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Wednesday, 23 January 2008
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The Book 'Spiriting Around' gives a head start on success Spirituality information you can use today
Cooper City, Fl , Jan 22, 2008 - Each of us depends on ourselves to succeed in life, to create our survival, and to inspire the dreams in our imagination. That's life. That's a soul's job. Everyone has to do it and, fortunately, everyone has the talent to do it. It's an amazing system of limitless opportunities and each of us has to find a simple path through it that makes sense to us in a controllable way. And the funny thing about depending on ourselves to succeed in life is that everyone needs help. The good news is that people have been doing this for a long time and have developed dependable systems with rules people respect that any person can embrace as their first opportunity. So here are 12 rules for a head start on success: 1) Success isn't about great public accomplishments. A person's love, their involvement in life, and their intention to do well are the real meaning of success. 2) Everyone wants success-now! Feeling unsuccessful is uncomfortable. If someone is feeling impatient and wants their success right away they should go eat a good meal, buy a shirt, or play a game. Then get real because it all takes time. 3) Patience is the most practical path. Important goals can take a long time to achieve. It's usually that way so accept the process and don't give up. 4) Know what you want, spell it out, act on it. A person doesn't wave a wand to create their life; they build it with their responsibility, self-reliance, and effort. 5) Know the playing field, know the rules, and get the tools. Life's a work in progress that never ends. 6) Respect hard work, courage, and an eye for opportunities. We build our lives on them. 7) Develop your resources. It's the same game for everyone. Get God involved. Have a partner. Let God take some responsibility for your life. 8) Failure only comes when a person stops trying. It's okay to pace yourself. You're not in a race with anyone. Your life is about you. You're not anyone else 9) Doing things the right way is the way to guarantee a person's complete success. We need to learn to trust ourselves and trust life. 10) Believe that you can have what you want-and that love will give it to you. 11) Real success isn't about how well a person manages their money. It's about how well they manage their love. 12) We should try to touch the love inside us in everything we do. Love is the essence of spirituality so our spirituality is as real and practical as any other part of life. We should use it and let it prove itself to us. Now a person should be ready to learn everything they need to know that gives them what they want. Then they can use it to engage life because life only asks a person for one thing-leadership. If someone isn't sure they can do it, they're wrong. The responsibility a person has for their life is theirs for a very good reason. They're capable of doing it well. About the book: Spiriting Around: A Modern Guide to Finding Yourself by Mark Tomback ISBN: 978-0-9755248-0-0 Publisher: Mooring Filed Books Publish date: Feb 2006 Pages: 304 S.R.P.: $14.95 Available on Amazon.com and bookstores nationwide About the author: Mark Tomback has over 35 years experience in studying spiritual matters and it's always come naturally to him. He currently lives in South Florida with his family. Contact: Mark Tomback , 954-435-1672 , mooringfieldbooks@msn.com , www.spiritingaround.com
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Friday, 18 January 2008
Now Playing: Books, books, books!
BOOKS TO GET REVIEWED: Order them by replying to the author at the bottom of each e-mail. Lia Marcellus, NY, Jan 17, 2008 - One of the most advanced corporations in the world is turning the clock back a few hundred years to share professional development secrets from the golden age of pirates with its modern-day leadership team. Boeing, the world's leading aerospace company, recently bought more than 500 copies of Christopher Novak's new book, Lead Like a Pirate! , joining a rapidly growing list of organizations that are embracing this creative twist on professional development. Tulsa School District, Safeway, Bridgestone Firestone, The Computer Merchant, Siemens Power Generation, Hawaii Carpenters Union, Outback Steakhouse, Taco Bell, Seton Medical Center, government agencies and non-profit organizations have all set sail with the new book since it was released in November by Dallas-based Cornerstone Leadership Institute (www.CornerStoneLeadership.com). The diversity of organizations embracing Lead Like a Pirate! validates its universal appeal to business leaders looking for innovative approaches to training. And, nothing is more appealing than pirates! Indeed, readers discover something very different from traditional business books in this 88-page, quick- read paperback. Novak cleverly disguised classic team leadership principles inside a series of fast-paced, illustrated buccaneer adventures that capture the attention of even the most stoic landlubbers. With its tall ships and tall tales, Lead Like a Pirate! is a learning instrument that people actually enjoy and that alone makes it unique in the world of professional development. "Lead Like a Pirate! is not entertainment," the author says, "it's themed-learning which means I take relevant professional skills that leaders needs to master and present them in a setting where learning those skills is almost an unconscious result of being drawn into the storyline." Individually, a reader can sharpen their leadership skills with this book but its most significant impact is as a catalyst for groups or teams to discuss key leadership characteristics and techniques. With a hint of old English and a thread of historical truth, the book shares 5 Secrets of Tiger Eye Taylor, captain of the Ebony Ghost, and a pirate legend for turning diversity into strength, speed into advantage and heart into leadership. His 5 Secrets -- the Captain, the Crew, the Mission, the Strategy and the Treasure -- are revealed through a series of illustrated high seas adventures. Each adventure ends with a challenge to evaluate a specific situation and select the best course of action from among several options. Doubloons are awarded based on the appropriateness of the answer. The last chapters examine the choices offered in each dilemma and explain the rationale for each preferred answer. Also included are concrete suggestions on how to apply the book's key learning points within the workplace. Lead Like a Pirate! is the kind of book that business leaders are drawn to because it respects their time while sharpening their skills. "Leaders today, especially frontline supervisors and managers, don't have time to read lengthy, academic-style dissertations on leadership theory," Novak says, "but these leaders will make time for common sense professional development that is creative, quick and meaningful. That's why this book is so exciting." About the book: Lead Like A Pirate by Christopher Novak ISBN: 978-0979800917 Publisher: CornerStone Leadership Institute Publish date: Sept 2007 Pages: 88 S.R.P.: $14.95 About the author: Christopher Novak is a professional speaker who has inspired thousands of people nationally and internationally with his signature keynote, Conquering Adversity, based on his first book. Chris is also the author of two leadership development books, 4 Circles of Good Business (Core Concepts, Inc.; 2006) and, Lead Like a Pirate (Cornerstone Leadership Institute; 2007) and is a experienced human resources executive whose former positions included senior level positions with Cornell University and Syracuse China Company. In 2001, he started his own professional development company, The Summit Team, focusing on leadership training and executive coaching. Contact: Christopher Novak , 315-673-1323 , info@summit-team.com ----------------------------------------- DENVER, Jan 16, 2008 - In White-Metal Murders, author J. Bruce Monson keeps the reader guessing throughout the book as a murder mystery plot develops.
A down-on-his-luck private eye awakes with a beautiful, naked blond in bed with him. Who is she? Why is he sharing a bed with her? Why can't he remember where he is or worst of all, WHO he is? The intrepid hero must slowly regain his memory in order to solve not just one murder, but two. His mind is slowly jogged back into place bit by bit until he learns that he is a private investigator trying to solve two brutal murders at the Roosevelt Mint. The mint is the fabricator of fine, scale classic model cars, and now the president and the production manager have been brutally murdered at work. The Mint, it seems, has been involved in a very ingenious smuggling operation of a new, extremely potent killer drug through its manufacturing facility in Malaysia. A small-time hood, a mysterious disturbed young lady in red, and a drug lord named Quo Min Ta confound him at every turn. Perhaps our detective is on the wrong side. He and two girlfriends concoct their own sly plan. Max eventually solves the murders and using his ingenuity and unique imagination conjures up a method to put the drug smugglers permanently out of business. Meanwhile, sorting out his feelings for the two women he loves complicates his already topsy-turvy life. About the book: White-Metal Murders by J Bruce Monson ISBN: 978-1-4327-1-5403 Publisher: Outskirts Press Publish date: Dec 2007 Pages: 244 S.R.P.: $14.95 U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere.
About the author: J. Bruce Monson is the author of 3 Action/Adventure novels and a children's book. Mr. Monson has been confined to a respiratory hospital for 12 years with complications due to muscular dystrophy. He uses a mouth-stick to type and/or voice recognition software. His books are movies in his mind described in great detail by his unique, and clever imagination. White-Metal Murders is his first murder mystery. Contact: Bruce Monson , 720-273-8311 , rooratster@gmail.com , http://outskirtspress.com/JBruceMonson ------------------------------------------- Santa Ana, CA, Jan 15, 2008 - She wouldn't wear her teeth and she cackled, so the neighborhood children called her a witch. But when this nicotine-addicted old lady crosses paths with a young mother struggling to raise twins on her own, she finds an audience for her gritty life story, which forms the heart of a new novel, Desert Medicine. A real-life journey through divorce, spiritual crisis, and an attempt to help a tragedy-prone older woman became the inspiration for Judy Alexander's novel, Desert Medicine. This is Alexander's first published book, after nearly two decades of rising early in the mornings to write fiction. After six years of writing and another six years of searching for a publisher, Alexander met with Kregel Publications of Grand Rapids, MI, who purchased the novel. Desert Medicine is now available in bookstores. "Judy Alexander has written a beautifully woven story of an unexpected friendship that provides enough grace and enough hope to heal a wounded heart," says Lynne Hinton, author of The Arms of God. "This is a lovely novel." In Desert Medicine, when a young mother of twins who runs a plant nursery refuses to feel sorry for herself despite facing an unwanted divorce, she ends up offering to help a colorful older woman from her new church. The older woman relates her own feisty search for family, beginning as an abused girl in 1930s Panhandle Texas, sent to live in border town Calexico, California, with a maiden aunt who runs a home hospital. But is this natural storyteller revealing the truth about her troubled life? If not, she may be putting the young mother in danger, both physically and spiritually. "Desert Medicine is a lovely and touching novel, rich with authentic characters whose stories will warm your heart," says Earlene Fowler, national bestselling author of The Saddlemaker's Wife and Tumbling Blocks "Laurelle's uneasy spiritual journey is both real and tender, one I enjoyed sharing. A wonderful debut." About the book: Desert Medicine by Judy Alexander ISBN: 978-0-8254-2008-5 Publisher: Kregel Publications Publish date: Nov 2007 Pages: 424 S.R.P.: $14.99 Desert Medicine is available wherever books are sold. About the author: Judy Alexander works as a freelance writer, photographer, and adjunct professor in Orange County, California. She holds an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Management at the University of California in Irvine. The mother of two sons, she lives with her husband in Santa Ana, CA. Contact: Judy Alexander, 714-972-8884 , judy@judyalexander.com | |
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Wednesday, 9 January 2008
Now Playing: Reviews and links
Happy New Year! This year is very busy! A pile of books is waiting to get reviewed! To get a book for reviewing, just email the author at the bottom of the Press Release. This blog offers you the latest books, so grab the chance and get a book! To read one of my latest reviews, go to To read more reviews, go to To promote your book online visit To promote your book in Greece, go to Best Wishes, Liana
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Monday, 31 December 2007
Now Playing: New Book
MYRTLE BEACH, Dec 18, 2007 - In his book, "Just Snap Your Fingers and...Bingo You're Sober," author Maurice Murray provides recovering alcoholics with an extensive guide to overcoming alcoholism by tapping into their thought processes and spirituality. His workbook is arranged in five chapters: Recovery Your Way (how alcohol works on the mind, accepting responsibility, and understanding the meaning of love as it applies to objects, people, and God,) God Fixes Cracked Pots (relationships between the thought process and attitude,) The Chair's Fixed, Relax and Sit in It (self-realization, self awareness, one's personal relationship with God,) Swat That Bee on Your Recovery Doorknob (how feelings are connected to our thought processes and behavior, learning to listen, feel, and visualize to achieve a new emotional balance,) and Bingo You're Sober (self hypnosis as a tool for instilling spiritual and mental recovery skills.) The book is peppered with spiritual and philosophical anecdotes intended to provide positive reinforcement and hope. Murray draws on a lifetime of experience to present relevant stories in the form of thoughtful and sometimes comical anecdotes meant to inspire recovering alcoholics to stay on the healing path. The main message of the book is that alcoholism is a disease that can be defeated. Part of recovery entails understanding how your thought processes work, changing them, and recognizing the power spirituality plays in the recovery process. One essential message Murray imparts: Your life isn't hopeless. It is your negative thoughts that have led you to believe it is hopeless. As Murray states, "Recovery requires conscious and continuous positive actions." Written from a heartfelt struggle with alcoholism, Murray candidly shares his wisdom on recovering from the disease. I highly recommend Bingo You're Sober to those seeking clarity, the resolve to recover, and finding peace during a difficult period of one's life. About the book Just Snap Your Fingers and...Bingo You're Sober by Maurice Murray ISBN: 978-1434328816 Publisher: AuthorHouse Publish date: Dec 2007 Pages: 96 S.R.P.: $7.90 Contact: Maurice Murray , momurray@recoveryyourway.com , www.bingoyoursoberbook.com
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A multi-layered and multi-cultural eye-opener, mixing Native American mysticism and cutting edge scientific revelation. NEW YORK , Dec. 20, 2007 - Author Scott Baker has been called "a talented writer and an adept syncretist" for his recent two-volume novel, NeitherWorld, by Kirkus Discoveries. Blending Native American myth, archaeological detail, government conspiracy and a sci- fi flair, the two volume novel, Neitherworld, covers a lot of ground, but does so with dexterity and grace. This unique and professionally illustrated story is populated with alien civilizations, 17th-century Ojibwe shamans, shady government agents, and professional archaeologists. Akiiwan begins in the 1600s, when a talented Native American shaman - Voice-in-the- Sky - is contacted by members of an alien race who are interested sharing with the Ojibwe people their secrets and talents. Fast-forward to the modern day: government agents hire skilled archaeologist Samantha Horner to learn more about Voice-in-the-Sky and the mysterious powers he may have possessed. But from the moment her excavation begins, strange occurrences - violent storms, unexpected attacks on crew members and baffling disappearances - suggest to Horner that something strange is afoot. Few are the fantasies so peculiar and satisfying as this, a deliciously weird mix of alien races, Native American culture and government intrigue. Filled with strange creatures, extraterrestrial landscapes and a startling array of alien races vying for galactic ascendency, Ishpiming taxes the imagination. But much to the author's credit, readers will remain entranced by this strange new world. Like the best fantasy authors, Baker has a knack for fleshing out his marvelous creations, making the oddest of creatures as real and believable as his human characters. He has a strong faith in the power of his fiction, and that faith is strangely infectious. Baker tells Horner's tale with a skillful ease. His prose is elegant and precise and his descriptions - both of characters and of the natural world - are beautiful and evocative. In the end, it is both an archaeologist's conflicted discovery of an ancient Ojibwe clan's history, and of her own. An audacious but thoroughly enthralling fantasy. Jeremy Robinson, author of The Didymus Contingency, has said of Mr. Baker, "It's obvious you have an abundant imagination and the true heart of a writer."
About the book NeitherWorld by Scott Baker Publisher: LuLu Press Publish date: Dec 2007 Pages: Akiiwan - 536 Ishpiming - 460 S.R.P.: Akiiwan - $20.88 Ishpiming - $24.32 Available at Amazon , Barnes and Noble and select bookstores. About the author Scott Baker was born in New York City, New York. He was in the Psychology Major honor society PSI CHI at Pennsylvania State University. Today he is active in several Green organizations such as Transportation Alternatives, World Wildlife Fund, and Community Board 6 in New York City. His writing career began from childhood with his first illustrated manuscript, Impland. A modern-day Renaissance man with interests in astronomy, natural sciences, psychology, philosophy, history, Native American culture, and all future-forward topics, his two-volume opus has been called "an exciting read of suspense and mystery that keeps the reader wondering what will happen next." Contact: Scott Baker , 212-867-6186 , ssbaker305@yahoo.com Note: Review copies of this two volume novel are available by replying to this e-mail. Please include your mailing address.
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Sunday, 9 December 2007
Now Playing: New books for review
K. T. Casha's captivating new novel, The Truth About Fairy Tales, sheds light on the emerging trend for younger men-older women romances
LONDON , Dec 4, 2007 - The Truth About Fairy Tales by K. T. Casha examines one of the biggest issues facing today's independent woman: what's the man in our life actually for? And, if you're in a position to choose, why not have it all? Cate McCormack's got everything but love. She's made her fortune out of a series of bestsellers that retell legends and fairy stories with a contemporary twist. She has an adoring fan base, a group of close friends to rely on and a to-die-for penthouse in the center of London. Contemplating an invitation to go to the Venice Biennale, she's busy juggling a film deal for one of her books with a growing obsession with Andrei, the young Polish janitor at her building. Already fretting over the age difference, things get even more complicated as a Hollywood player enters the romantic fray and Cate is forced to make a choice between her two 'princes'. Set in the glamorous locations of London, Venice, Hollywood and France, The Truth about Fairytales turns the tables on received wisdom as Cate learns that listening to her heart - rather than her mother - is the best route to her own happy ever after. Filled with characters so alive they seem to walk off the page, The Truth About Fairy Tales is page-turner that deserves a spot on every woman's bookshelf. About the book: The Truth About Fairy Tales by K.T. Casha ISBN: 978-1419662935 Publisher: Booksurge Publishing Publish date: Oct 26, 2007 Pages: 404 S.R.P.: $17.99 About the author K.T. Casha lives in London where she earns her living coaching CEOs by day and writing by night. Her career takes her all over Europe, the Far East and the United States and she uses the insights developed during her travels to inform her writing. Obsessed by understanding what makes people tick, K.T. uses fiction as a way to explore received wisdom on contemporary life and its pressures, often with surprising results. The Truth About Fairy Tales is available for sale online at Amazon.com, BookSurge.com, and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide. Contact: K.T. Casha, 01144-2073788372, KTCasha@aol.com. Note: Review copies of this book are available by replying to this e-mail. Please include your mailing address.
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New Kids Book: The Day I Hit a Home Run at Great American Ball Park Cincinnati, Dec 5, 2007 - In The Day I Hit a Home Run at Great American Ball Park author Dr. Paul Mullen develops a powerful storyline for kids showing how hard work and dedication pays off. Mullen's book was crafted specifically to address illiteracy among children. An enjoyable read for the whole family, The Day I Hit a Home Run at Great American Ball Park is a coming of age story that follows the exploits of twelve year old Fuji as he pursues a chance to play a ball game on the same "sacred" ground as his idols, the Cincinnati Reds. "Baseball is a powerful metaphor for a strong work ethic," said Mullen. "Fuji's journey to live out his dream is one that most kids can relate to on at least some level. I think this is why they can't seem to put it down." Kim Nuxhall, Director of The Joe Nuxhall Character Education Fund, added, "Building character through America's greatest pastime is what Fuji exemplifies. This is a story that young readers will certainly enjoy and relate to." To complement the effectiveness of his book, Mullen also makes free speaking appearances for both school groups and adult groups interested in literacy issues. The book is available online at: www.thedayihitahomerun.com or at Amazon.com. About the book The Day I Hit a Home Run at Great American Ball Park by Dr. Paul Mullen ISBN: 978-1-933197-30-2 Publisher: Orange Frazier Press Publish date: Sept 2007 Pages: 148 S.R.P.: $12.95 About the author Paul Mullen has a PhD in Business Management. He and his wife Sharlene have two college-educated children and live on a small organic farm in Oxford, Ohio where they raise steer, chickens, and horses. Contact: Scott Lorenz, President of Westwind Communications, 734-667-2090, c: 248-705-2214 , scottlorenz@westwindcos.com
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New Book Reveals a Heartwarming Conversation between a Grandfather and His Unborn Grandchild Author John Michael Finkner comes to terms with becoming a grandfather again in Letters from Grandpa Mike: Who Loves Ya Baby Hailley? Kearney, NE, Dec 5, 2007 - The second book in a series of moving dialogues with his grandchildren, Letters from Grandpa Mike: Who Loves Ya Baby Hailley? by John Michael Finkner is a wildly entertaining conversation between the author and his second grandchild. In Letters from Grandpa Mike, the author educates his developing grandchild on the ways of the world. While engaging in dialogue with his unborn grandbaby, Finkner opens up about life, love, religion, and family. The author also passes on family stories and recalls childhood memories, but not without adding a healthy dose of humor to his anecdotes. Readers both young and old will appreciate and connect with his humor, his perspective on life, his experiences, and his deepest emotions. Both tongue in cheek and decidedly poignant, Letters from Grandpa Mike elicits feelings familiar to grandparents and parents everywhere. About the book Letters from Grandpa Mike: Who Loves Ya Baby Hailley? By John Michael Finkner ISBN: 978-1419665240 Publisher: BookSurge Publishing Publish Date: August 2007 Pages: 197 S.R.P.: $13.99 About the author: John Michael Finkner is an emergency physician and grandfather who still runs 50 miles a week at the age of 58. He is also the author of Letters from Grandpa Mike: Who Loves Ya Baby Spencer?, written for his first grandchild. The father of four grown children, he currently resides in central Nebraska. Contact: John Michael Finkner, 308-440-7877, jmfinkner@yahoo.com
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Charleston, SC, Dec 5, 2007 - In A Walk Through Life , author Duane Ashley Poole has skillfully crafted a book of poetry easily read and understood by all.
A Walk Through Life captures many of the everyday life scenarios that most of us can relate to. This thoughtful and imaginative compilation of poetry, will be sure to enrapture the heart, and uplift the soul. As the author Duane Ashley Poole comments, "I wanted to write this book because it hasalways been a dream of mine to have my own personal poetry book published and too be able to share my words with the world. I think this book is unique because it is poetry but also short stories at the same time, this book features many positive messages and words of inspiration!. " Excerpt from the book: You Can Do It ! All things are possible. For many years people have been doing the impossible. Through self belief, motivation and determination. Sheer resilience, and the courage to grab the takings. An ample amount of opportunity waiting for you to call. A dream will come alive, if you overcome and stand tall. Life's a road full of obstacles that can drag you down. So when it pours, use strength to get back up for the rebound. There is only so many knocks to take, before you will receive. The one who keeps getting back up will eventually achieve. Adverse winds, hailstone and such treacherous weather. Are put in our lives to make all of us better. Make us more stronger to complete the task ahead. Mentally prepare us so we wont give up instead. Self explore your internal wealth and scan right through it. Find the magic to your life and have faith, you can do it!. - Duane Ashley Poole. About the book A Walk Through Life by Duane Ashley Poole ISBN: 978-1432715182 Publisher: Outskirts Press Publish date: Nov 2007 Pages: 68 S.R.P.: $9.95 About the Author
This unique book of poems by a young artist of the pen, is a first for Duane Ashley Poole. Born in Hawaii and educated in England, he also enjoys photography and has work published by the international library of photography. Duane now resides in South Carolina.
Contact: Duane Ashley Poole , 843-568-6136, duanepoole2000@yahoo.co.uk , www.outskirtspress.com/DuaneAshleyPoole Note: Copies of the book are available by replying to this e-mail. Please include your mailing address.
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Sunday, 25 November 2007
Now Playing: Rambles.net updated
Here's the link to the latest issue of Rambles.net featuring two of my reviews. http://www.rambles.net/whats_new.html Enjoy! Liana Metal
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