Kiwi on a Cloud: Self-published Mystery/Adventure Novel

Perky Debbie McWard, New Zealand adventure travel guide, dodges two former lovers, flirts with a hesitant widower, Gil Rocklin, and copes with raucous investigative reporter, Frank Ferret, among her travelers.

Romances give way to fear, as a tourist is murdered, and another is falsely blamed. Debbie discovers that an indicted Yugoslavian war criminal, Ratac "the Butcher" Bymarovitch, is disguised and hiding among her trampers. But among six possible suspects, who?

The most terrifying question is why, of all the tours in the world, one of the world’s most hunted criminals specifically sought out Debbie’s tour group in which to hide, plot, and murder.

Only Debbie, her friends, and two small children can thwart the Butcher’s killing and his rekindling of the Balkan wars.

Surprises sizzle in Croatia, Slovenia, and New Zealand.

Written by Norm Aspen, Kiwi on a Cloud is a mystery novel published by Xlibris.

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.

Write and be Published

Getting published in magazines can greatly help build your reputation as an authority.

However, writing compelling and informative articles for potential clients can be challenging – anyone can write, but only a few get published.

Carl Friesen lays the groundwork for effective article writing in the self-published book, Writing Magazine Articles.

In this book, you will learn:

• what editors dislike most about professional contributors and what you can do about it.
• how to get the editor’s buy-in before you sit down to write the article.
• pain-free ways to write an article – even if you hate writing.
• why each type of article sends a different message about you.
• how an article-writing program can help pull you into more interesting, higher-paying assignments.

Writing Magazine Articles can guide you with crafting articles that really matter in a practical and authoritative way. Thus, you grow and achieve a higher and more respectable profile in your practice.

Carl Friesen has more than 20 years of writing experience for publication. He graduated from Carleton University with a degree in Journalism and holds an MBA from the University of Toronto. In 1998, he established a practice helping professionals successfully build their profiles. The book author is based in Toronto, Canada.

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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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Do you REALLY know what to do when you get promoted?

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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Curbing Child Obesity

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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A reason to show up for work tomorrow morning

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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Removing Doubt in an 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 Against All Odds

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

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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Remembering 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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Dr. Seuss' legacy lives on

"Children want the same thing we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and be delighted." – Dr. Seuss

World-renowned children’s book illustrator Theodor Geisel, more popularly known as Dr. Seuss was well-known for his engaging stories, brilliant illustrations and playful sounds that helped propel children’s love for reading and books. Until today, Dr. Seuss is well-loved because of his huge contribution and lasting impact to the word of children’s literature.

Keeping Dr. Seuss’s legacy alive, author Stephen J. Hemenway was inspired to publish a children's book series known as The Slouch in the Couch series.


Never Jump on a Grump is Hemenway’s second published book and is filled with outrageous illustrations by Shaun Piela as well as fun and exciting rhymes.

Like the two other titles in his self-published children's book series, The Slouch in the Couch and The Stinkells in Stankwell, Never Jump on a Grump is a fantastic read for children guaranteed to encourage them to read at the same time teach them proper values.

Stephen J. Hemenway is a Deputy Sherriff at the County of Los Angeles. He is also a member of Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), the International Police Association and the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff’s. He is also a doting husband to his wife Terri and a proud father of three girls, April, Ashley and Stacie.

The Slouch in the Couch series is published by Xlibris.

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All about Makeup

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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The Joy of 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.

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