A Published Book on How Leaders Fail

There is no person out there who has achieved success without ever failing. In fact, failure is the most important element in success. Like it or not, fear it or don't, you are bound to fail more than a few times in your lifetime. And while you cannot get away with failure, you can definitely learn from it.

There are so many books out there on how to succeed, but hardly on how to fail. Author Lee Thayer means well, and has decided to publish a book about failing - in a way that can define your success.

Her self-published title, How Executives Fail is a definitive book about how you unknowingly contribute to your failure. With the right mix of humor, irony, wit and wisdom, this self-published book reveals that what you think greatly determines the outcome.

How Executives Fail lets you into the things that fail or can potentially fail you and will surely change you for the better.

Lee Thayer holds a career as a pioneer and influential innovator in designing and developing high performance organizations since 1960. He became consultant for big firms such as AT&T, Hallmark, IBM, General Motors, Westinghouse and the US Air Force, among others. He has also been invited to speak in major leadership programs all over the world.

He is currently mentoring and coaching CEOs and company presidents at the same time being passionate about his writing and speaking engagements.

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Self-published book gets into the sport of Geocaching

Geocaching is the hottest, fastest growing high tech sport in the country. Do you have a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver? Do you have access to the internet? Do you enjoy the outdoors? Do you like to go on scavenger hunts for hidden treasures? If you answered yes then you are ready for geocaching!

Team Laughing Gravy has enjoyed geocaching so much that we wanted to open up the sport to more of the public. The Reno area abounds in breathtaking scenery. Many of the local cachers have taken advantage of this by placing caches in locations that provide awesome views.

Rick and Bea Vandenberg, authors of Geocaching Around Reno with Team Laughing Gravy, hope to entice you to find some caches with the photos in this self-published book.

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Effortless Dog Training tips in Self-Published Book

Dog training is not as simple as it seems. And becoming a dog trainer is a tough job as well. Of course, you cannot become an effective dog trainer if you do not have the passion for dogs. Other than that, you also need to have tremendous patience, be stiff and concise when handling your dog.

Being a dog trainer comes with different challenging yet fun responsibilities. You need to work with the type of breed your dog is and train it to follow commands and hone its skills; assess the development and progress of your canine pet all throughout the duration of the training.

Dog training is not only a exciting profession, it is also a great way to advocate social awareness about caring for and respecting dogs.

There are a number of things that you need to keep in mind when considering the dog training profession. Kevan Behan’s self-published book, Natural Dog Training, helps you understand what to expect when training dogs. It describes a canine’s social behavior and how dogs actually learn.

Natural Dog Training also outlines exercises and handling techniques for proper application and includes a special training program as well.

Kevin Behan started training dogs when he was ten. After twenty years of deeply understanding a dog’s behavior and instincts, with some fifty thousand dogs he had successfully trained, he then went on to publish Natural Dog Training.

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Published book reveals Raunchiest Men in History

It has been said that the great men of history, whose contributions have enriched our lives today, were open and had brazen sexuality.

There was Diogenes, the famous philosopher who masturbated in the Athenian marketplace; Jean Jacques Rousseau, whose candid revelations in his book The Confessions earned him the title of being ‘the famous masturbator’.

Ernest Hemingway also bragged about his masturbation sessions on the Paris Left Bank while William Shakespeare’s sexual trysts was also intelligently mapped out in his sonnets as well.

Thomas Smith delves into this paradox in his self-published book, The Raunchiest Men in History. In this book, the author digs deep into the kinky lives of some of the world’s greatest men – from writers, poets, artists and even the clergy.

In The Raunchiest Men in History, Smith also reveals the rather shocking and scandalous sexual pathos among the clergy, some of which include Pius II, the great Vivaldi and Alexander VI. He also provides explanation behind this psychology in Freudian context. The book also recounts the author's sexually intense encounters as well.

The Raunchiest Men in History lets you in on shockingly steamy revelations from some of the world’s greatest men and provides a deeper understanding of the human psyche.

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Self-published book bags 2009 PEN Oakland Award

C. Paolo Caruso, author of the self-published book, Sophia’s Exit Strategy bested other writers in the 2009 Pen Oakland Award, as distinguished from the Ernest Hemingway PEN for outstanding achievement by first-time authors.

Founded in 1989, PEN Oakland is an international organization of literary artists which aims to address multicultural issues and educate the public as to the nature of multicultural work. It aims to lobby against literary censorship practices across the United States as well as promote the role of literature in the development of mutual understanding and world culture.

PEN, which originally stands for Poets, Essayists and Novelists, now includes writers of any form of literature, such as journalists or historians.The award ceremony will take place on December 6, 2009 in San Francisco.

Sophia’s Exit Strategy is a poignant novel about a beautiful and reserved young woman named Sophia Lucarno, who struggles to break free from the shackles of an arranged marriage.

This self-published book is also available in St. Mar’s Book, New York. Sophia’s Exit Strategy is published with Xlibris.

When asked about Publishing

In an episode of the hit game show Jeopardy, Alex Trebek asks a question under Publishing category:

Question: Xlibris is a P.O.D. service. POD, a do-it-yourself method, stands for?

Answer: POD stands for Print-on-Demand.

Unfortunately, none of the players got the answer right. Wow, I surmise I could have been $1200 richer with that question. Who would have thought?

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Published book highlights successful career management

The average worker is estimated to work more than 10 jobs in his/her lifetime.

While changing jobs is not a bad thing, it doesn't mean you can hop from one job to another either.

A job and a career are entirely two different things, and if you know the difference between the two of them, you will find success in all your endeavors.

The book Career Directioning by Dr. Glenn Druhot is your guide to getting not just a job, but finding a career that best suits your abilities, personality and values.

This self-published book is a must read for people who:

• are starting their first job search• are searching for a more satisfying career.
• are experiencing a basic conflict of values on the job.
• are retired and seeking a rewarding and enjoyable career.
• are seeking to pursue a dream or fulfill a mission.
• have been fired, laid off or downsized from a job.
• feel like opportunities for growth are limited from where they presently work.

Career Directioning is an enlightening book that empowers you to take full charge of your career and find true direction.

The book author is a professional Career Counselor and Consultant based in the Midwest.

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Love in the time of Coma

Relationships are tested to get strengthened: real love is best demonstrated during times of heart-breaking ordeals.

Such is the story of self-published book author Terrell Clima and her husband, Ron, who had a comma after a motorcycle accident.

Terrell’s courage, undying love and strong faith in God, allowed her husband to heal as they both began a new journey of live and love together. Her patience during the ordeal is amazing.

This beautiful and inspiring story is the heart of Terrell’s published book, Don't Pull That Plug: The Intimacy of a Coma, published by Xlibris.

Getting her book published and sharing it to her readers is the book author's expression of her deep gratitude to God who carried her and Ron through the trying times that strengthened their love for each other.

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So now you're the boss, now what?

Every year in corporate America, thousands of employees continue to be promoted into management positions with little preparation for what they will confront.

The assumption remains that if employees are good enough to be promoted they instinctively know what to do in their new role. Instead, the new boss is challenged by situations he is poorly equipped to handle, causing frustration for him and dissatisfaction among the employees.

Peter Woan’s self-published book, They made you boss, Now what?, is written from his first-hand experience and describes different aspects of the boss’s job. Unsure what to do now that you are moved up to a higher position?

They made you boss, Now what? provides practical insights for the new boss, the experienced boss and even the aspiring boss.

Peter Woan was born and educated in England and then moved to the USA after getting a job as department manager in one of the biggest insurance brokers in the world. He was then promoted to branch manager, then national COO of the specialty insurance division. After working for the said company for a long period of time, he then moved to join another insurance firm.

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Self-published book proposes solution to reversing Child Obesity trend

Obesity in children has become increasingly common not just in the United States but all over the world. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has considered child obesity a global epidemic.

Studies show that obese children are most likely to carry this condition until adulthood. In fact, they are more prone to a plethora of health problems. Chronic diseases such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, metabolic disease and certain types of cancer also develop in childhood as well.

Aside from health problems, obese children tend to have low self-esteem, as they are often teased. They also become left out of social activities because they move about slow. This makes them susceptible to depression.

Left untreated, obesity can be fatal to one’s health. With the right diet and exercise, this condition can be treated. This is where the role of parents comes in. They should serve as positive role models for their child and give all the support and encouragement possible.


T. Allan Brenner's self-published book, The Childhood Obesity Dilemma critically looks at child obesity and presents realistic solutions to curb this growing trend. This book is a must-read not only for parents, but also for community leaders and policy makers as well. The book author is a health and fitness buff. He is currently a high school athletic official and teaches k-8 physical education in Chicago, Illinois.

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Publishing positive workplace experiences

There’s more to reporting for work than simply hitting targets, meeting deadlines and attending meetings.

Cynthia A. Jerkins, a self-published book author gives a fresh perspective on life in the workplace through A Reason to Show Up for Work Tomorrow Morning.

This self-published book is a must-read for many of us who have to drag our feet to leave the house and be in the office every day when the corporate life we live is nothing but an ocean full of toxins: Your boss does nothing but put you down, your customers could never be satisfied, your colleagues couldn’t care less and the results you deliver are hardly noticed. It’s a very distressful life – if you call that life at all!

A Reason to Show Up for Work Tomorrow Morning presents a different way of looking at the workplace. The book author highlights value and integrity and stresses the importance of making excellence as a lifestyle. We cannot control or change what happens to us, but we always have the option to change the way we respond to our circumstances.

Cynthia A. Jerkins has a profound experience with different kinds of superiors and colleagues in various workplaces. The depth of her understanding of the professional world and her experiences in a government office propelled her to publish a book.

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Want to get the job? Nail that interview!

Job interviews are everyone’s worst enemy. How you handle a job interview can make or break your chances of landing that dream job.

One of the major roadblocks of successfully going through a job interview is doubt. It is a contagious problem that an interviewee can pass on to the interviewer, which can ultimately change his/her mind about hiring you. Author Eric Hoss hopes to help job applicants banish doubt in interviews his self-published book, Removing Doubt in an Interview.

In this Xlibris release, Eric Hoss talks about the entire process that takes place during an interview. It provides handy tips, exercises and advice on what to do on when on the ‘hot seat’, thus letting you nail that interview.

Removing Doubt in an Interview is every applicant’s bible to getting the job you want.

Eric Hoss has been studying the employer-applicant interview process and has had a substantial experience in management, making his text every bit of the law.

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Mark Whitacre's story: from Published book to Hollywood film

Mark Whitacre Against All Odds by author ‘Floyd Perry’ is a gripping story about Mark Whitacre, a top-level corporate executive who becomes an informant for the FBI, revealing his company’s multinational conspiracy of price fixing.

This in mind, he is known to be the highest-ranking executive-turned-whistleblower in the entire US history. During the investigation, Whitacre admitted to having been involved with embezzling funds and receiving corporate kickbacks, which sent him to almost a decade in prison.

After having been freed from prison, Mark Whitacre reveals his reflections and realizations in this self-published book - that spiritual wealth matters far more than material wealth and to be truthful at all times. His story provides spiritual boost that can be applied in everyday life.

The Informant! is the latest movie under the direction of Steven Soderbergh, who is also known for the films Che, Erin Brockovich, Ocean’s Eleven, Traffic and Sex, Lies and Videotape.

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A prisoner's gripping flight to freedom

Experience heart-pounding action in author Wade J. Halverson’s new self-published novel from his 187 book series, Life After 187.

Sentenced to life in prison when he executes the men who murdered his wife, Kane Silver is singled out by the warden for his fighting ability. Along with inmates Valentino Lopez and Si’Ling Lee, Kane is drafted into service and forced to fight for money in high-stakes tournaments. But when the three friends escape during a New Year’s Eve match in Lake Tahoe-saving the warden’s life in the process-their situation becomes more complicated.

Their status undetermined, they vanish underground and sign on to help a young woman whose parents are being held by an Argentinean drug kingpin. Follow Kane and his friends as they compete and grow closer while rediscovering what it means to be free.

From Lake Tahoe and the western United States to Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, and Thailand, Life After 187 takes readers on an exhilarating ride filled with big money, intense action, justice, and the pursuit of honor.

Wade J. Halverson is the book author of Kane Silver novels and the 187 series. He has worked as a bodyguard and owned kickboxing gyms for the past twenty years. He currently resides in Southern California.

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Winning the legal battle against Child abuse

Children’s rights professionals working in Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) spend a great deal of their lives working to help victims of child abuse. CACs implement a multi-disciplinary approach to investigate, treat and prevent sexual and physical abuse in children.

However, allegations of child abuse are settled in the court and CAC centers often lack qualified legal counsel to make the legal process flow. Thus, CAC professionals may find the rigors of the courtroom rather confusing and complicated.

This prompted lawyer Andrew Agatston to publish a book, The Legal Eagles of Children’s Advocacy Centers. This self-published book is a collection of Agatston’s legal letters to CACs, child advocates and detectives that helps pave a path toward becoming Legal Eagles.

People working in Children’s Advocacy Centers will find this book useful as it provides an overview of, and addresses many legal concerns CACs may face. The Legal Eagles of Children’s Advocacy Centers can help to better improve the legal system’s response to child abuse as well as programs that serve these children.

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The Root of All Diseases revealed in self-published book

Research has shown that there is a strong link between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease, as well as other chronic degenerative illnesses. It has been found that those affected with dental disease are more likely to suffer from heart ailments than those who do not.

One theory explains that inflammation caused by dental infection contributes to coronary artery disease. This is because oral bacteria can enter the bloodstream, attach to plaques in the blood vessels and form clots. When this happens, normal blood flow is obstructed and could lead to a heart attack.

Dentist Robert Kulacz and cardiologist Thomas Levy have discovered the huge impact dental diseases have on one’s health. They have found that oral disease cure and prevention can have a significant effect in improving chronic degenerative diseases, much less, keeping them at bay.

This led them to publish a book, The Roots of Disease: Connecting Dentistry and Medicine. This self-published book demonstrates that infective dental toxicity can be the root of all chronic illnesses. By identifying and correcting oral diseases, people may be able to prevent or eliminate chronic degenerative ailments.

Loaded with scientific data from both dental and medical perspectives, The Roots of Disease will enlighten and educate readers that although dentistry and medicine rarely go together, both should not be separated from each other.

The Roots of Disease stresses the assertion that oral health truly has teeth to one’s overall health.

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Published book remembers 9/11

September 11, 2001. A day America would never forget. The world witnessed a series of vicious terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of thousands of innocent people. Many cried and mourned. Nine years have passed and many are still grieving and missing them.

The self-published book, We Remember is Maureen Crethan Santora’s tribute to the innocent victims and heroes who sacrificed their lives on that tragic day. We Remember is a compilation of gripping stories and profound memories of 9/11 victims from the people who love them.

In this inspiring book, one gets to know those who genuinely sacrificed their lives to save others – modern day heroes who have truly made a mark on the lives of people. Heartwarming recollections take you into the hopeful and remarkable lives they lived, giving you a deeper understanding and appreciation of life, in all its essence.

Maureen Crethan Santora is a retired educator, having taught in the New York City Public School System for more than 25 years. On September 11, 2001, she lost her son Christopher who was one of the firefighters during the attack. She has published two other books also remembering the 9/11 tragedy, The Day the Towers Fell and My Son Christopher.

Proceeds of this book will go to the Christopher A. Santora Educational Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarship grants to students and educatinal materials to schools.

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Debunking Self-publishing Myths

MYTH: Anyone can self-publish.
FACT: Self-publishing, just like traditional publishing, is not for everyone.

It is only for those who:

• Have a strong conviction that their book is worthy of publishing.
• Have not given up by rejections from agents and traditional publishers.
• Have the brains and brawn to invest time, money and effort for printing and promoting their book.
• Have the tenacity and determination to reach for their goal.
• Have a deep understanding that although publishing is never an easy task, anything is possible if you put your heart into it.

Self-publishing is only for people who believe in making things happen.

Publishing a book is like starting a business. You determine what you want, work on it and create a marketing plan. More importantly, you take risks.

MYTH: Self-published books are inferior and hardly ever sell.
FACT: Sales figures are not the complete and exact measure of a book’s quality.

Many traditionally published authors laugh at their self-pubbed counterparts or those who plan on taking the self-publishing route, thinking that self-published books are poor. However, not all traditionally published books are good either. Many are a waste of ink and paper but have gotten away with it because they had greater selling potential.

Publishing is a business. Self-publishing is a business. Traditional publishing, no matter how superior many people think it seems, is still a business. And they have no business dealing with a book that doesn’t sell at all.

MYTH: Self-publishing is vanity publishing.
FACT: Self-publishing is NOT vanity publishing.

Self-publishing allows you full creative control of your work; vanity publishers do the work on your behalf. Vanity publishing is designed in that you pay to publish a massive number of books and then leave you to market all of them on your own. Self-publishing prints books only on demand. This is otherwise known as print-on-demand (POD) – books are printed only when they’re ordered. This way, you will not end up with a pile of books collecting dust in your garage. Self-publishing can help you market your book as well.

MYTH: Paying to publish a book is stupidity.
FACT: Putting your dream of publishing a book just by luck does not, and will not happen.

You don’t put all your hopes and and dreams of getting your book published believing that luck will knock on your door. You don’t pass the time waiting for a chance when you can make it happen.

Self-publishing a book is like running a business. It can bring you sweet success if you put your whole heart to it. Ask any successful self-published author and they’d tell you it’s all about hard work and not being afraid to take risks. Everything you put into may just well be worth it.

Makeup Pro publishes book on facing the world with confidence

The art of applying makeup is a tricky process. When done right, makeup magically conceals flaws and imperfections and enhances your best facial features all the same. Makeup enables you to transform into any look you want, with infinitely many possibilities.

Lora Bertuccio’s self-published book, Face It is your complete makeup guide. It is the perfect manual for anyone who wants to learn makeup whether for personal enhancement or to earn income from it.

In this book, Lora Bertuccio incorporates her personal approach and her 20 years of professional experience in the makeup industry. Now you can discover her best kept secrets and learn the tricks other makeup pros use. Face It provides a complete, step-by-step guide on how to apply makeup, what tools to use, how to care for your makeup items and more.

Published in full color, get to see before and after transformations, matching makeup looks for different fashion styles and avant-garde creations.

Face It can help you appreciate beauty at another perspective and face the world with confidence.

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A published book on 'making out'

No, it’s not what you think ‘it’ is and it’s not what this book is all about. Ralph Frank Magnotta’s The Joy of Making Out is your ultimate financial guide to making more out of what you have.

This self-published book outlines helpful tips for those who find themselves in financial clutter and suggests smart ideas to grow your money and using it well.

By focusing into the basics of financial management, you can be able to properly establish and handle your money, allowing you financial security and stability in the long run.

From setting up an automatic savings plan and cutting federal, state and local taxes, The Joy of Making Out also provides helpful online resources that help you get more value for your money.

Ralph Frank Magnotta graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Finance and Accounting. He also took the Army Air Corp Cadet accelerated course in Syracuse University.

The book author is former Vice-president of the National Association of Internal Revenue (NAIRE) and is a member of various professional organizations such as American Association of Certified Public Accountants and National Association of Tax Professionals.

With the help of this book, making out will never be this good.

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Advocating Improved Health Care at a Lower Cost

US President Barack Obama has been pushing for health care reform ever since he was elected to office in 2008. As part of his administration's effort to make health care more accessible for every American, the White House is now asking help from doctors in promoting the planned health insurance overhaul.

In the President's proposed reform, health care insurance would be made more available in all its forms, provide more options for the public, and generally lower the cost of medical care. Enlisting the aid of doctors indicates that the administration is depending on interest groups to support the health insurance reforms.

The ongoing health care reform issue is not only a concern for the Obama administration and the politicians who have the ability to approve or decline the proposals, but this most importantly impacts professionals in the medical field, health insurance companies and the American public who is at the receiving end of this conundrum.

There is a need for everyone involved - the physicians, politicians and patients - to know important insights about health care related concerns.

Dr. Arndt von Hippel, in his self-published book Better Health Care at Half the Cost, covers health-related topics ranging from the economy, the medical/industrial complex, taxation and outsourced jobs, to inexpensive remedies for certain health issues.

The book author explains how cheap and effective treatments benefit the patient while discussing hundreds of ways to reduce health care costs and improve patient outcomes. Von Hippel further empowers patients by reviewing what medical care can and cannot achieve, and why screening tests and biopsies often give ambiguous results.

Better Health Care at Half the Cost will certainly give legislators and laymen the leverage they need to make better decisions concerning health care and eventually pass laws that will not only benefit insurance companies, but more importantly make health care more available and affordable to everyone.

How to Process a Legal Appeal successfully

Systems in any court of law, though created to work for everyone, are still never perfect. Convicted of a crime he was not guilty of, Rick Haley was determined to stand up for his rights and struggle for freedom.

Determined to win the fight, he made an appeal and succeeded. Haley believes that one who has been wrongfully served should strive to defend his/her rights. This inspired him to write a book entitled How to Process a Legal Appeal Successfully.

This self-published book is created for a prisoner who was wrongfully convicted or was not given proper representation in the court of law.

The book author outlines the things you should and should not do when preparing an appeal. Having gone through the process himself, Haley is confident that any determined prisoner can be successful with his/her appeal by properly following the procedures in the book.

The procedures explained have also been used many times as a surefire means to gain an appeal in the state and federal courts.

How to Process a Legal Appeal Successfully is a helpful guide for prisoners and families of prisoners in their struggle for justice.

Rick Haley was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment in the New York State prison system for a crime he knew he was not guilty of. He studied law and obtained two degrees as a paralegal.

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Living life at 40

One experiences a great deal of change when hitting 40. It is a particular time when one enters a new stage and faces challenges s/he has never encountered before.

G. Richard Ambrosius, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, first became interested in the changing face of aging. This led him to publish a book on aging and living life well.

The self-published book, Choices and Changes shows how adults aged 40 and above could develop a detailed road map for getting the most from life’s second half.

“This is not a guide to help you plan for disengagement and leisure activities… nor does it focus on the years ahead as a time of decline when your biggest concern might be how to pay for long term health care.” Ambrosius explained.

“On the contrary, it addresses how prevention and positive planning can actually negate the need for many such healthcare expenses.”

The book author challenges his readers to become involved in communities, to begin second (third, fourth) careers, to continue to learn and grow, and to develop a positive self-image.

Choices and Changes contains questions and activities on each section that will help you evaluate where you are and where you plan to go as you traverse life’s second half.

Ambrosius aggressively countered aging stereotypes through his research, products, articles, lectures and workshops in the past 25 years. He is widely known as a humorous and inspiring motivational speaker on the subject of changing population trends and their impact on sales, marketing, customer service and management practices.

G. Richard Ambrosius served as Executive Director of an Area Agency on Aging in Northwest Iowa in 1976. He is the founder and president of Positive Aging and has testified before Congress on several occasions covering the topic. He is happily married is a proud father to three children.

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Dealing with a terminal illness

Too often, many people who are affected with a terminal illness are not prepared when confronted with the idea of death, let alone accept their fate. They are usually shrouded with fear and uncertainty about what would seemingly lurk ahead. Leading a normal life can be very difficult for those suffering from a terminal illness, including their loved ones too.

Especially for people affected with AIDS, it takes a lot of courage to accept their fate when dealing with this terminal sickness. This has inspired Elaine Young Mcguire to publish a book entitled ‘The Good Thing About AIDS, The Bad Thing About AIDS’.

A retired teacher from Lilburn, Georgia, Elaine Young Mcguire has lost both her brother and son to AIDS.

In this self-published book, smart and heartwarming illustrations by Roy Chung take you into the beauty and madness of wholeheartedly accepting your ordeal with a terminal illness and looking at the situation with a bright eye.

The Good Thing About AIDS, The Bad Thing About AIDS is a compelling book that can touch the hearts and open up the minds of people. It teaches one that an illness should not define one’s life and that it should not get in the way of living normally. It shows that one can still live, laugh and learn more if you willingly accept your fate in stride and embrace the condition you are in.

Death is not the be-all and end-all of everything. It doesn’t always mean a loss. In fact, it is just the beginning of something new. People affected with terminal illnesses, as well as their loved ones, should understand how important it is to embrace and accept things as they come. Only then will one learn to be able to live a life truly worth living.

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Carpe Diem!

In one of his mid-nineteenth-century writings, Peter Drucker, the father of management, penned: “there is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.”

Ken Knox, a self-published book author of the 21st century, lives the same principle the father of management taught and lived in his lifetime. Knox’s published book, Carpe Diem: Simple Strategies to Move from Average to Extraordinary, highlights the value of doing what’s important and ignoring what’s not.

The book author also accounts his experiences being an average person enjoying an extraordinary life. Having worked for Fortune 500 companies and owned several small businesses, Knox deeply understands that the key to achievement is to focus on the right things and do them the right way.

“Seize the day” is what the Latin 'carpe diem' means and the essence of Knox’s published book. He has served small and large businesses in the last 15 years and is conducting trainings and seminars on the matter all over the US and abroad. The book author is also a professor in several colleges and universities.

One doesn’t have to be above average to perform above average results. One is never too young or old to start focusing on the right things. What’s important is that you seize the day.

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Publishing one's journey to Political activism

The world of political activism transcends the limits of taking out to street protests, handing out leaflets and being vocal against injustice and other forms of oppression. Political activism, in essence, is a continuous struggle to achieve political freedom, social change, economic sustainability and environmental protection.

There is but an ongoing war against discrimination, terrorism, corporate power, patriarchy, US imperialism, etc. For political activist Mary L. Wentworth, political change should start from within. One must acknowledge his/her own consciousness in order to truly see out there and find the solution to many of the world’s problems.

This inspired her to publish a book entitled Discovering America: A Political Journey. This self-published book is a gripping, blow-by-blow memoir about the author’s emotionally abusive experiences as a political activist – from leading political campaigns to being sent to prison in New Hampshire.

Discovering America: A Political Journey narrates political milestones with keen and thorough analysis. It also features an innovative section wherein Mary studies her own experiences from the current political spectrum.

Discovering America: A Political Journey is a must read not just for today’s political activists but for those who truly care. This book aims to give a deeper understanding of prevailing issues at hand so that these can be better addressed.

Born in Maine, Mary Wentworth embraced political activism after getting married and having six daughters.

During the McCarthy witch hunts, she was actively involved in lobbying against gender and race discrimination in Philadelphia for over a decade after quitting her job at a top-secret agency. Mary went full swing as an activist after getting divorced and relocated to Amherst, Massachusetts.

A well-traveled person, Mary writes articles and columns in newspapers and does radio and TV commentaries on different issues.

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Get it, literally

Anyone can have anal-retentive tendencies. There are people that are very particular with organizing things, arranging them in distinct order. Others freak out when the toothpaste tube is pushed from the bottom and not from the top, much to your amazement. Some are anal when it comes to spelling, grammar and diction as well.

Here's a book that word anal-people might be interested in. Literally Speaking (A Journey in Two Words, a self-published book by Jennifer Hughes, is an artistic compilation of clichés (trite expressions which have lost real meaning), idioms (vernacular inclined to a geographical area), homophones (words that sound alike but differ in meaning) and euphemisms (a means of expressing something instead of its literal meaning).

Loaded with catchy illustrations, this self-published title takes you into an ongoing journey to language in a simple and fun approach. Literally Speaking (A Journey in Two Words) lets you in on the literal answers to your otherwise figurative questions such as the meaning of the phrase “chicken strip” or what in the world “beer battered shrimp” means, literally speaking.

Engage in the informative and the delightful in this book. Literally Speaking (A Journey in Two Words) is bound to make you get it (pick it up); get it (understand it); get it (buy it) and literally get it (you do it).

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On finding happiness

Life’s stresses, problems and pains can be roadblocks to inner happiness, stripping one’s ability to have a positive outlook. Despite these, one can still cope much better if he/she can find genuine happiness that stems from within. However, in a world as troubled as ours, how can an individual be truly able to find divine peace and contentment?

This question, which has remained a mystery to many, has led author Dori Seider to publish a book, A Place Called Happiness. This inspirational book provides a new, exciting yet pragmatic approach to achieving true happiness, even under the worst circumstances.

A recipient of the Fulbright scholarship, Dori has won writing awards and gained recognition for her humanitarian work. She is a music composer and jewelry design artist as well. Most of all, she is a teacher of Psychology, Education, French, and the History of American Women. Dori notes that it was her students in her Psychology of Stress that gave her additional inspiration to self-publish a book about happiness.

Finding inner happiness is the greatest gift one can ever have. This, coupled with hard work, compassion, a great sense of humor, and the ability to live and let live – all of which make up Dori’s philosophy in life – is what she hopes to show through her book, A Place Called Happiness. This is her testament to the fact that indeed, one can obtain true and lasting peace and joy.

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The dark pitfalls of Compulsive gambling

Compulsive gambling, also known as gambling addiction, is a type of impulse-control disorder. Unlike alcohol or drug addiction, compulsive gambling does not manifest any obvious physical symptoms, making this condition also known as the ‘hidden illness’.

Compulsive gamblers find it extremely difficult to control their urge to gamble. Gambling is all they could ever think about and want to do, even when it is already taking a toll on their relationships with other people, their work or their finances. Broke or not, depressed or happy or even when the stakes are not in their favor, people who are affected with compulsive gambling just can’t seem to stay out of the bet.

Compulsive gambling can cause relationships with loved ones to suffer, wreak havoc on responsibilities in the home or at work and drag you to financial burden. It is estimated that women make up 1/3 of the population who are compulsive gamblers and it continues to rise at present.

Author Rosemary knows for certain just how compulsive gambling can ruin everything good in a person – her having been a gambling addict for more than seven years. This prompted her to publish a book, ‘Women Overpowered by Compulsive Gambling’. This self-published book is a personal account of how she had succumbed to the baffling and insidious world of gambling, wallowing in the dark pitfalls of this addiction.

Moreover, Rosemary also shares that, like her, any compulsive gambler can get out of this rut. She believes that with other compulsive gamblers, especially women, can turn their life around and start a new and clean slate. Alongside diligence, determination and hardwork, Rosemary can inspire and enlighten others of experience through her book, ‘Women Overpowered by Compulsive Gambling’.
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New Rules in Customer Service

A very important aspect when running a business is customer service. Your customers are the lifeblood of your business and how you deal with them can speak for your business itself. It is impossible for a business to succeed if it fails to meet customer expectations. You have to keep them satisfied in order to earn their trust and attract new ones as well.

With cutthroat competition and the ever-changing demands in the service industry, businesses and organizations should strive for, and consistently uphold customer service excellence in order to ensure their success and survival.

Author Sophia Brooks presents fresh, new and surefire ways to achieving customer satisfaction in the self-published book, Customer Service New Rules. This book provides step by step ways for businesses, organizations and individuals to earn customer loyalty and attract new ones as well.

Customer Service New Rules also puts emphasis on employees, as they play a huge role in defining the quality of your business’s customer service. This book gives employers the heads-up on how to hire the right people; how your people should deal with customers; how to deal with your people and how to motivate into becoming efficient and effective people at work.

Earning a reputation for service excellence is never easy, and achieving business success is never a walk in the park either. This book hopes to help you achieve your business and organizational goals. How you keep up and commit to it depends on you, of course.

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The Way to Overall Healing and Wellness

Good health is not only measured by one’s physical wellness. Other than the body, the mind and spirit should come together in order to create and nurture optimal health. This mind-body-spirit connection is exercised in Pilates, which integrates a range of techniques using every possible series of movements, but which are all united by a common concept of movement.

Fitness expert Susan Mitchell believes that humans are unique energy beings. Inspired by the teachings of founder Joseph Pilates, she introduces the Tao (pronounced as Dow) of Movement in her self-published book of the same title. The Tao of Movement is an actual technique to promote physical wellness and spiritual healing. It also includes principles of ballet, Tai Chi, Yoga and the subtle art of energy cultivation.

Tao is a Chinese philosophy which means, The Way. This way of movement is the Tao of Movement, which can improve one’s understanding and use of his/her own body. This method benefits practically everyone, from professional athletes to those with special needs.

This book incorporates the proper use of breathing technique, spinal awareness as well as energy balance and cultivation. She stresses the importance of alignment, in which one uses the mind, body and spirit altogether in order to create, nurture and sustain holistic well-being. The Tao of Movement integrates easy, time-tested techniques alongside the bio-mechanics of the energy body, which Susan Mitchell helps you understand in the book.

Through the Tao of Movement, you can expect to look and feel better about yourself. The Tao of Movement can help you achieve a balanced body; a clear, focused mind and an improved state of being – all of which define optimal health.

The Tao of Movement is available on Amazon, BarnesandNoble and the Xlibris website.

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