Bostick Communications, Part II

This thread continues the previous Bostick Communications thread as it was getting quite lengthy.

Rock on.

From Bostick Part I...

Are we all talking about the "Book of Nonsense" as the YA book?

If not. I will post my invite.

I just asked for book of nonsense. They want to send me a pdf I said it was fine just waiting to hear back.

Yes I was talking about the book of nonsense. I suck at reading anything over a couple of pages in PDF.

JAMES BOND RETURNS IN BENSON'S TRILOGY

CHICAGO - Oct. 6, 2008 - This October 2008, in the year of James Bond creator Ian

Fleming's 100th birthday, Raymond Benson, the third author commissioned to pen the

Bond novels between 1996 and 2002, will see the publication of an anthology of three of

his out-of-print James Bond tales under the collective title, The Union Trilogy (Pegasus

Books, ISBN 978-1-60598-007-2). Following hot on the heels of Devil May Care, the

latest official best-selling 007 novel written by Sebastian Faulks, and anticipating the

November release of the 22nd James Bond motion picture, Quantum of Solace, the

omnibus will be launched at the U.S. opening of the "Bond Bound" art exhibit of 007

book jacket covers at Bonhams Gallery in New York on October 18.



Several authors have been commissioned by Ian Fleming's Estate to pen 007 novels

throughout the years, but Benson is unique in that he was the only American to have the

privilege. In total, Benson wrote six original Bond novels, three film novelizations, and

three short stories. The Union Trilogy consists of three of the original books-High Time

to Kill, DoubleShot, and Never Dream of Dying, as well as the full-length, "director's

cut" of the short story Blast from the Past, which originally appeared in a shortened form

in Playboy Magazine. A new Introduction by the author is also included.



About Benson's Bond, Booklist said, "It's clear that Benson is the best of the successors

to Bond creator Fleming. Fans of Fleming's original novels can pick up a Benson

adventure and feel right at home." The Edinburgh Evening News in Britain said, "Bond

novels have been written by several authors since Fleming's death, including Kingsley

Amis, but Raymond Benson is, for my money, one of the best. His fast-paced action and

stylish recreation of 007 make his work a must for all Bond fans." And Publisher's

Weekly said, "Benson embues his Bond with enough honor, sexual prowess and action-

hero skills to please the purist and enthrall the novice."



About the book:

The Union Trilogy by Raymond Benson

ISBN: 978-1605980072

Publisher: Pegasus

Date of publish: Nov 4, 2008

Pages: 832

S.R.P.: $19.95



About the author:

Raymond Benson wrote six original James Bond novels, three film novelizations

and three short stories-all published worldwide. Raymond is an active member of

International Thriller Writers Inc., The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers,

Mystery Writers of America, and ASCAP. He has served on the Board of Directors of

The Ian Fleming Foundation since 1995. Benson resides in Chicago

www.raymondbenson.com





Note: Review copies of this book are available by replying to this e-mail.

Please include your mailing address.

Tempting, Mr. Bond. Very tempting...

I told them I would not read a PDF (eye strain).

Here's the Nonsense info:

New YA book: The Book of Nonsense - teen lit with a dark suspenseful plot

Publisher Expects New Series to be Banned





David Michael Slater just completed a new literary fantasy adventure series fraught with

suspense, hidden clues, bizarre twists and an ancient book full of utter nonsense...Slater

understands that the secret to capturing the interest of teens is to engage their curiosity

and intelligence by hooking them with a blend of unusual references, mysterious clues

and a dark, suspenseful plot packed with action. - Portland Tribune



Austin, TX - Oct. 6, 2008 - THE BOOK OF NONSENSE, Volume 1 of the Sacred

Books series, already included in the Association of Booksellers for Children's Best

Books of 2008, will be released by Blooming Tree Press/CBAY. The series is certain to

explode notions of "Teen Lit," by venturing boldly into "Da Vinci Code" territory. The

publisher expects a firestorm by the time Volume 3 reaches shelves in 2010. The web is

already abuzz with talk about film deals and book banning.



The book is ancient, ravaged and full of utter nonsense. But the moment it enters Daphna

and Dexter's lives, bizarre things begin to happen. Why is their father, who found the

book, suddenly so distant? Is the old man who took it from him some kind of hypnotist?

Why is a giant, red-eyed boy menacing them? And what does their thirteenth birthday

have to do with all this? Daphna and Dexter can't stand each other, but they'll have to

work together to learn the truth about the Book of Nonsense - before their lives come

apart completely.



Twin protagonists, Daphna and Dexter, illustrate the books two-fold appeal. Readers with

Daphna's passionate literary sensibilities will be rewarded by the depth of Slater's

writing. Riddled with enough mysterious clues and allusions to keep the most research-

obsessed reader engaged, the Sacred Books series provides intellectual thrills all

throughout the completed five-book series. For those preferring action to contemplation,

like Dex, THE BOOK OF NONSENSE rivets even the most reluctant reader to the page

with its dark and suspenseful plot, its horrifying villains and its insider's view of the life

of real teens. The incendiary Sacred Books series will continue with THE INFINITE;

THE LIBRARY; THE BOOK OF THE MAP; and THE BOOK OF ALL THINGS.



About the book:

The Book of Nonsense: Sacred Books, Vol. 1 by David Michael Slater

ISBN: 978-1933767000

Publisher: Blooming Tree Press/CBAY

Publishing Date: Oct. 17, 2008

Pages: 256

S.R.P.: $16.95



About the author:

David Michael Slater has won many awards for his beloved picture books, including

Cheese Louise!, The Ring Bear, and Flour Girl. In December, SELFLESS, his first novel

for adults will be published. His film, MOCHA COLA HIGH, is currently in

development with Right Angle Pictures. David teaches middle school in Portland,

Oregon, where he lives with his wife and son.



Learn more at: www.davidmichaelslater.com

I wonder if the author is asking about pdf so that he doesn't have to ship the books? I said yes to the pdf but I would prefer the book.

I said no to the PDF as well. A chapter or two is fine, but I can't read a whole book on the computer and I don't want to print it out. I like to hold the book!

When I checked out Cheese Louise I found quite a few sham reviews on Amazon. (You know... 5 Star reviews from someone who's only reviewed that 1 book :(

**warning warning Will Robinson**

Re: Book of Nonsense

I think maybe the author decided he was getting too many no responses to his pdf offer, so he's stopped asking. I got this message from him this afternoon:

Thanks for your offer to review. We're running dangerously low on ARC's (a good thing, I suppose), so here's THE BOOK OF NONSENSE (the uncorrected proof).

and he just attached the pdf rather than ask if I was willing to read it that way. I hope that there's no implication there that I've obligated myself to reading it, because as much as I'd like to read the book, I don't enjoy ebooks at all. My eyes start to go buggy after a few pages and the whole scroll thing makes me nauseous.

Hmm...I didn't get asked about whether or not I wanted a PDF? I would have taken him up on it (anyone willing to email it to me?) because I have a Sony Reader and can read PDFs that way.

I have a palm so I just read ebooks on them.

12 -

A Sony Reader will allow you to do that? Will Kindles do this, too? I was under the impression (I've done no research as you can see) that you'd just be able to read books you bought through the respective sites. I've been trying to decide if I'm wanting to ask Santa for one this year.

Speaking of Readers for those of you who have one - any thoughts on which is better, sony's reader or amazon's kindle?

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I have a palm tx which views pdf, txt, and palm database files. I use a converter for everthing else. I got mine for a xmas gift last year. totally worth it. Don't see the point in spending so much for a kindle.

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Yes, you can either use books you downloaded from the Sony site or PDFs (maybe other formats too but I don't use them). I think Kindle can, but you have to email it to them to change it to a version that it can use, from what I gather. I got my Sony Reader for Mother's Day last year. I like the "feel" of the Sony Reader versus the Kindle. The Kindle books are cheaper (all are around $9.99 and you can download them wirelessly) versus the Sony's books (new releases are around $15 but they have awesome coupons for discounts each month. Kindles are around $400, Sony Readers $299ish. Although, the new touch screen Reader is about to come out, and it's $399

I love my Sony Reader. I have about 12 books on it now and it's the size of a steno pad! I tuck it in my purse and I can read from anywhere!

So I read and reviewed my first book from a Bostick email. I have a question for you guys, usually after I post my review I also send it to whatever email address is specified or sometimes to the email address I sent my request to. When I received this Bostick book it didn't come with a contact email address. I don't really want to send it to that random Bostick email that sends us all the messages, probably wouldn't get to an actual person? I'm sort of figuring I'll just leave it be on my blog, librarything, amazon and not email it to anyone related to Bostick. Anyone have a better solution?

17>

I was actually wondering what to do myself. I also send out an e-mail when I post a review and include the link to the blog entry. I have sent e-mails to Bostick in the past, unrelated to a request, and have received a response from a real person. I probably will end up e-mailing them, but I doubt they really care. They might send it along to the author, though.

As bad as my last review of a Bostick book was, I think I am afraid to send it to the author. I don't have the heart...

18- A real person wrote back! Ooh maybe I will email it to them then. I guess come to think of it when I sent my reviews to email addresses provided I rarely hear back either so I guess it wouldn't hurt! Thanks!

19- Yeah that's tough. There was a book I was lukewarm about, I never sent the review to the publisher... I planned on maybe doing it eventually but it's been at least more than a month so it probably won't happen.

I send it to the generic address and get a thank you back. :)

21- Ah good! Thanks for telling me :D

I got Chasing Diana today from Bostick and yesterday was The Tutu ballet

21- I got a Thank You back this morning :D

Anyone use an iPod for reading ebooks? You're supposed to be able to read PDFs on them, but all I have is a 1GB Nano with the itsy bitsy screen ... I'm thinking of looking for a bigger iPod under the pine needles in the living room this December.

I used to read on a Palm but stopped buying ebooks because of the DRM issues. But since I've collected 50 free ebooks in the last four months I'm starting to consider another reader.

For my 2 Bostick books, I went to the author's website and sent it to the email listed there. And both times the author emailed me back directly thanking me for the review. Definitely a "oh, gosh, you're reading this?" moment.

Anysia, I have an iPhone that reads pdf's and while screen is bigger than a nano, its still not great. I also installed a free ebook reader, but I find that I very rarely use it. My eyes get too much strain from staring at a computer screen all day.

>25 Anysia,

I've got a 30GB iPod - it's not a nano, but I never would have thought you could read PDFs on it. I never read the instructions, though. I sort of do everything by trial and error. Hmmm...I'll have to look into that. At least it might allow me to see if I really want to invest in a Reader.

Here's the site I was looking at. I used to read on an old Palm (model that came out 7 years ago) so I figure it can't be worse than that. If you want to try out some ebooks, visit my blog.

The bostick books I have been getting, if there is no letter or contact info sent with the book then I will goggle it. If I find the contact info then I send an email with the review of the book.

Well...I came home today after work to discover a package waiting for me. Turns out it was The Book of Nonsense which I wasn't expecting at all. Apparently, they did have some hard copies to send out.

#29 - montrealgirl2005, I do the same thing. I've found that a lot will link to a review on their site, which helps bring hits to the site :)

#30 - PhoenixTerran, I received the book as well.

:) wendi

Just posted a review of Chasing Diana on my blog - it was a Bostick find.

http://wendisbookcorner.blogspot.com

I got The Book of Nonsense: Sacred Books today as well. I was very surprised because there were so many reports of getting the PDF. YAY!!!!!

Is there any more updates on Bostick?

New Children's book: Otis - The Musical Owl

Worcester, NY - Oct 17, 2008 - Author Joseph Chappelle is pleased to announce his new children's book, Otis - The Musical Owl has been published.

Otis isn't your ordinary owl. For one thing, he's got high musical tastes-Bach, Mozart, Chopin.

And human language? Mastered it. But after flying the coop from an animal rehabilitation lab,
Otis undertakes his biggest challenge yet: discovering his long-lost family.

It's a task that will set in motion a massive animal pursuit all over Otsego County, New York State, as once sworn food-chain enemies join forces to help the charismatic owl discover his roots.

Meet Pee Wee, the little field mouse with a big heart who organizes his brethren to scour every barn

for Otis' family; and Mary, a fellow owl who could hold the key to what really happened that day Otis was left an orphan. Through it all, this brainy bird learns the value of having friends in low places, while showing the high-flying leadership qualities that soon make him an inter-species legend.

Join Otis on his journey to seek out his mom, dad, brother and sister in this spirited look into an animal kingdom off-limits to us humans-until now. An adventure that will truly delight children and adults alike.



About the book:

Otis by Joseph Chappelle

ISBN: 9781432725846

Publisher: Outskirts Press

Date of publish: Sept 26, 2008

Pages: 51

S.R.P.: $12.95



About the author:

Author Joseph N. Chappelle plays cello for the Albany Area Senior Orchestra. A retired social worker, he has served with the Peace Corps in Namibia and with Habitat for Humanity as an International Partner in Malawi. He is also a Karuna Reiki Master.

The Smartest Little Artist Book 1-The Many Faces of Friendship

By Tonya L Lambert

Colonial Heights, VA – Oct 16, 2008 – Author Tonya Lambert announces her newest

children’s book series, The Smallest Little Artist. Lambert has always had a love of art

and photography and has taught a preschool art class at her local recreation center. She

wanted to create this book to teach children about art through fun projects and creative

writing.



The Smallest Little Artist Book 1 – The Many Faces of Friendship is the first in a series

designed to foster a love of poetry, literature, creative writing, photography and various

forms of art in children. It will to help stimulate creatively and help children learn, while

having fun at the same time.



The book features children's stories, poems and illustrations that kids can color. There are

also photographs and artwork by Luc Martin, William Kropp, Jennifer Jackson, and

Karyn Moore.



The plot centers around a little leaf who is afraid of falling off his tree branch when

autumn comes…Meet Bailey and her only friend Butterscotch who everyone else thinks

is imaginary, and find out what happens when a moving truck pulls up next door…Find

out what happens when Mary plants special flower seeds, and the flowers come alive!

What will happen once winter comes?...Meet a little boy whose best friend is a stuffed

animal. He holds onto Fluffy whenever he’s scared. What will happen when he has to be

brave and Fluffy is not around? There are many lessons to be learned and shared with

others.



Children will love this book so much, they won’t even realize they are learning. It is

educational in two ways – it stimulates their intellectual side as well as their artistic one.





About the book:

The Smallest Little Artist Book 1 – The Many Faces of Friendship by Tonya Lambert

ISBN: 978-0615240794

Publisher: Black Seal Dominion

Date of publish: July 29, 2008

Pages: 52

S.R.P.: $11.95



About the author:

Tonya is the mother of three daughters, ages 2 to 7 who lives in central Virginia. She is

also a nurse and a freelance writer who has written for numerous magazines, online sites,

anthologies, and her local newspaper. She has worked as a preschool art teacher and she

wrote this book to share her love of art, creative writing, poetry, and photography with

young people everywhere. Tonya has been writing since she won a prize in second grade

in the Young Author's contest. She recently published her first book, a young adult

inspirational fiction book called Meant To Be.

Both those books looked really nice so i sent away for them to read to my son.

Its been a slow bostick week.

Did anyone else get the one for The Family Bones? It may be the most annoyingly formatted email *ever.* Everything was in a single column, about three words long. At first, I thought it was a poem. Anyway.

New Thriller: The Family Bones


St. Augustine FL, Oct 22, 2008 - Author Kimberly Raiser announces her newest book,
The Family Bones.

Will they stay? Will they survive? The Weavers have inherited family property in Astral,
Pennsylvania, a town so small that Mrs. Weaver can find no mention of it on the Internet,
save for a tiny spot on Google Earth. Hoping for a simpler, small-town existence for their
young family, Steven and Tara eagerly head to Astral to see what they hope will be their
dream house.

As they explore their potential new home, the Weavers begin to discover secret
passageways, secret rooms, and long buried family truths; some difficult truths are
revealed and no longer kept in the far reaches of the closet. There are reasons for
everything, and sometimes the explanations are so simple. But sometimes, simple can also
be horrifying.

Each family member will be changed forever...if they live to remember. Paranormal,
Aliens, witchcraft..or simple logic, the reader is left to decide.

About the book:
The Family Bones by Kimberly Raiser
ISBN: 978-0615246253
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Date of publish: Oct 18, 2008
Pages: 190
S.R.P.: $15.95

About the author:
Kimberly Raiser was born and raised in New Jersey and now lives in the oldest city of our
nation, St. Augustine, Florida, where she turns her passion for life and adventure into
legendary stories. Kimberly has always loved science fiction, which comes to her
naturally. Her grandfather, Henry Kunicki, grew up with the famous physicist David Bohm
(a colleague of Albert Einstein), and they used to fantasize about space travel together.
Also by Kimberly Raiser: Stranded: Stories from the Edge of Infinity



Note: Review copies of this book are available by replying to this e-mail.
Please include your mailing address.

38-I received this email and didn't notice an error in the formatting.

I had the same formatting issues- one really long hard to read email!

>25 -
The iPod touch can use the iPhone software applications. You can download free (or non-free) apps that are a bit like Palm apps. I have two different free reader apps- I don't know about which e-book formats are compatible, but assume you could get most digital books to work. You can download free books- all seem to be public domain - i.e. out of copyright. The screen is not huge, but much bigger than my old iPod nano. I can read from it- especially since it can turn 90 degrees and fit in the wider view. You can zoom in and out, but that would make me crazy if I was reading for very long. so far single page view is ok for me.

41, thanks. Now I just have to arrange an accident for my Nano. If you're looking for more books to download stop by my book blog. I post weekly links to ebooks that are more recent and still under copyright, but still free and legal (no pirated, file-sharing downloads).

Your webpages look really good, Anysia. Very tight and tidy.

Received this notice this morning:
(it has a cute kitty cover)

The Adventures of Songha: The Amazing Savannah Cat

Whimsical new children's book shows the importance of family, the virtues of courage and bravery



Henderson, NV, Oct 28, 2008 - In her new children's book, The Adventures of Songha: The Amazing

Savannah Cat, Linda R. Caterine provides the reader with a "cat's eye" view into the heart and soul of

Songha, a beautiful exotic Savannah cat.



Savannah cats are a relatively new breed that is part African Serval Wildcat and part domestic cat.

Songha's temperament is that of a traditional domestic cat, but her wildcat blood drives her to seek out

adventure. Her restlessness takes her into exciting and sometimes, dangerous territory.



The Adventures of Songha is intended for readers aged 9-12. Caterine has based the story on her real-life

experiences breeding and raising these unusual Savannah cats. In The Adventures of Songha, the reader

learns about Songha's Serval father and his African homeland in the grassy savannahs of the Kalahari

Desert. Songha relates her adventure of leaving her father to go and live with her new family in Las

Vegas.



Songha loves her new family but is disappointed about being kept inside the house. She longs to be able

to go outside and roam free and begins searching for ways to escape. Songha doesn't want to run away

from her home; she just wants to be able to come and go for a while.



Caterine has included a poem at the end of each chapter summarizing its contents. At the end of Chapter

Three, in "One Of A Kind," Caterine writes:



My new home is in Las Vegas

With its bright and shiny streets,

Where white tigers jump through fiery hoops

In a city that never sleeps,

A fitting place for one like me

Where "Stars" are often seen,

I have found that in Las Vegas

It is GOOD to be the Queen!





From her daring escape through an upstairs window to her confrontation with a wild coyote, The

Adventures of Songha shows that these unique Savannah cats can be wild, sweet, endearing and

infuriating - all at the same time! As Songha pursues her adventures she learns valuable life lessons and

gains much needed wisdom, all the while making new friends, both feline and human.



About the book:

The Adventures of Songha: The Amazing Savannah Cat by Linda R. Caterine

ISBN: 978-1434383617

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Date of publish: May 23, 2008

Pages: 80

S.R.P.: $11.95



About the author:



Linda R. Caterine and her husband, Tony, live in the Las Vegas area. A few years ago they became

fascinated with Savannah cats and now breed these rare creatures. She acquired Songha and realized that

this amazing cat and her experiences would make a wonderful children's story. The Adventures of

Songha: The Amazing Savannah Cat is Caterine's first book and, according to Caterine, is the first-ever

children's book about Savannah cats to be published. For more information, visit

www.vegassavannahs.com.

Is anyone still interested in seeing the Bostick e-mails posted here?

I have found that even if I do request a book through a Bostick e-mail, I rarely actually receive it. So, at this point, I have pretty much stopped asking.

They stopped sending me e-mails quite suddenly, but I don't really mind because most of the books I got through them were pretty bad.

I only get about an email or two a week if that. Nothing really good lately though.

I still get the Bostick review requests sporadically but rarely respond. I did just recently read The Book of Names which is the only book I've received through Bostick so far and I thought it was pretty decent overall. I'd definitely try to get another book through them if they'd send me an email about something that sounded interesting.

*Edited to Add*

I needed to add a word to the post and now the book won't link correctly *sigh* The book I am talking about is by D. Barkley Briggs. I'll try to come back and edit the touchstone again later on.

Now edited to correct touchstone!

I haven't been requesting many books through Bostick but I haven't been receiving as many offers, either. I have so much to read though that it works out just fine.

Bostick seems to be quiet lately. Just as well I don't need the temptation, I'm overwhelmed

Its weird - nobody seems to be getting many of these books - I wonder where they are going? Or maybe there are like 3 copies of each going out??? Odd.

I have requested a few...and got them. sadly, they have tended to be pretty mediocre as a whole.

But I continue to request a few that sound interesting. As to how many are sent...it seems to be up to the individual author, who is sending them out.

I seem to get most of the books I request, but it takes a while sometimes.

I have been requesting and receiving fairly regularly. The emails don't come as frequently as they did before though.

I think I've received all of the books I've requested, although it does sometimes take a while. I haven't been getting many emails lately but all those that I do get don't interest me - it's been quite a while since I requested a Bostick book.

Haven't really been any that I've wanted lately, either.

New book: Choosing to Be: Lessons in Living from a Feline Zen Master
Stress Relief in Tough Times by Owning A Cat





Ojai, CA, Nov 24, 2008 - In this time of economic turbulence many people are seeking

relief from unrelenting stress. Cat owners have an edge: Studies show a 30% reduction in

risks of heart attack when felines are in the home, and just petting a cat lowers blood

pressure by inducing an instant relaxation response. Meditators also have an edge: Not

only does meditation help reduce the toxic chemistries of stress, a recent study showed that

75% of insomniacs who were trained in meditation fell asleep within 20 minutes.



Just in time for Christmas, meditation and domestic cats pair up in Kat Tansey's magical

and heartwarming Choosing to Be: Lessons in Living from a Feline Zen Master, in which a

Buddha master cat teaches the fundamentals of meditation to his human roommate. The

book itself provides the benefits of petting a cat and meditating, as reader Jack Kimbell

shared when he wrote: "I loved this book. Just reading it lowered my blood pressure!"



In addition to the physical benefits of owning a cat, the author captures the mystical

relationship many humans have had with their feline companions over the ages., as

expressed by Eckhart Tolle: "I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them cats."



Endorsed by Carol Kline, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul, and Mary

Allen, author of The Power of Inner Choice, Choosing to Be is the fictionalized story of

how, with the help of her Buddha Master cat, Kat Tansey learns the simple basics of sitting

and walking meditation, and uncovers the mystery of living life stress-free, even in

turbulent times.



About the book:

Choosing to Be: Lessons in Living from a Feline Zen Master by Kat Tansey

ISBN: 978-1935278146

Publisher: iUniverse

Date of publish: Sept. 2008

Pages: 164

S.R.P.: $14.95



About the author:

Kat Tansey is a writer and life coach who helps her clients transform their lives. After

twenty years in a high-pressure career, Kat was debilitated by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,

and spent years recovering from this debilitating illness. Her journey to regain her

physical, emotional, and spiritual health was the genesis for Choosing to Be.

Out of the blue today, I got a book I requested through Shelf Awareness a while ago: Jack with a Twist by Brenda Janowitz. I had totally forgotten about it, so it was a surprise when it showed up.

Its funny, I was just thinking how I have not seen anything from them in months - it seems as though they blitzed in the summer and now....?????

New Book Promises to get Women back into their Skinny Jeans

Size 2 for Life by Ashley Marriott and Marc L. Paulsen, MD gives women the tools

to transform their shape forever.



Newport Beach, CA, Dec 16, 2008 - We didn't start life as a size 8, 12, 16 or more. So

how did we get here? Well, the simple truth is we ate, and we ate, and we. So how do

we turn things around and get back to the shape we deserve? Size 2 for Life shows us

how. Presented in clear and easily understood language this amazingly simple new diet

and fitness program can make and keep almost anyone a frame adjusted size 2.



Topics Include:

· Popular Myths about size 2.

· Why size 2 is actually the healthy way to go.

· Why the "plus acceptance mentality" is dangerous.

· Why Celebrities Like Oprah fail and how you can succeed.

· Why the "supercharged," interval training programs are the worst ways to go.

· Size 2 after pregnancy? Yes!

· How almost any woman can achieve and maintain a healthy size 2.



About the book:

Size 2 for Life by Marc Paulsen

ISBN: 978-0982104743

Publisher: Stance Publications

Date of publish: Jan 2, 2009

Pages: 222

S.R.P.: $21.99



About the authors:

Ashley Marriott has been designing dance and fitness programs for more than 10 years.

She is a featured spokeswoman, host and model on Exercise TV, FIT TV and numerous

fitness DVDs. Ashley is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the

Aerobics and Fitness Association of America.



Marc L. Paulsen, M.D. is a graduate of Brandeis University and Stanford University

Medical School. He received his training at University of California, Irvine Medical

Center. He is a member of the American Academy of Sports Medicine and a former

Medical Director of the Exercise Science Lab at Orange Coast College in California







Note: Review copies of this book are available by replying to this e-mail.

Please include your mailing address.

New book: The Best Friend I Ever Had - learn about the legend - Ernest Hemingway

Learn All About Ernest Hemingway Through the People Who Knew Him -- New Book Discusses Varied People the Author Knew Were Involved With the Legendary Hemingway



SAN DIEGO, Dec 16, 2008 - Learning the traits and discovering the elements that made

a legend can be an intriguing experience. This proved true with the real-life experience of

author David Nuffer as he discovers about the great Ernest Hemingway and the kind of

life he lived. Get to know the person behind the legendary Hemingway in Nuffer's new

book The Best Friend I Ever Had: Revelations about Ernest Hemingway.

A work reflecting life itself, The Best Friend I Ever Had talks about the people Nuffer

has known for the past thirty years - notably people who knew the legendary Ernest

Hemingway. Among them are Hemingway's wife, Mary; his son, Patrick; his friends in

Cuba at mid-century; a jai-alai champion; and his best friend in Ketchum, Idaho, over the

twenty-two years that he visited or lived there. Their comments and reminiscences about

the literary icon are new and revealing, sometimes provocative, sometimes inflammatory.



Readers will also find a rich collection of photographs and documents never before

published, including unreleased letters to Hemingway from his doctors at the Mayo

Clinic following his shock treatments there in 1960 and 1961. In the words of one

academic researcher, "I thought, and was told, that the Mayo file was closed and

unavailable." This book proves otherwise. More importantly, the text includes eight

chapters of remembrances plus a final chapter with four capsule entries, including the

story of the discovery of Hemingway's Toronto Star typewriter. Ultimately, you will find

"The Best Friend" a font of fresh information that discloses the complexity of the man

behind the legend.



About the book:

The Best Friend I Ever Had: Revelations about Ernest Hemingway by David Nuffer

ISBN: 978-1436370288

Publisher: Xlibris

Date of publish: Nov 24, 2008

Pages: 170

S.R.P.: $19.99



About the author:

An ardent interest in Ernest Hemingway has been a sideline occupation for David Nuffer

since 1958. The occupation that pays the bills is public relations. He's been in the

business for more than fifty years, and in 1974 founded his own firm, where he now

serves as board chairman. Nuffer's enthusiasm for Hemingway began with the reading of

Death in the Afternoon, which he deems the best treatise on bullfighting ever written.

He's collected first editions of nearly all of the author's books, and has visited more than

one-hundred sixty Hemingway-related sites in Canada, Cuba, Europe, and the U.S.,

including places the author was born, lived, worked, and died. Nuffer's The Walkable

Feast - Five Cafe-to-Cafe Walks to the Places of Ernest Hemingway in His Early Years

in Paris was published in 1999.



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I requested like 3 in the last several months and only got one, Arsenic Soup for Lovers.

Ironic. Arsenic soup for lovers is one that I did want and didn't get. lol

PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS AND I CAN PROVE IT!

The 10 Ways You Are Sabotaging Yourself and How You Can Overcome Them



By Larry Winget

New York Times Bestselling Author of

You're Broke Because You Want to Be



"Larry's frank, brutal, tough, and sometimes even obnoxious! But you know something?

He has a big heart and an even bigger gut for how we can avoid big mistakes"

--Neil Cavuto, Fox News Channel



Paradise Valley, AZ, Dec 17, 2008 - Larry Winget, The Pitbull of Personal Development

and New York Times bestseller is back!



First he brought us bestselling advice in Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get A Life and It's

Called Work for a Reason! Then he taught us to get our finances under control last year

with You're Broke Because You Want to Be.



Larry Winget returns with his no holds barred, in your face advice that we all need to

hear in People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It!: The 10 Ways You are Sabotaging

Yourself and How You Can Overcome Them (Gotham Books; January 5, 2009, $25.00).



What do people really want? They want what they've already got. It's a simple formula.

You have what you want because your actions produced your results. Not your words,

and certainly not your wants.



In his signature caustic yet straight-talk style, Larry Winget tells it like it is on what he

calls "life's messes" and offers sound, simple solutions on subjects such as business,

family health, being fat, being stupid, success, money, and more. Winget points out

exactly which changes have to take place in order for people to turn their lives around.



People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It! is a little mirror you can hold up to your life to

reflect your areas of stupidity back to you. A mirror that has a little action plans taped to

the back of it.



A little business. A little bit personal development. A little finance. A little parenting. A

little health and wellness. And a whooping dose of common sense!



No subject is left uncovered in People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It! "What you know

makes little or no difference in your life. What you do with what you know makes all the

difference," explains Winget.



Full of real life examples and practical detailed 'Action Lists' of steps to change the

idiocy, Winget bases all of his advice on his basic principles:



● Your life is your own damn fault

● Take responsibility for it

● Learn what you need to do to fix it

● Take action on what you've learned

● Enjoy the results



People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It ! will help anyone identify their own "areas of

stupidity" and take action to finally achieve real success.



This New Year, pledge to stop the stupidity!



About the book:

People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It ! by Larry Winget

ISBN: 978-1592404377

Publisher: Gotham Books

Date of publish: Jan 5, 2009

Pages: 258

S.R.P.: $25.00



About the author:

Larry Winget is one of the country's leading speakers and a member of the National

Speakers Association Hall of Fame. He is the author of the New York Times and Wall

Street Journal bestsellers You're Broke Because You Want to Be and It's Called work for

a Reason!, and the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller Shut Up, Stop

Whining & Get A Life. He lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona with his family.







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RALPHINA, THE ROLY-POLY

Written and illustrated by Claudia Chandler



Olathe, KS, Dec 18, 2008 - Some books for children are so charming and magnificently

illustrated that they are a pleasure for every reader regardless of their age. These are the

books that will be treasured beyond childhood. Ralphina, the Roly-Poly is this type of

book.



Written to appeal to preschoolers and early readers, the author introduces young children

to the hidden world of a tiny insect. Ralphina, the Roly-Poly is sad because she gets

lonely in her garden and wants a friend to play with. But she is so small that nobody

seems to notice her. With her mommy's encouragement, Ralphina digs up a clever

solution to her loneliness and in the process learns that she has a lot to offer in friendship.



Children will love to hear this fascinating story of friendship and will delight in the

vividly colorful illustrations. Fun facts about roly-polies and rainbows are included to

provide an educational and entertaining opportunity for children, parents, and educators.



A perfect tale that will be a bedtime favorite, Ralphina, the Roly-Poly is a story that

children will want to hear again and again, and one that adults will be happy to read and

reread.



About the book:

Ralphina, the Roly-Poly by Claudia Chandler

ISBN: 978-1585974627

Publisher: Leather Pub

Date of publish: Jan 30, 2008

Pages: 32

S.R.P.: $21.95



About the author:

Claudia Chandler, holds a master's degree in elementary education, is an artist of oil

paintings, a photographer of nature, and is a passionate gardener of thousands of flowers

that surround her Olathe, Kansas home. It is the combination of these creative endeavors,

along with her experience and passion for educating children, that has brought her to this

most exciting and rewarding career - writing and illustrating books for children where

learning opportunities abound in an entertaining story that invites participation through

expressive and colorful illustrations.

Collision of Angels by Michael Carver

Author Launches Bold New Christian Fiction Series



"Good guys and bad guys. Religion and politics. Family and friends. Angels and

demons. Building upon the Christian thriller genre, Michael Carver's Collision of Angels

has it all as he skillfully presents a classic page-turning, good versus evil thriller sure to

keep you up at night...with the lights on. A great read." Dr. Tim A. Gardner, author of

Sacred Sex and The Naked Soul



Gig Harbor, WA - Dec 18, 2008 - Collision of Angels, is book one in the series entitled:

A Higher Call by Michael Carver. The book is the provocative tale of one man,

desperate to see his country's soul returned, seeking to lead a nation back to greatness

before its government crumbles beyond salvation.



When Tony Campbell accepts his father-in-law's invitation to chat, he readies himself for

yet another ambitious business scheme. But even in his wildest imagination, Tony

couldn't have prepared himself for what Silas proposes this time. In the wake of recent

controversial elections, Silas and his colleagues fear America is under attack and being

run by the privileged few who have turned their backs on God and the people. Their

remedy: attempt to put a man of faith into the White House, and in so doing introduce

someone whose life and campaign will redefine honor, integrity and trust. This Higher

Call proves to be the ultimate test though as Tony and his family brace for their greatest

challenges ever.



What appears to be a political and religious battle in the human realm is gradually

revealed to have far higher stakes-with ramifications that echo throughout eternity.

People on both sides of the aisle will recognize intriguing arguments in this novel and

will doubtlessly be waiting for Collision of Angels to continue.



About the book:

Collision of Angels by Michael Carver

ISBN: 978-1439209424

Self Published: Booksurge

Date of publish: Dec 15, 2008

Pages: 438

S.R.P.: $20.99



Website: www.ahighercall.net



About the author:

Mike and his wife Jane of 25 years currently live in Gig Harbor, Washington after

spending the first half of their married lives in Indiana and Illinois. They have four

children including Mitchell and Allison who are attending Whitworth University in

Spokane and Timothy and Sarah who are in high school. Mike has been in sales,

marketing, finance and sales management most of his professional life. He has been in

the healthcare field the past 20 years. He is an elder and deacon in the Presbyterian

Church. He has served as a high school and adult ministries leader, a small group mentor

and board member at various churches along the way. His home church now is Chapel

Hill Presbyterian in Gig Harbor. Mike enjoys working out, coaching basketball, golf,

traveling with his family, time with his accountability partners and their weekly couple's

small group.

Life Cycles By Neil Killion



USA Book News honors Life Cycles as a National Best Books 2008 Awards finalist in two

categories: New Age: Non-Fiction and Best Website Design



Sydney, Australia, Dec 22, 2008 - Is it possible there remains a stone yet unturned in our

quest to understand life's purpose? We are inquisitive creatures by nature, and despite so

many entrenched systems for understanding who we are - astrology, numerology,

palmistry, even psychology - there remain questions, and we want answers.



Enter Life Cycles , the new book and groundbreaking theory from Neil Killion that

guarantees to change the way you think about life and the way you live it. Killion calls

Life Cycles both "controversial and evidence-based." Its premise is mind-boggling and

worth further consideration: we live our lives in symbolically repeatable 12-year cycles,

and during two important years in every 12, we see fate take a hand in unusual ways.



Killion explains:



The word "symbolically" is used because the same themes occur rather than the same

actions. There are two important years in the 12-year cycle. They are the first year

(known as the "Year of Revolution", which equates to the ages of birth, 12, 24, 36, 48,

etc.) and the eighth year (known as the "Year of Broken Pathways", which equates to the

ages of 7, 19, 31, 43, etc.). During these years we are relatively "out of control" and fate

can play a more prominent role. If all the evidence of these two recurring years is

analysed, it then forms what's known as a "Life Chart" and the ultimate reduction is a

"Life Script". In addition, all 12 years are given new names, icons and descriptions. At its

fullest, Life Cycles is just like a new version of astrology, except it doesn't talk of

personality; it only talks of the significance of timing, i.e. where you are on the cycle.



Designed to both entertain and inform, Life Cycles uses details from the public record to

dissect the lives of famous historical figures, world leaders, celebrities, criminals, and

ordinary citizens. Killion's new terms and iconography will help readers make sense of

life's symbolic meaning.



"You won't read anything quite as original and intriguing and you will never look at your

life the same way again," Killion writes. "Is it just fanciful or does Life Cycles represent

the most important addition to esoteric knowledge for thousands of years?"



About the book:

Life Cycles by Neil Killion

ISBN: 978-1434366030

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Date of publish: August 8, 2008

Pages: 228

S.R.P.: $18.48



Website: http://www.lifecyclescollege.com/



About the author:

Neil Killion has a psychology degree from Sydney University, and he spent the majority

of his career in a commercial environment as a management consultant.

The Bomb that Followed Me Home

By Cevin Soling



NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2009 - Rumpleville Books is pleased to release the third book in Cevin Soling's

series of "fairly twisted fairy tales."



The Bomb That Followed Me Home is the story of a boy, who is followed home by a stray bomb. The

bomb follows him everywhere--by trees and landfills, and even the yard of a cantankerous neighbor who

yells at the boy for running on their lawn. This same neighbor planted hedges three feet into the boy's

yard.



The boy's parents are resistant to keep the bomb, "who will polish it and change its fuse?" But still the

young boy wants to keep it, and even has given the bomb a name-Rusty. The boy's father tries to find

the bomb's original owner, calling all kinds of authorities like the Department of Defense. He also

reaches out to the Weathermen. No one is missing a bomb. Finally the bomb is "given" to the

cantankerous neighbors... And then his parents take down the hedges.



The Bomb That Followed Me Home has received its share of acclaim. Midwest Book Reviews cites the

book, as "surreal .The whimsical, modern-art style of the illustrations are a perfect fit for the loopy mood

of this delightful story." Flash News cites the book as author Cevin Soling's "vengeance" against "people

who are mean and psychotic." FOREWORD magazine gave The Bomb high acclaim, writing that Cevin

Soling and illustrator Steve Kille "have the power to make readers laugh, and then think. Then scoff at the

futility of thinking."



The Rumpleville series are contemporary fables that are replete with social commentary

The fairy tale format highlights the perverse morality of contemporary culture and foiled promises of

"happily ever after" endings. Like Animal Farm, the simplicity of plot also draws attention to the political

intentions of the work.



About the book:

The Bomb That Followed Me Home by Cevin Soling

ISBN: 978-0976777120

Publisher: Monk Media

Date of publish: Nov 7, 2007 (first edition)

Pages: 40

S.R.P.: $14.95



About the author:

In addition to creating his "Fairly Twisted Fairy Tales" for Rumpleville books, author Cevin Soling has

produced award-winning documentaries including A HOLE IN THE HEAD, which has broadcast on both

Discovery and the Learning Channel His latest documentary, THE WAR ON KIDS will be shown at

film festivals in 2009 and 2010. He's produced animated shorts, and the independent feature, RELAX

IT'S JUST SEX which has shown on HBO and Showtime. He's an active musician, leading bands

including his current group The Love Kills Theory. He is a member of the high IQ society Mensa, a

candidate for a Masters degree in Philosophy at Harvard, and awaiting an appointment for a diplomatic

post with the U.S. Foreign Service.





Other released books in the series are:

The Jolly Elf, the cautionary tale of a "psycho jolly merry killer elf," who likes to sing, especially at 4:00

in the morning, and who, incidentally, collects shrunken heads.



The Disciples of Trotsky, "It's revolution time in the magical merry world of Rumpleville, but can two

tragic ring toss victims rally the spirit of the land and overthrow the bourgeoisie townsfolk?"









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Politics in Compassion: The Future of American Politics by Jack Schauer

Toward a Better Politics: Author's New Book Shows How Compassion

Can End Partisan Divide



Fargo, ND, Jan 6, 2009 - It's one of the biggest political buzzwords. But is "post-

partisanship" actually possible? According to a new book by author Jack Schauer, the

answer is decidedly "yes." He examines our current political environment and outlines a

way in which bitter rivals can come together to serve the common good in Politics in

Compassion: The Future of American Politics.



At the core of Schauer's study is the notion of political compassion. Politicians who have

it are able to identify with the less fortunate in a way that inspires positive policy change

while finding common ground with their political opposites. In scholarly yet accessible

prose, Schauer takes a look at past figures who exemplify the phenomena¾from Jesus

and Jane Addams, to Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy. And here's the

breakthrough: true political compassion isn't owned by right or left. Rather, Schauer

shows how conservatives, evangelicals, rich and poor can stay true to their ideals while

working to achieve goals all Americans agree are in our best interest.



Those goals are a laundry list of some of the world's biggest challenges¾race, poverty,

caring for the elderly, improving the prospects of our young people. Schauer examines

these and more, with an eye toward establishing a framework for action that includes all

sides from every political persuasion. While not everyone will be happy with every

policy, Schauer shows how emphasizing compassion will end the bitter, partisan fighting

of the past three decades. And that means adopting strategies based on their effectiveness,

not their political expediency.



"We should realize that there are some situations which might call for a more liberal

position or mandate, and other situations that might be best approached from a

conservative viewpoint," Schauer writes. "It is my belief that if political leaders...can

decide which type of political belief best serves a particular situation...then it may be

possible for both parties to broach specific sentiments and underlying belief systems in an

atmosphere of camaraderie."



Can that really happen? If past is prologue, yes. Further, Schauer shows how the notion

of political compassion is also at the root of the growing movement centered around the

religious figure known as Maitreya, whose popular message centers around the world's

wealthy finding compassion for the poor.



At a time of new leadership in Washington, Schauer's book is even more relevant for

anyone looking for a roadmap to a more effective government.



About the book:

Politics in Compassion: The Future of American Politics by Jack Schauer

ISBN: 978-1432729097

Publisher: Outskirts Press

Date of publish: Oct 24, 2008

Pages: 120

S.R.P.: $13.95



About the author:

Jack Schauer holds a master's degree in liberal arts and nonprofit management, and is

currently pursuing a doctorate in business administration. In addition to philosophy,

history, politics, and issues of social welfare, his interests focus upon the teachings of

Maitreya, and how those teachings translate in terms of world poverty and global sharing

of resources, from an organizational management and leadership perspective. He is also

the author of The Outsiders.





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The Five Lost Days by William Petrick

Acclaimed New Novel Explores Media and Truth-Telling from the

Inside Out



Pittsburgh, PA, Jan 7, 2009 - An adventure from the depths of the rain

forest that shows you how the media really works. Introducing The Five Lost Days, a

blockbuster novel from multi-Emmy Award winning producer and author William

Petrick.



Struggling documentary producer Michael Burns has traveled to the remote Maya

Mountains of Belize to capture exclusive footage of the last surviving curandero. The

traditional Mayan healer may hold the key to discovering new medicines among the vast,

uncharted flora of the rain forest. But with a violent civil war spilling across the border

from neighboring Guatemala - and Burns inexplicably drawn to the aging curandero's

American apprentice - the filmmakers stumble into a more explosive story than they ever

could have imagined. At once an adventure and an exploration into the nature of

perception, The Five Lost Days exposes the clash between modern culture and ancient

beliefs.



As the author William Petrick states, "I don't think I could have written this novel--or

wanted to--without the experience of working in documentaries. The best reporters and

producers really want to get the story right when they travel to far-off places and

conflicts. But, many times, there comes a time when the story you thought you were

going to cover doesn't materialize and, suddenly, there you are in a JOB--someone's

paying you to get a story and feed it to the media beast. At that moment, what's truth and

what isn't can get blurry as can your own perceptions. The pressure to tell a story--any

story--takes over with unforeseen consequences. It's not always bad, of course.

Sometimes this professional panic can yield truth no one was expecting--especially the

filmmaker.

As in many other professions and lines-of-work, there is also a very peculiar culture to

the documentary and news business. I don't always like it but I am perpetually fascinated

by the women and men who choose to do it for a living. They're in this novel in all their

courage, insanity and just plain loopiness. When I think of a crew member, I think of the

people on Burns' crew (the main character) who will do anything, risk anything to GET

THAT SHOT. They're like bush pilots in the wilderness who risk all as a matter of

routine."



Television news legend Linda Ellerbee proclaims: "With spare prose, a fascinating

location, strong characters and a damn good story, Petrick takes us into journalism's

heart of darkness; that is, the false sense of safety that comes with being the 'outsider,'

the one who merely covers a story, versus the dangers of what might happen if one day

you suddenly step away from the middle of the road and fall into your story."



Former CNN Correspondent Michele Mitchell says: "You know you're in good

storytelling hands when within the first five pages you can't stop reading. With masterful

suspense, Petrick brings us into two little-known worlds: the mountains of Belize and

television news production. Truthful and wise, 'The Five Lost Days' is a debut novel

that actually delivers."



Award-winning novelist Philip Cioffari lauds: "Petrick makes the Belize jungle

come alive with the precise lyricism of his language. He's written a thinking man's

adventure tale, laden with political, social and cultural significance-in the tradition of

Peter Matthiessen's 'Killing Mr. Watson' and Paul Theroux's 'The Mosquito Coast.'"



About the book:

The Five Lost Days by William Petrick

ISBN: 978-0980235524

Publisher: Pearhouse Press

Date of publish: Nov 18, 2008

Pages: 336

S.R.P.: $24.95



About the author:

William Petrick's short fiction has appeared in a variety of literary journals,

including Confrontation, Worcester Review, Palo Alto Review and The Distillery.

Bill is a documentary producer/director who has created programs for National

Geographic, Discovery, MTV, Court TV and many other cable and broadcast networks.

He is currently a senior producer with Bill Moyers Journal on PBS. He lives with his

family in Brooklyn, New York.

Sparks: How Parents Can Help Ignite the Hidden Strengths

of Teenagers

By Peter L. Benson, Ph.D.





MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 8, 2009 - Parenting a teenager has never been more difficult in our

culture of plugged-in, tuned-out, instant-results living. Efforts to control or discipline

teens are often misguided. Instead of viewing teenagers as cumbersome challenges,

parents can embrace a revolutionary way to relate to them as emerging young women and

men with unique developmental strengths that are good, beautiful, and useful to the

world. When ignited, these sparks can generate enough joy, energy and passion to

transform a life and a generation.



Sparks: How Parents Can Help Ignite the Hidden Strengths of Teenagers (Jossey-Bass, a

Wiley imprint; October 2008; $24.95; Cloth; ISBN: 978-0-470-29404-8) by Peter

Benson, Ph.D., President and CEO of Search Institute and a leading authority on

childhood and adolescence, describes a simple yet powerful plan for awakening the spark

that lives inside each and every young person. Grounded in new research with thousands

of teenagers and parents, Sparks offers a practical, step-by-step approach to identifying

teens' unique sparks and helping them grow in their families, schools, and communities.

In contrast to the myriad of parenting books that demean and disparage teenagers, Sparks

is an encouraging and positive psychological approach backed up with solid national

research and analysis.



The five point approach includes:

1. Recognize the Power of Sparks

2. Know Your Own Teen's Sparks

3. Help Discover and Reveal Your Teen's Sparks

4. Be the Captain of Your Teen's Sparks Team

5. Keep Your Teen's Sparks Lit



No matter teenagers' economic status, parenting situation, or ethnic background, Sparks

helps them make the transition from surviving to thriving.



About the book:

Sparks: How Parents Can Help Ignite the Hidden Strengths of Teenagers by Peter

Benson Ph.D.

ISBN: 978-0470294048

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Date of publish: Oct. 2008

Pages: 256

S.R.P.: $24.95



About the author:

Peter L. Benson, Ph.D., is one of the world's leading authorities on adolescence. As

President and CEO of Search Institute, an independent nonprofit organization whose

mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children,

youth, and communities, he delivers dozens of keynotes each year to teachers, parents

and professionals at conferences, large training sessions, and annual meetings of the

YMCA and other major youth-serving organizations. He is also responsible for training

30,000 professionals who work with teenagers every year. Dr. Benson and his wife,

Tunie Munson-Benson, have two adult children and two grandchildren. They live in

Minneapolis.

The Angry Smile by Dr. Nicholas Long

NEW BOOK REVEALS HOW TO STOP FRUSTRATING ARGUMENTS,

ENDLESS CONFLICT CYCLES AND RELATIONSHIP-DAMAGING

WARS OF WORDS

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"The Angry Smile: The Psychology of Passive Aggressive Behavior in Families, Schools and

Workplaces, 2nd Edition" reveals a set of compelling, memorable, and easy-to-use strategies for

living, teaching and working with passive aggressive people



Allentown, PA., Jan 8, 2009-- Though there is much anecdotal discussion, watercooler gossip

and internet chatter about passive-aggressive behavior, there is very little published on the topic.

"The Angry Smile: The Psychology of Passive Aggressive Behavior in Families, Schools and

Workplaces, 2nd Edition" by Long, Long, and Whitson fills a void in the published psychology of

passive aggressive behavior, using real-world examples and practical strategies to which

audiences can easily relate.

The Angry Smile comprehensively examines passive-aggressive behavior in children,

adolescents, and adults within families, school settings, and the workplace. This revised and

enhanced update to the text first published in 2001 widely broadens its original scope from just

children and teachers to passive-aggressive interactions across the lifespan. Brand new chapters

on passive aggressive behavior in marriage, extended family, and the workplace open The Angry

Smile to husbands and wives, fathers and sons, mothers-in-law and anyone daring to face them,

as well as Human Resources managers, supervisors, employees, and general audiences

everywhere!



What makes The Angry Smile so valuable is the roadmap it provides for not only understanding

the nature of passive-aggressive behavior, but for effectively confronting it. Part 1 of the book,

"What is Passive Aggression?" explores the historical roots of the term as well as related anger-

management styles such as aggression, assertiveness, and passivity. It describes specific

developmental pathways to passive aggressive behaviors as well as the reasons why people use

passive aggressive behavior in a variety of situations and contexts. The highlight of this section

is the classification of passive aggressive behavior into five distinct (and increasingly

pathological) levels.



Part 2, "Identifying Passive Aggressive Behaviors" examines passive aggression in the home,

school, marriage and extended family, and in the workplace at each distinct level. Each chapter

features relatable, real-world examples of passive aggressive behavior among children,

adolescents, and adults.



Part 3, "Changing Passive Aggressive Behavior" introduces the new psychology of passive

aggression, explaining such concepts as counter-passive aggression and the Passive Aggressive

Conflict Cycle. This section also defines eight specific skills for responding to passive

aggressive behavior, with an emphasis on self-awareness and self-management.

Benign Confrontation

The final chapter of the book outlines the powerful skills of Benign Confrontation--a how-to

feature that busy professionals and weary recipients of the passive aggressor's sugarcoated

hostility will not want to miss! This six-step process put the complex skills of managing passive

aggressive behavior into easy-to-read, easy-to-relate to terms that teachers, parents, adult

children, spouses, family members, bosses, employees, co-workers, and professionals

everywhere can use.



Step 1: Recognize the patterns

Step 2: Refuse to Engage

Step 3: Affirm the Anger

Step 4: Manage the Denial

Step 5: Revisit the Thought

Step 6: Identify Areas of Competence



The six-step process of Benign Confrontation equips readers to unmask the hidden anger of a

passive-aggressive person, change the destructive nature of this behavioral pattern, and

strengthen the relationship in the long-term.



About the book:
The Angry Smile by Dr. Nicholas Long

ISBN: 978-1416404231

Publisher: Pro-Ed

Date of publish: Dec. 31, 2008

Pages: 161

S.R.P.: $23.85



About the Authors:

Dr. Jody E. Long is a licensed school psychologist who served for many years in the District of

Columbia school system. She received her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from American

University and served as the coordinator of the American University-Rose School Program. She

has co-authored Conflict in College as well as several professional articles on adolescence.

Currently, she serves on the Boards of Directors of the Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute,

the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, and the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in

Hagerstown, MD. Her avocations include Renaissance art and interior design. She and her

husband have five children and six grandchildren.



Dr. Nicholas J. Long is a national leader In teaching and programming for emotionally disturbed

children and youth. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1957 and has

served on the faculty of Indiana University, Georgetown University, and American University ,

where he is professor emeritus. A licensed clinical psychologist, he also servbed as executive

director of the Hillcrest Children's Psychiatry Center in Washington D.C. He has co-authored

Conflict in the Classroom (6th ed.) and Life Space Intervention. Currently, he is President of the

Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute.



Signe Whitson is a licensed social worker and Program Administrator for the Life Space Crisis

Intervention Institute. She has worked as a therapist for emotionally disturbed adolescents and

as a clinical trainer for professionals. She has developed and delivered numerous training

programs around the country in areas related to child and adolescent mental health. She has

served as an adjunct professor of psychology at Moravian University and Lehigh Carbon

Community College and as an adjunct professor of social work at Marywood University's

Graduate School of Social Work. She co-edited McGraw-Hill's 2002 Annual Editions Online:

Adolescent Psychology and is a Features Editor of the Reclaiming Children and Youth Journal.



About the Life Space Crisis Intervention:

Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) is a nationally recognized, professional training and

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City Above The Sea And Other Poems by Stephen Alan Saft

Vision of Future Launching Point For New Poetry Collection Dealing With

Overpopulation, Assassinations, Architecture, Divorce, Computers, Many Other

Topics



Compelling Portraits of Inspiring People in City Above The Sea And Other Poems,

Collection of 34 Poems by Stephen Alan Saft



Laurel Fork, VA, Jan 9, 2009 - A vision of the future provides the launching point for the poetry of

Stephen Alan Saft as presented in his illustrated new book, City Above The Sea And Other Poems, a

collection of 34 poems. In his conception of a city housing hundreds of thousands of people and built

out in the ocean, Saft presents a solution for the growing problems associated with overpopulation and

global warming. Other topics that pass within the poet's ken are the effects of the great inspiring

professor on the young student, the possibility of heroism in a middle class shop keeper, the fragile

nature of romantic love, divorce, the contrasts revealed in New York City, the function and effects of

modern architecture, the inherent limitations in computer technology, the reality of poverty in

supposedly affluent country, and the necessity of caring about what comes after the span of each of our

individual lives.



One of the rhyming poems in the collection-"Forty Years Come And Gone"-looks at the

assassinations in the 1960s in the light of the events of the George W. Bush Administration and

questions the plausibility of "coincidence" as an explanation.



A mixture of rhyming and non-rhyming pieces, some of the poems of the new book are philosophical

or religious in nature and function as voyages of discovery for the reader-poems such as "To An Old

Professor Wherever" or "Visitor In October," and more. This collection also consists of exhortative

poems like "City Above The Sea," "Forty Years Come And Gone," and "What Will Be," which are

enriched by the power of performance, a vital element of their style. A number of narrative poems

reveal the poet's interest in telling stories through poetry such as "The Big Drawing," "A Little Whale

Came In My Life," and a lot more.



Other Poetry Books By Stephen Alan Saft:

Murdoch McLoon And His Windmill Boat, An Epic for our Time, Xlibris, 2008

I Will Mean, Revised 2005 Edition



About the book:

City Above The Sea And Other Poems by Stephen Alan Saft

ISBN: 978-1436358361

Publisher: Xlibris

Date of publish: Dec 2008

Pages: 103

S.R.P.: $15.99



About the author:

Stephen Alan Saft, also known as S.A. Saft, is a writer of essays, novels, plays and poetry. As a poet,

Saft has written over a hundred poems, many of which he has presented in public readings. Saft

currently lives in the mountains of Southwest Virginia. Previous places of residence are Washington,

D.C., Camden, Me., Brooklyn, N.Y., Howell Township and Atlantic City, N.J., and Philadelphia, Pa.

NOTE: The above posting of an e-mail from Bostick will be my last one unless someone speaks up and would like to continue to see them posted. Happy Reading!

PhoenixTerran, thanks for all the work you've done posting. How do you get Bostick emails? I'd be happy to get the emails and save you the posting.

I'm not exactly sure how I got added to their e-mail list, but you can probably request to be added by e-mailing ops@bostickcommunications.com

Their website is: http://www.bostickcommunications.com/

Of course, I don't mind posting here--so, if you can't get added for whatever reason, let me know. Cheers! :-D

I have no idea how I got on their list either. I was actually wondering how to get them and then recently the emails just started :-)

I just started getting e mails from them a while back too for no apparent reason. I think they troll book blogs or something and get your e mail address there. Just my opinion, not a statement of fact.

how many emails do you get from them? I've only gotten one.

It varies. They don't seem to be sending out as much as they used to, but I still seem to get a couple every few days.

The first one I got said you could restrict the number of e mails by specifying genres you are interested in. Did you do that?

I haven't.

I've only gotten the one which I sent back and requested, and then later that day got an email from the author saying it would be in the mail. Other than that I've not heard from them.

i started getting emails from Bostick after i joined Book Blogs...which is fine. i am not inundated with their emails..there are a few titles i have requested..my question...does anyone ever receive the books????

Yes, on occasion. Not every single one that I express interest in, but I have received some.

I've received about 80% of what I requested and most of the time when I don't, I get a response saying they ran out of books.

I've requested 5 and have received 2.

I signed up for them and have gotten quite a few emails and have requested two..*crosses her fingers*

So far I've received everything I've requested from Bostick. I've got a couple that I just requested that I haven't heard anything on yet, but it's still early so I'm not worried.

I've gotten a few from Bostick. The most recent was today. The Chameleon Conspiracy by Haggai Carmon.