused by a tiny misspelling in one copy of one gene, the VHL gene. People who carry this flaw are at increased risk for tumors of the retina, brain, spinal cord, kidneys, pancreas and adrenal glands.

About VHL Family Alliance

VHLFA is a non-profit organization. It provides information for families and physicians about this disorder and local and online self-help support groups for families affected with VHL. It is dedicated to improving diagnosis, treatment and quality of life for individuals and families affected by von Hippel-Lindau disease. It has been endorsed by the BBB and ICA as one of the Best Charities in America.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, von Hippel Lindau syndrome, VHL Family Alliance ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0529-004.shtml Fri, 29 May 2009 15:52:14 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press Dallas Theater Center http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0529-004.shtml Color and drama of Texas community theater's first 50 years portrayed in custom history project

ATLANTA, Ga., May 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Bookhouse Group (www.bookhouse.net) delivered a custom-published history book project to the Dallas Theater Center (dallastheatercenter.org) for a May debut event celebrating the regional theater's first half-century of drama. Entitled "Staged Right - A Half Century of Passion and Performance at Dallas Theater Center," the book weaves historic and contemporary photography with professionally written content chronicling 50 years of stage and production accomplishment for which it is renown.

"Our job has been to collaborate with and capture the creativity that is the hallmark of the Dallas Theater Center," said Bookhouse Group founder and custom publishing expert Rob Levin. "We rarely encounter a greater challenge or a greater opportunity than to convey via images and the written word the energy exuded by a group such as this, which is accustomed to rising to every occasion and leaving a deep impression. It has been an exhilarating partnership."

Custom publishing experts for two decades, Bookhouse Group undertakes its role in commemorating high-watermark anniversaries for local and community theaters, such as a 10-year, 25-year or 100-year observances, as a good time not only to recount a story and reinforce a vision, but also to refresh image and marketing outreach. Creating a commemorative history book with vivid writing and both archival and contemporary photography not only creates an anniversary centerpiece, but can also serve as elements needed to update web site content, marketing collateral and other external communications.

The opportunity to integrate the history's elements into a variety of multi-media formats not only extends its reach, but also deepens its value across an institution's development efforts. Museum quality theater histories are timeless-their relevance not limited to specific date or event-and are destined to become treasured personal possessions, fulfilling both the spirit and practicality of a commemorative investment.

For "Staged Right - A Half Century of Passion and Performance," Bookhouse Group commissioned playwright and former drama critic Steve Murray. Steve's extensive knowledge of both the artistic and business side of running a stage theater provided the book with valuable insight and sensitivity.

About Bookhouse Group

For two decades, Bookhouse Group (www.bookhouse.net) has created showcase quality commemorative histories in classic art book format combining the highest-grade content elements, including skilled writing, professional photography, and creative design with pre-press production, printing, handling and distribution. Bookhouse Group works with businesses, organizations, institutions and communities that have chosen a custom publishing project as both a statement of their purpose and an investment in their image, helping to establish and strengthen their legacy by creating an enduring work of art that will resonate timelessly and meaningfully.

The Bookhouse Group team is comprised of experts in the creation and production of superior quality organizational histories and commemorative storybooks developed on schedule, on budget and to the clients' expectations. Bookhouse Group is obsessed with closely managing its clients' projects to ensure a high quality result that will elicit pride for years to come.

Other current and past clients include: The American Cancer Society, Emory University, Harry & David in Oregon, Simmons Mattress, Phoenix Country Day School in Arizona, Atlanta Athletic Club, Absopure Water Company in Michigan and Waitsfield Telecom in Vermont.

For more information contact Rob Levin at Rob @ bookhouse.net or call Rob at 404-885-9515, ext. 2.

About Dallas Theater Center

One of the leading regional theaters in the country, DTC produces new, contemporary and classic plays and musicals to an audience of more than 90,000 patrons annually. DTC's Mainstage season is presented at the Kalita Humphreys Theater, one of only three existing theaters designed and built by the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. In 2009, DTC will move into and become one of the resident companies of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, a multi-form space designed by REX/OMA, Joshua Prince Ramus (partner in charge) and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas.

The mission of DTC is to engage, entertain and inspire its diverse community by creating experiences that stimulate new ways of thinking and living. DTC is committed to consistently producing plays, educational programs and other initiatives that are of the highest quality and reach the broadest possible constituency.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, Dallas Theater Center, publishing expert Rob Levin ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0529-002.shtml Fri, 29 May 2009 12:00:05 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press Hachette Book Group http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0529-002.shtml TORONTO, Canada and NEW YORK, N.Y., May 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- North Plains Systems, Inc., the leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) and publishing solutions, today announced that Hachette Book Group (HBG) will implement North Plains' revolutionary TeleScope Publishing Platform™ (TPP). The new agreement will provide HBG with an unprecedented ability to manage their entire asset lifecycle from editorial, typesetting, eBook creation, promotion through to the distribution and monetization of their books.

The "game-changing" introduction of TPP completely revolutionizes the publishing process by removing the need for conventional typesetting and editorial mark up. Delivering up to a staggering tenfold reduction in page production costs and up to 75 percent reduction in production times - publishers, like HBG, can now quickly, cost-effectively and automatically produce quality PDFs and eBooks from a single, centralized and secure platform.

"The TeleScope Publishing Platform represents an exciting evolution for the publishing industry," said Ken Michaels, COO, Hachette Book Group. "It is the result of our strong relationship with North Plains over the years and their deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges publishers like HBG face. This solution addresses every aspect of our digital publishing workflow from creation to distribution and the ultimate sale of our content. Streamlining our production workflows will give us the ability to capitalize on emerging revenue opportunities."

The TPP's modular nature gives publishers the option to choose the area of their business that they would most like to improve, while a full deployment would provide a completely integrated publishing solution. Achieving all this with existing solutions would require a complex and expensive integration exercise with several separate vendors, cobbled together in a somewhat precarious design.

The TeleScope Publishing Platform is the direct result of over 15 years of experience working closely with a cross section of the industry's leading publisher organizations. It is North Plains' passion, vision and proven ability for bringing innovative publishing solutions to market that continues to drive its unmatched pioneering spirit - raising the technology bar to previously unimaginable heights.

"By partnering together, North Plains and HBG further solidify our respective leadership positions in the publishing industry," said Hassan Kotob, President and CEO, North Plains Systems, Inc. "This partnership is a milestone event for both organizations and underscores the industry's need for truly innovative publishing solutions that produce real, tangible and significant operational benefits."

In addition to announcing the arrival of its new TPP offering, North Plains will now provide publishing services that include the digitization of books, typesetting and eBook creation, among other things. Now publishers can access North Plains' outsource services to reduce production times and overall costs while building in scalability to meet emerging revenue opportunities.

North Plains will be showcasing the TeleScope Publishing Platform at BookExpo America and the Henry Stewart shows this week in New York City.

The TeleScope Publishing Platform

The TPP is a logical extension of North Plains' award-winning TeleScope Digital Asset Management Platform. Currently used by some of the largest and most respected publishers, TeleScope helps orchestrate and manage every aspect of the publishing process from creative through to digital book completion and archiving. The demand for eBooks, audio books and other digital products is expanding - which makes having a solution built on a single platform an essential component of every publisher's digital workflow process and IT infrastructure.

About Hachette Book Group

Hachette Book Group is a major U.S. trade publisher owned by Hachette Livre, the second largest publisher in the world. In one year, HBG publishes approximately 600 adult books, 150 young adult and children's books, and 65 audio book titles. In 2008, the company had a record 107 books on the New York Times bestseller list, 35 of which reached #1. In addition to selling and distributing its own imprints, HBG distributes publishing lines for Arcade, Chronicle Books, Filipacchi Publishing, Gildan Audio, Harry N. Abrams, InnovativeKids, Microsoft Press, Octopus USA, Phaidon Press, Time Inc. Home Entertainment (including Oxmoor House and Guiness World Records), and Weinstein Books.

About North Plains Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1994, North Plains Systems, Inc. is the world's leading provider of digital and video asset management solutions. With a portfolio of over 475 satisfied customers, North Plains' TeleScope platform streamlines the complexity of managing increasingly challenging digital asset environments. From centralized workflow optimization, asset creation, production and virtual collaboration, to delivery and distribution, North Plains provides end-to-end solutions that scale to meet your unique business requirements. Benefit from North Plains' proven deployment expertise and join its growing list of global customers, including: AOL, Boeing, Bowling Green State University, Gallaudet University, Harcourt, HarperCollins Publishers, Microsoft, Ogilvy and Mather, Playboy, Publicis Groupe, Publishers Clearing House, Rodale Inc., Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Utah Education Network, Viacom, and Warner Bros.

For further information please visit www.northplains.com.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, Hachette Book Group, digital asset management ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0528-004.shtml Thu, 28 May 2009 16:55:35 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press fractal artwork http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0528-004.shtml REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Neotrope® Press announced today the publication of the limited edition of "Fractopia" (ISBN: 978-0-9710555-0-6, hardcover), by digital artist Christopher Laird Simmons. The book collects the best of Simmons' abstract images created by combining fractal imagery with photographic effects, textures and hand-applied layers. This special edition includes a video DVD with slide show of all images found in the book.

Simmons' Fractopia series images have been featured in the "Bytes of Art" gallery shows that were hosted throughout San Francisco in 1997; the Cosmic Cafe online art gallery in 1996-7; and the first image in the series was used as the full color cover for the 1997 California State University Long Beach (CSULB) Science and Technology course catalog.

"I'm very proud to finally see these images in book form," said Simmons. "The DVD also provides a more accurate look at how I envisioned the colors, which look very different on a computer monitor than on the printed page. Some of the blues, metallic colors, and reds are far more 'electric' in video form."

Christopher Simmons is an award-winning graphic designer, photographer, musician, and digital imaging professional. He has created original images for national magazine covers, product packaging, and managed diverse brand identity projects for more than 25 years. His first computer-based artwork was done for the Adventure International game "Stone of Sisyphus" in 1983.

Simmons is also a respected marketing guru and technologist, who has been interviewed by publications as diverse as Entrepreneur, PC World, Chicago Post-Tribune, and TrendWatch; and is one of the experts quoted in the book "Career and Corporate Cool" by Rachel C. Weingarten. He is the CEO of Neotrope(R), and is a member of PRSA, and ASCAP.

"I created these images in a creative rush during the mid nineties," added Simmons, "and Photoshop was my palette for these visions. I tried to take the chaos theory behind fractal imagery then combine that with deep colors and organic sensibilities to create something unique."

FRACTOPIA™, the limited edition, ISBN-13: 978-0-9710555-0-6, is published in hardcover with slip cover; full color throughout, with video DVD. Size is approximately 9 x 11.5 inches. Price is $39.95 plus shipping.

More information: www.NeotropePress.com or www.FractopiaBook.com.

Neotrope Press, PMB 822 PO Box 7000, Redondo Beach, CA, 90277-8710, USA.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, fractal artwork, Christopher Simmons ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0528-003.shtml Thu, 28 May 2009 14:26:48 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press BookExpo America http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0528-003.shtml NEW YORK, N.Y., May 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- North Plains Systems, Inc., the leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) and publishing solutions, today announced that for the 1st time in the history of publishing, a book will be published in multiple formats (print, eBook, and audiobook) in less than 48 hours. Using North Plains' groundbreaking TeleScope Publishing Platform™, The Perseus Group, a leading independent publisher, will produce a book in 48 hours on the show floor of BookExpo America (BEA).

The published book and the name of the challenge, Book: The Sequel, asks the world to write the first sentence for a yet-to-be-written sequel to any book ever published. The book will be edited, produced, distributed, printed and exported as an eBook live from the show floor using North Plains' TeleScope Publishing Platform.

"This project would have been much more difficult to undertake without the power of the TeleScope Publishing Platform," said Joe Mangan, COO, Perseus Book Group. "The ability of TPP to reflow content on-the-fly, and simultaneously produce print on demand PDFs and/or eBooks (including, format support for Sony and Kindle) was previously unimaginable. TPP dramatically changes the way publishers do business today. This revolutionary technology opens the door to new and enhanced services and brings publishers even closer to our readers."

The TeleScope Publishing Platform revolutionizes the way publishers create, edit, produce, distribute and promote books. TPP provides substantial reductions in cost and time to market for both print-based and digital content. Titles are securely stored in a flexible format that is reflowable, delivering fully formed and validated PDF, print-on-demand, eBook and HTML output instantaneously.

"The 'Book: The Sequel' project illustrates to the publishing world the unsurpassed power of the TeleScope Publishing Platform," said Hassan Kotob, CEO, North Plains Systems, Inc. "The TeleScope Publishing Platform empowers publishers of any size to create, promote and sell both traditional print and eBooks, all the while streamlining costly processes and accelerating time to market."

In addition to announcing the release of its new TPP offering, North Plains will also provide publishing services that include the digitization of books, typesetting and eBook creation, among other things. Now publishers can access North Plains' outsource services to reduce production times and overall costs, while building in scalability to meet emerging revenue opportunities.

North Plains will be showcasing the TeleScope Publishing Platform at BookExpo America and the Henry Stewart shows this week in New York.

More information: www.northplains.com.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, BookExpo America, TeleScope Publishing Platform ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0526-004.shtml Tue, 26 May 2009 14:49:37 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press BookExpo America http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0526-004.shtml TORONTO and NEW YORK, N.Y., May 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- North Plains Systems, Inc., the leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) and publishing solutions, today announced it will be showcasing its TeleScope Publishing Platform(TM) (TPP) at the Book Expo of America (BookExpo) taking place May 28-31, 2009 in the Jacob K. Javits Center, New York.

A World FIRST! North Plains is working collaboratively with Perseus Books Group (Booth 4227) to publish a book in 48 hours - on the show floor! The TeleScope Publishing Platform will give Perseus the tools for instant ebook creation, editorial, production, distribution and sale of their "Book The Sequel" (www.bookthesequel.com) - right in front of your eyes!

As the industry's first and only fully-integrated solution to address the entire digital publishing workflow, North Plains' TPP manages all aspects of collaborative digital workflow, production, secure storage, automated delivery and distribution in both hosted and installed versions.

Members of the media / analyst community and other interested parties are encouraged to book a meeting in advance to experience the TeleScope Publishing Platform in action and get a first hand look at the new age of digital publishing.

About North Plains Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1994, North Plains Systems, Inc. is the world's leading provider of digital and video asset management solutions. With a portfolio of over 475 satisfied customers, North Plains' TeleScope platform streamlines the complexity of managing increasingly challenging digital asset environments. From centralized workflow optimization, asset creation, production and virtual collaboration, to delivery and distribution, North Plains provides end-to-end solutions that scale to meet your unique business requirements.

Benefit from North Plains' proven deployment expertise and join its growing list of global customers, including: AOL, Bowling Green State University, Gallaudet University, Harcourt, HarperCollins, Ogilvy and Mather, Playboy, Publicis Groupe, Publishers Clearing House, Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Utah Education Network, Viacom, and Warner Bros.

For further information please visit www.northplains.com.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, BookExpo America, North Plains Systems ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0520-006.shtml Wed, 20 May 2009 15:53:22 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press women in Saudi Arabia http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0520-006.shtml BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Linbrook Press announces a new novel, "The Dawn of Saudi" (ISBN: 978-0977-978-014), authored by Homa Pourasgari, scheduled to be released June 22, 2009. Homa had a desire to write a novel that would depict what life is like for women in Saudi Arabia. The Dawn of Saudi combines real-life turmoil with a fictional tale.

"Many Muslim countries look to Saudi Arabia for cultural and behavioral guidance," Homa says. "That's why it was important for me to have Saudi Arabia at the heart of this novel. We must start there to implement change."

The Dawn of Saudi is a mystery that examines the lives of three people. The underlying story that surrounds these three characters depicts the oppression of women and the abuse of human rights under the pretext of religion.

In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sahar Al-Hijazi fights for her rights and refuses to submit to the constraints and oppressions of a society where women are given no respect or power.

Dawn Parnell, Sahar's best friend, is not as forthright. She changed her religion and married a Saudi who she believed was forward thinking; she was misled. Both women seek a voice in a society that provides them none.

In Pasadena, California, Crawford Enterprises has strong business ties to the Al-Hijazi family. Wealth and greed are at the company's core; women's rights mean nothing.

With Andrew Crawford at the helm, and his son Jason close beside, Crawford Enterprises has grown to be a well-recognized business in the global marketplace.

However, as Jason begins to closer examine the Saudi way of life, he begins to wonder about and question his personal beliefs, morals and ethics. Is he willing to sell his soul for a profit?

The lives of Jason, Sahar, and Dawn soon begin to intertwine, creating a platform for international intrigue. Readers will learn about a place where crushing the female spirit and torturing foreigners from third-world countries are all too commonplace.

"The Dawn of Saudi" is listed in Bowker's Books In Print and will be available for purchase at major online bookstores including Amazon.com.

For additional information, visit www.thedawnofsaudi.com.

Author speaking engagements, signings, or interviews can be arranged.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, women in Saudi Arabia, Linbrook Press ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0520-001.shtml Wed, 20 May 2009 06:59:21 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press dragon hunters http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0520-001.shtml SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The second novel in the Iron Dragon Series by author Paul Genesse has been released by Five Star Books. The first novel, "The Golden Cord," became the best selling fantasy book that Five Star has ever had; and book two, "The Dragon Hunters" (ISBN: 978-1-59414-659-6), has received much advance praise from reviewers.

In "The Dragon Hunters," the last of an order of dragon hunters must track down the dragon king's daughter and stop her from getting the Crystal Eye, an ancient artifact that will cause the destruction of their world.

Publishers Weekly writes: "Genesse stresses the necessity of trust between races and cultures and the perils of bias and dissension, and the keeps the plot moving quickly...."

"Taut suspense and fantastic imagery make The Dragon Hunters a tale no fantasy fan will want to miss," said Michael A. Stackpole, New York Times best selling author of the Star Wars novel, I, Jedi.

"In the midst of a fantasy, Genesse weaves in realistic themes of family and honor, prejudice and hate, love and redemption," said Elizabeth Vaughan, USA Today best selling author of The Warlands Trilogy and Dagger-Star.

About book one, The Golden Cord, "This is a story that's worth your time. It's almost like going back to that first fantasy novel that totally captivated you and you read it over and over again. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED," says Russell Davis, author, editor, and President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

Download the first chapters of the Iron Dragon Series for free, listen to a podcast, or watch videos about the novels on Genesse's website. The novel is available at 20 percent off the cover price from Amazon.com, and all bookstores are able to order it if it's not in stock.

About the Author

Paul Genesse is the author of several short stories, six of which are featured in anthologies from DAW Books, such as Fellowship Fantastic and The Dimension Next Door. Genesse is also the editor of the free Writers' Symposium Ezine and enjoys teaching writing to people of all ages during his frequent public appearances. He will be embarking on a 17 city book tour in the Fall of 2009. When not writing, he works as a cardiac nurse in a large hospital keeping the forces of darkness away from his patients.

The Dragon Hunters, Book Two of the Iron Dragon Series ($25.95) (ISBN-10: 1-59414-825-2, ISBN-13: 978-1-59414-825-5), was published in May 2009 by Five Star, an imprint of Gale, part of Cengage Learning. The book is available in hard back and is 441 pages in length.

For more information, visit: www.paulgenesse.com and look in the Press Room.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, dragon hunters, author Paul Genesse ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0506-003.shtml Wed, 06 May 2009 14:42:06 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press custom book publishing http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-05-0506-003.shtml Institutions distinguish themselves; attract donors and students with chronicle of achievements

ATLANTA, Ga., May 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- When Oxford College (www.oxford.emory.edu) wanted to draw appreciation to its distinctive 56-acre campus, and nearby town of Oxford's architecture and gardens, it decided to showcase its distinctive surroundings by developing an architectural history book through specialty custom publisher Bookhouse Group (www.bookhouse.net). Scheduled for release in late 2009, the museum quality book combines professionally researched and compelling prose with both archival and current photography.

According to Bookhouse Group founder and custom publishing expert Rob Levin, independent colleges and universities commemorate their roots, their legacy and their physical assets for many reasons, but institutional development needs are nearly always the compelling motivation.

There are myriad options available to colleges and universities that want to mark significant anniversaries or achievements. Making the right choice means asking the right questions, such as: How do we want to be viewed and remembered? Will our commemorative effort create pride and serve as a legacy? How can we tie our commemorative project to our organization's current business objectives so that it supports and advances them? Will the cost of the project be justified by an outcome that resonates longer than a weekend and extends beyond a fixed geographic location?

Referencing a book created for Berry College (www.berry.edu), Levin recalls the school's then-president, the late Dr. Gloria Shatto, viewing the layout for the first time along with its precious archival photos.

"She handed it back to us and said, 'I can't sell Berry College on what it used to be. I have to sell what it is today,'" Levin remembers. "We promptly went out and shot 20 more days of new photography, wrote more manuscript about current programs, and received excellent marks on the final product."

Bookhouse Group has also published commemorative institutional history books for Emory University (www.emory.edu); Carson-Newman College (www.cn.edu); Reinhardt College (www.reinhardt.edu); Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College (http://abtech.edu), and many others, including private preparatory schools.

"Institutions of higher learning face distinct challenges and opportunities related to their multi-faceted constituencies, which include current faculty and retirees, some of whom have had long relationships with the school; parents and current students; and, naturally, a school's biggest audience will be its alumni," Levin explains. "Commemorative efforts must not only reflect their experiences and impressions, but also offer a tangible, accessible end-product that they can share, as well as treasure."

Organizations approaching watermark anniversaries, such as a 10-year, 25-year or 100-year increment often want to refresh their image, as well as recount the story and reinforce the vision that brought them there. Creating a commemorative history book, complete with unique current photography and prose, not only creates a centerpiece for the celebration, but can also provide the elements needed to update web site content, marketing collateral and other external communications, according to Levin.

The opportunity to integrate the history's elements into a variety of multi-media formats not only extends its reach, but also deepens its value across an institution's development efforts. Institutional histories are timeless, not tied to a single date or location, and are destined to become treasured individual possessions, fulfilling the intent of a commemorative investment.

About Bookhouse Group

For two decades, Bookhouse® Group (www.bookhouse.net) has created showcase quality commemorative histories in classic art book format combining the highest-grade content elements, including skilled writing, professional photography, and creative design with pre-press production, printing, handling and distribution. Bookhouse Group works with businesses, organizations, institutions and communities that have chosen a custom publishing project as both a statement of their purpose and an investment in their image, helping to establish, strengthen and embellish their legacy by creating an enduring work of art that will resonate timelessly and meaningfully.

Experts in the creation and production of superior quality organizational histories and commemorative storybooks developed on schedule, on budget and to the expectations, Bookhouse Group is obsessed with closely managing its clients' projects to ensure a high quality result that will elicit pride, is delivered on budget, on schedule and with no disappointing surprises.

Other current and past clients include: The American Cancer Society, Emory University, Harry & David, Simmons Mattress, Dallas Theater Center, Atlanta Athletic Club, and Absopure Water Company.

For more information contact Rob Levin at Rob @ bookhouse.net or call Rob at 404-885-9515, ext. 2.

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Depth Public Relations
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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, custom book publishing, Bookhouse Group ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-04-0420-001.shtml Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:59:05 GMT Software Send2Press North Plains Systems http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-04-0420-001.shtml TORONTO, Canada and LONDON, U.K., April 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- North Plains Systems, Inc., the leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) software solutions, today announced the unveiling of its ground-breaking TeleScope Publishing Platform(TM) (TPP) - a modular, totally integrated solution that for the first time, addresses every aspect of the digital publishing workflow. The innovative design redefines how publishers create, distribute and sell their content by streamlining their production workflows and capitalizing on emerging revenue opportunities.

"The TPP revolutionizes the publishing process by totally removing the need for conventional typesetting and editorial mark up," said Hassan Kotob, CEO, North Plains Systems, Inc. "Production quality PDFs and eBooks are produced automatically, delivering up to a tenfold reduction in page production costs and up to 75 percent reduction in production times."

From receipt of manuscript, editing and production of published content, storage and cataloguing of titles and components through to promotion, distribution and sales of content, the TPP achieves substantial reductions in cost and time to market for both print-based and digital content. Titles are securely stored in a flexible format that is reflowable, delivering fully formed and validated PDF, POD, eBook and HTML output on demand.

Publisher content can be quickly accessed by an online book reader and widget technology, while eBooks can be sold and delivered to individuals or as content collections to partners and institutions. Because of the granular nature of the securely stored content, compilations, mashups and custom learning objects can be produced in real time with powerful metadata providing tracking and usage reports.

"The TPP is a logical extension of the TeleScope platform. We currently use TeleScope from creative through to digital book completion and the archiving process," said Melissa Serdinsky, Vice President, Boulder Ops & Production Manufacturing, Perseus Books Group. "It makes perfect sense that North Plains would extend its value proposition to the distribution stage of digital publishing. As the demand for eBooks, audio books and other digital products expands, having a solution built on a single platform will prove to be an essential component of every publisher's digital workflow process and IT infrastructure."

The modular nature of the TPP gives publishers the option to choose the area of their business that they would most like to improve, while a full deployment of the TPP will provide a completely integrated publishing solution. To achieve all of this with existing solutions would require working with several separate solution providers to conduct a complex and often expensive integration exercise.

"The release of the TeleScope Publishing Platform is the direct result of over 15 years of experience working closely with the most recognize publishers in the industry," added Mr. Kotob. "It is their support coupled with our passion, vision and proven ability for bringing innovative publishing solutions to market that continues to drive North Plains' pioneering spirit and push the technology envelope to new heights."

In addition to announcing the arrival of its new TPP offering, North Plains will now provide publishing services that include the digitization of books, typesetting and eBook creation, among other things. Now publishers can access North Plains' outsource services to reduce production times and overall costs while building in scalability to meet emerging revenue opportunities.

North Plains will be showcasing the TeleScope Publishing Platform (northplains.com/en/products/tpp.cfm) at the London Book Fair in booth S-704. Visit North Plains at the show and discover why industry experts think North Plains is Leading the Digital Publishing Revolution(TM).

About North Plains Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1994, North Plains Systems, Inc. (www.northplains.com), is the world's leading provider of digital and video asset management solutions. With a portfolio of over 475 satisfied customers, North Plains' TeleScope platform (northplains.com/en/products/products_overview.cfm) streamlines the complexity of managing increasingly challenging digital asset environments. From centralized workflow optimization, asset creation, production and virtual collaboration, to delivery and distribution, North Plains provides end-to-end solutions that scale to meet your unique business requirements. Benefit from North Plains' proven deployment expertise and join its growing list of global customers, including: AOL, Boeing, Bowling Green State University, Gallaudet University, Harcourt, HarperCollins Publishers, Microsoft, Ogilvy and Mather, Playboy, Publicis Groupe, Publishers Clearing House, Rodale Inc., Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Utah Education Network, Viacom, and Warner Bros.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, North Plains Systems, TeleScope Publishing Platform ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-04-0416-009.shtml Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:32:15 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press Roadrunner Marketing http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-04-0416-009.shtml PR Pros Offer Recession Strategies For Independent Business Owners

DENVER, Colo., April 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With job losses at alarming levels, marketing and public relations pro's Melanie Goetz and Esty Atlas, of Hughes & Stuart Marketing, have combined four decades of experience, insight, strategic techniques, affordable public outreach ideas, and business branding concepts into their newly released book, "Roadrunner Marketing: Strategic Secrets You Wish You Knew" (ISBN: 978-1-4392-1575-3).

Says co-author and four-time Emmy award winning creative producer Esty Atlas, "There are approximately 32 million small-business owners in the United States and Canada, and every day, another 2,500 people decide to go into business for themselves." She added, "With such a high number of corporate layoffs today, come more people trying to start a business, but research shows 66 percent of new businesses will fail in the first four years, in large measure due to poor marketing and only five percent will ever reach 1 million dollars in revenues."

To help inspire and educate new entrepreneurs, this grassroots marketing book is filled with immediate things every business owner should already be doing, and can easily do, to help increase their visibility, affordably, within their own consumer marketplace. The strategies and easy-to-grasp concepts cover the essentials of building one's presence and loyalty in the minds of consumers.

"Costly business mistakes can easily be avoided if people just understand the basic philosophies that motivate consumers," said Atlas.

Co-author Goetz was inspired to write a book after being interviewed on a national TV program, Heartbeat of America, and asked if she would consider putting decades of client work into an easy user guide. "After seeing what's already been written on this topic, we felt there was a missing element that directly addressed smaller business owners who would benefit from the encouragement and in-depth profiles of everyday self-made entrepreneurs - names people may not recognize, but can identify with who have successfully built their businesses," said agency president Melanie Goetz.

Founder of Panera Bread Company explains why he quit the clothing business and how he built a multi-million dollar business while admittedly knowing nothing, at first, about its core product. Profiles comparable to this are showcased throughout the book and the similarities of these very different people point toward similar internal characteristics more than external education. And what does mega-star actor William Shatner have to do with this book? Inspiration comes from surprising sources as author Melanie Goetz learned when she encountered a star-ship surprise of their own.

Each of the 26 chapters is designed to help independent businesses build awareness, get positive publicity, attract customers, reduce advertising expenses, 'beep the competition', and create effective "word-of-mouse" interest through easy to follow step-by-step instructions. The book is available through Amazon.com. For more on Roadrunner Marketing visit www.hughesstuart.com.

Author Melanie Goetz

President of Hughes & Stuart Marketing since 1980, Melanie serves as the senior account executive for the company. Melanie's MBA degree and tactical marketing experience are complemented with genuine common sense intuition that serves clients on many levels. Melanie, Esty, and the Hughes & Stuart creative team develop public relations and outreach programs for businesses as well as non-profits and government. As an independent businesswoman who has served on multiple boards, a champion of causes for non-profit fundraising, and marketing consultant, Melanie's thirty years of expertise and account management skills have effectively enhanced the communication efforts and public outreach for people and companies in many industries and trade associations.

Author Esty Atlas

Sixteen years of public relations, marketing, and creative services in television news-driven stations led Esty to work with a diverse client base independently to improve their public outreach efforts. Esty believes marketing takes an intuitive understanding of the characteristics that attract the desired consumers to create a positive public image through effective communication techniques. Esty is a four-time Emmy-award winning writer/creative producer who has also been honored with eight Colorado Broadcasters Association awards, by the Public Relations Society of America, New York Film Festival, and Promax Marketing Executives. She has also won five national Telly awards.

Book Summary
Title: "Roadrunner Marketing: Strategic Secrets You Wish You Knew"
Authors: Melanie Goetz and Esty Atlas
ISBN: 978-1-4392-1575-3 Softcover, 2009, $14.99.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, Roadrunner Marketing, author Esty Atlas ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-04-0408-003.shtml Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:00:34 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press Stampington and Company http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-04-0408-003.shtml LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., April 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- While publishers around the world are restructuring and ceasing production of popular magazines, art and crafting publisher Stampington & Company has been developing new titles to add to their family of publications. In 2009, they will launch a total of eight new titles, which will account for 12 of the 75 issues they will produce during the year. These new publications showcase a broad range of popular trends in the art and crafting industry, including artistic journaling, quilting, "softies," handmade aprons, and "green" crafting.

Beginning with the January 2009 releases, Stampington & Company will launch eight new titles during 2009. Newly added titles include: Stuffed: A Gathering of Softies (semi-annual, launched on January 1st), Art Journaling (semi-annual, launched on January 1st), Somerset In Love (special, launched on January 1st), apron•ology (annual, launched on February 1st), Somerset Apprentice (annual, launched on March 1st), Marie Antoinette (special, launched on April 1st), Art Quilting Studio (semi-annual, launching on June 1st), and GreenCraft Magazine (semi-annual, launching on August 1st).

"Because we publish enthusiast magazines, our readers are loyal to the hobbies and special interests we feature in our publications," says Kellene Giloff, Stampington & Company's President and Publisher. "Our company is small enough that we can quickly, and cost-effectively, launch a magazine to capture an emerging trend among enthusiastic artists and crafters. This support from our readers allows us to rely on single copy sales, with a higher cover price, more than advertising revenues, which are quickly diminishing in the publishing industry."

To learn more about the eight new issues premiering in 2009, or any of Stampington & Company's other 23 titles, visit www.stampington.com. All publications are available on newsstands, or directly from Stampington & Company online or by calling 1-877-STAMPER. For more information about this release, including print-ready images, visit www.stampington.com/press.

About Stampington & Company

Stampington & Company® is the publisher of Somerset Studio, The Stampers' Sampler, Somerset Memories, Where Women Create, Take Ten, Belle Armoire Jewelry, and 25 other premier art and crafting publications. The company also produces exclusive collections of rubber art stamps and high-quality artist papers. Additional information about Stampington & Company can be found on the Web at www.stampington.com.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, Stampington and Company, Marie magazine ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-04-0402-001.shtml Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:59:12 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press writer Lane Wallace http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-04-0402-001.shtml PALO ALTO, Calif., April 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A new e-book, available free from No Map. No Guide. No Limits.™, offers entertaining storytelling, thought-provoking ideas, and practical advice on surviving-and thriving-in uncertain times and circumstances. In "Surviving Uncertainty: Taking a Hero's Journey," (ISBN: 978-1-4276-3955-4) adventure writer Lane Wallace applies what she's learned in the school of adventure to the broader school of life.

Twenty years ago, Wallace left a successful corporate career to become a pilot and writer. Since then, she's climbed mountains in Nepal and Europe, kayaked the Na Pali Coast of Hawaii, gone wreck diving in French Polynesia, and explored glaciers in Alaska. Her adventures have also included flying relief supplies in both the Amazon jungle and conflict zones in Africa, as well as donning a space suit to fly an Air Force U-2 above 70,000 feet.

Wallace argues that adventure - even the involuntary adventure of job loss, layoffs, or uncertain times - offers unique opportunities and gifts. She believes adventure can get us on a more fulfilling life track, rekindle our dreams and energy, and teach us valuable lessons about ourselves and life.

What looks like a bad turn of events can actually be the start of a hero's journey that can give us the strength of a hero and teach us how to find our own way home, wizard or no wizard. As Wallace puts it, "Once you've climbed a mountain, no hill will ever seem so tall again."

"Surviving Uncertainty: Taking a Hero's Journey" explores the possibilities uncertainty holds, and argues that getting launched onto a modern-day hero's journey, while not entirely comfortable, might just be the best thing that ever happened to you.

To download a free copy of the 100-page book (in PDF format), visit: www.nomap-noguide-nolimits.com.

For the past 10 years, Lane Wallace has created witty, wry, and insightful adventure tales for the readers of FLYING magazine. She's also the founder and editor of the website No Map. No Guide. No Limits. Its goal is to provide thought-provoking ideas, discussion and advice on topics related to adventure, risk, change, entrepreneurship, innovation - and surviving the stress and challenge of uncertain times and circumstances.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, writer Lane Wallace, new books ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-03-0316-006.shtml Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:09:47 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press Sowing Atheism book http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-03-0316-006.shtml ANNAPOLIS, Md. and AUSTIN, Texas, March 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Solving Light Books announced today that Don McLeroy, controversial Chair of the Texas State Board of Education, has recommended "Sowing Atheism" (ISBN: 978-0-9705438-5-1) by Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr., to other board members and to the general public. McLeroy's timely recommendation could influence the board's final decision on the science curriculum scheduled for March 27. The Texas decision will determine what is printed in science textbooks nationwide.

McLeroy extols Johnson's succinct demonstration that natural selection, the vaunted lynchpin of evolutionist reasoning, is not a scientific principle at all, but rather a mere figure of speech that adds nothing to our understanding of nature. McLeroy has said he plans to raise this issue in the March 26-27 meetings.

Johnson, who holds a general science degree from West Point, wrote "Sowing Atheism" in response to the propagandistic book, "Science, Evolution, and Creationism" published by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2008. According to Johnson, McLeroy expects that "Sowing Atheism" will focus the Texas board's attention on the "theft of true science" by the atheist-dominated NAS hierarchy.

"I'm delighted with Mr. McLeroy's endorsement of 'Sowing Atheism,' and hope all the board members read it thoughtfully before they vote. Our nation cannot progress morally, spiritually, or politically so long as we permit the NAS to teach our children that they are descended by chance from worms," Mr. Johnson said.

In his book, Johnson shows that the NAS cannot pick any one of the two million or so living species and identify the species from which it allegedly evolved, nor can the NAS produce any evidence for the alleged evolution of the sexes. Further, Johnson points out, the NAS admits it lacks a "plausible hypothesis" for the origin of life.

How, then, does the NAS sustain its "evolution is a fact" charade? Johnson answers: "The NAS resorts to intimidation and outright seductions which include repetitive false affirmations, disguised tautologies, authoritative obfuscations, and slapping 'sciency' lipstick on their no-evidence pig."

"Sowing Atheism" is available on Amazon and at www.solvinglight.com where it is also available as a free PDF download.

A chapter-by-chapter summary, and Don McLeroy's recommendation, below it, may be found at:
www.solvinglight.com/blog/2009/03/.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, Sowing Atheism book, Solving Light Books ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-03-0310-010.shtml Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:12:58 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press Author David Almeida http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-03-0310-010.shtml BEVERLY, Mass., March 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Unfortunately, the term "AMBER Alert" is becoming more commonplace. That's why David Almeida, PI, has authored and released a new book called "Abducted Dreams" (ISBN: 978-1-606-96-261-9), in an effort to provide an insider's view on missing child cases.

According to the National Crime Information Center, as of December 31 2007, there were a total of 105,229 active missing person cases; juveniles under the age of 18 accounted for 54,648 or 51.93 percent.

"Abducted Dreams" was written to not only address the practical and emotional needs of parents during times of great distress, but it was also written to educate and inform parents who may one day find themselves or a close friend or relative in this unfortunate situation.

It will give them the tools they need to take action and to better understand how the system works.

Reasons for child abduction are numerous. Some cases are quickly solved while others are much more complicated.

"As a result of years of working on missing child cases, I wanted to share my knowledge so people could benefit," Almeida explains. "I also wanted to share my personal stories of successful recovery so parents know that there is always hope."

"Abducted Dreams" covers a wide array of topics. It helps readers to navigate the maze of local, state and federal agencies that might get involved in the search and outlines what to expect. It discusses what the police department can and cannot do and it addresses what to expect when working with a private investigator.

It also offers reassurance. For example, readers will learn that a high percentage of missing children only stay away a few days, while many others stay with a friend or relative.

About the Author

David Almeida is the president of Bay State Detective Agency, Inc. (www.BayStateDetective.com). In 1992, he graduated from Southern Vermont College with a degree in criminal justice studies. He received his license to be a Massachusetts private detective in 1995. His expertise includes complex fraud investigations, missing persons, background checks on businesses and individuals, locating hidden assets, and more.

For a book preview, visit: www.BayStateDetective.com/files/book.html.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, Author David Almeida, Abducted Dreams book ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-02-0226-004.shtml Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:44:05 GMT Books and Publishing Send2Press author Tony Pallante http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-02-0226-004.shtml SILVERADO, Calif., Feb. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The credit crisis is on everyone's minds. But, complicated media jargon is nothing more than mumbo jumbo to the average person on the street. That's why author Tony Pallante has written a book that clearly defines the current credit crisis, "From Your Wallets to Their Pockets" (ISBN: 978-1440108044, hardcover).

"From Your Wallets to Their Pockets," helps readers to clearly understand the current credit crisis and explains how current solutions are privatizing profits and socializing losses.

"I wrote this book to give the average person an insider's view in a language that can be easily grasped," Pallante says. "The book is written for both lay people and financial professionals who want to be educated about the mortgage industry and to see the whole picture, not just bits and pieces."

The historical perspective provides insight into how this crisis is different from previous ones. It examines a shift in traditional bank/client relationships to a relationship that is much more complex and includes multiple borrowers, banks, brokerages and investors.

"From Your Wallets to Their Pockets" has received a great deal of praise. One reader sums it up as follows: "This is the book that I have waited for. Tony presents this important issue in an easy to follow, yet scholarly way. His long and broad-based financial services' experience rushes at you."

The author has a credible reputation in the financial industry and has been referred to as the "go-to-guy" in many financial circles. He brings responsibility and integrity to this topic and financial experts agree that the book provides an excellent education for lay people with a curiosity, and should also be required reading in the banking business and associated industries.

About the Author

Tony Pallante is the CEO of Performance Capital Services, a management consulting firm that advises financial services industry clients. He has more than 25 years of experience as a consultant and executive helping financial organizations in strategy development and strategic execution. He lives in Orange County, CA with his wife Michelle.

"From Your Wallets to Their Pockets" is currently available at: Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.

Published in November 2008 by iUniverse, the book is available in hardcover (ISBN-13: 978-1440108044) and paperback (ISBN-13: 978-1440108020) and is 144 pages in length. For more information, visit: www.performancecapital.com/fromyou.html.

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TAGS: Send2Press Newswire, author Tony Pallante, Performance Capital Services ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-02-0224-006.shtml Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:49:54 GMT Elections and Politics Send2Press Craig X Rubin for Mayor http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2009-02-0224-006.shtml LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dennis Peron, the senior citizen who wrote "Proposition P" back in 1991, says, "Vote for Craig Rubin." Proposition P was the nation's first medical marijuana legislation and has inspired national change. When it was introduced 80-percent of the voters in California's county and city supported medical use. Since then nearly two dozen states have legalized marijuana for medical purposes. Dennis Peron, the man who started the medical marijuana movement, has come out in support of Mayoral candidate Craig X Rubin.

Peron, longtime fighter for legal pot, gay-rights, candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of California, a Vietnam veteran, AIDS activist and close friend and political associate of Harvey Milk says, "Craig X Rubin is the man to lead Los Angeles." Peron, who met Rubin years ago, while fundraising for Proposition 215 added, "Seniors and Stoners can win this election for him and I am encouraging both to get out and vote March 3; Rubin for mayor."

Rubin is a controversial figure in the election because of his pro-cannabis stance, but he may have a friend in Sacramento as well as in Los Angeles' senior centers. Monday, February 23, 2009, State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-Northern California, introduced legislation that legalizes and taxes marijuana, "AB 390." The bill would require all sales of marijuana be made by licensed sellers who would be taxed. It would also forbid sales to anyone under 21. Rubin has experience with this idea because in 1996 he was the only licensed cannabis dealer to successfully sell marijuana at the Super Bowl.

Pro-business Rubin opened a chain of successful retail stores selling hemp products after graduating from UCLA in the early 1990s. When "High Times" magazine published an article stating that Arizona was issuing tax stamps and cannabis dealer's licenses, Rubin bought one. At the Big Game loaded with one hundred individually bagged grams that were each stamped, "Arizona Department of Revenue Cannabis Tax Stamp," Rubin made money and paid Arizona State taxes. Rubin wrote about the experience in his hit pot book, "9021GROW: How to Create Billions for the Economy without Destroying the American Way of Life" (2005, ISBN-10: 0974711004).

"Senior citizens can make extra money growing medical marijuana for local collectives," notes Rubin, who is looking for ways to get seniors more active. "When AB 390 passes, this bill will generate billions in much-needed revenue for the state and people know that California's number one cash crop, needs to be taxed and regulated."

Rubin promises to bring jobs to Los Angeles by ending the prohibition on hemp, "Many people don't know marijuana makes gasoline without going to war in the Middle East, paper without cutting down trees, clothing without polluting the ground water and without destroying the topsoil." Popular Mechanics reported that there were literally thousands of products that can be made from cannabis, but the hype on marijuana that has led to it being scheduled as a dangerous drug has kept farmers from being able to grow it for industrial purposes.

At Mayor Sam's community forum this past Sunday, Rubin put forth his ideas for moving the city forward. "We need water. We live near the largest body of water in the world. I will build a desalination plant. That will create jobs."

Rubin pointed out that people are not better off than they were four years ago under "Viagra La Raza," a name he affectionately calls the mayor. "The current official unemployment is over 10-percent in the City of Los Angeles, which really means it is over 20-percent because people unemployed more than six months aren't even counted." Rubin then said, "My priority is jobs, jobs and more jobs and that might mean lowering taxes and providing incentives to people so they invest their capital in our city."

Rubin who also stated that he is pro-Law Enforcement said, "I have had cops tell me they are voting for me because I will end the federal consent decree. They don't care that I am for taxing and regulating pot. Both issues are hampering our police department's ability to do their job. Neither the Chief, nor the mayor who he supports, are doing anything about either."

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