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The Journey, by Susan Kaye Behm, is a novel that will help readers understand abuse victims and give a new resolve to help those who have suffered abuse. If you have not been abused, you owe it to take yourself out of your sheltered life, and experience the terror that over 1.5 million children in the United States go through each year.

If you have been abused, you must read this book—there is inspiration, hope, determination, and proof that you, too, can not only survive but become a victor!

It is amazing how much better you will understand the victims. If you know someone who has been abused, don’t avoid them—get to know them and love them. Take a chance to get to know Susan Kaye Behm, through her character Joey Benson, and you’ll find that she can make an impact on your life that you’ll never forget. Continue reading »

An ATM for books that prints and binds any title on the spot within minutes from a digital file.

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 21, 2007 - The first Espresso Book Machine™ (“the EBM”) was installed and demonstrated today at the New York Public Library’s Science, Industry, and Business Library (SIBL).

The patented automatic book making machine will revolutionize publishing by printing and delivering physical books within minutes. The EBM is a product of On Demand Books, LLC (“ODB” - www.ondemandbooks.com), the company founded by legendary publishing executive Jason Epstein and business partner Dane Neller, who joined SIBL’s Kristin McDonough for a private event there to speak about the EBM’s potential impact on the future of reading and publishing.

The Espresso Book Machine will be available to the public at SIBL through August, and will operate Monday- Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The New York Public Library’s Science, Industry and Business Library is located at 188 Madison Avenue (at 34th Street). Continue reading »

Eccola Press is pleased to announce that its book, Piazza: Italy’s Heart & Soul” by writer-photographer team, Marybeth Flower and Joe Bauwens, was selected as the winner of the Best Coffee Table Book category at the 11th Annual Independent Publisher Book Awards 2007 IPPY Award Winners.

The Independent Publishers Book Awards, also known as the IPPY Awards, were presented at BookExpo America 2007 in New York City.

This year’s titles were submitted by publishers from all 50 U.S. states, 8 Canadian provinces and 17 overseas countries.

“We are extremely honored that Piazza: Italy’s Heart & Soul’ was honored with this award,” said Bauwens & Flower. “From the inception of the book we felt it was important to show how the Italians live in their town squares. As far as we know this book is unique in that it focuses on the Italian people and not on their architecture and landscapes.” Continue reading »

Harriet Klausner is Amazon’s #1 Reviewer

First, There Is a River by Kathy Steffen. In 1900 in the Ohio Valley, the neighbors assume that Emma and Jared Perkins share a wonderful life raising two children Toby and Sarah on their farm.

However, after twelve years of living in hell, Emma knows that her hardworking spouse hides from their neighbors that he beats her over every little perceived error. However, Emma remains with Jared insuring he does not harm their children from him. That bind ends when he hires away their offspring to a nearby farmer.

With no ties to bind her, Emma flees to the safety of her uncle’s riverboat The Spirit of the River. Continue reading »

Reviewed by ReaderViews

Are you a National Football League fan? If you are, chances are your favorite team has at least one member who has graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.

The mascot for the University of Alabama is known as the Crimson Tide. The university’s football team has a tradition of greatness. The Crimson Tide boasts twelve national championships; three times they have won in back-to-back years.

Crimson Tide Madness: Great Eras in Alabama Football (Golden Ages of College Sports) is a tribute to the many legends who have once worn the red and white. It is separated into key sections which focus on traditions, legends, coaches, quarterbacks and the great rivalries.

This book is packed with quotes from former players, coaches, both NFL and Crimson Tide, and famous NFL players who are Alabama alumni. There are stories which will enlighten football fans of all ages. “The Crimson Tide Madness” is part of a series, “Golden Ages of College Sports.” Continue reading »

Harriet Klausner is Amazon’s #1 Reviewer

Harriet Klausner reviews Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler.

In twenty-first century Los Angeles, Courtney Stone is heart broken that her engagement with Frank is over; to heal thine self she chooses a night of Jane Austen novels with alcohol.

However, when she awakens Courtney realizes she is no longer in her Southern California home, the right century; and worse this is not even her body. Instead she is in England in 1813 residing in the body of thirty years old spinster Jane Mansfield.

Middle class Jane finds herself an aristocrat, but though she has read regency romances all her life, she realizes her knowledge is superficial and that she is totally unprepared for “modern conveniences like the bathroom facilities being a chamber pot. Continue reading »

Don Rumsfeld & Dick Cheney In Hell is a satirical novel that showcases the Devil’s mysterious ways to decide who winds up in Hades.

In a series of parodies and spoofs, the reality of an administration mired in the muck of lies and deceit impacts the Devil’s decision. Marked by laughter and tears, you’ll read first-hand testimony from many witnesses past and present, including the likes of Oprah, Henry Kissinger, Michael Moore, Nancy Pelosi, Bruce Willis, Pat Tillman, Harry Truman, Theodore Roosevelt, Jon Stewart, Howard Stern, and many, many more.

Even the characters from Law & Order make it in (the original series, not the spin-offs). It’s heartwarming and saddening to find out what all of these famous and infamous characters throughout history think of Rumsfeld and Cheney, but one thing’s for sure, you’ll laugh aloud and truly question these two men’s actions. Continue reading »

Thank you to ReaderViews for providing this review.

Texas, being the largest state south of the Canadian border, is not only big, but it has been observed as one of the most unique states. Politicians, entertainers, media, visitors, wanna-be Texans, and many home grown locals can tell you what is great about Texas.

“1001 Greatest Things Ever Said About Texas (1001)” is just that – a conglomeration of quotes expressed by many famous and not so famous people.

A smile came across my face when I read this blurb from a traditional cowboy song because it brought back memories of me singing it as a child:

“Then come and sit by my side ere you leave us,
Do not hasten to bid us adieu,
Just remember the Red River Valley
And the cowboy who loved you so true.” Continue reading »

Harriet Klausner is Amazon’s #1 Reviewer

More comfortable with horses than with men, Lady Julia Westfall wants to inherit the stable when her ailing beloved father dies. She detests the types of things her female peers love while being very competitive with men when it comes to steeds.

Widow Lord Henry Pelham wants the horses also and needs a mother for his cherished daughter Isbeau. He offers Julia a business arrangement. They marry, share the horses, but not the bedroom as Henry fears insanity flows through his bloodlines with his uncle and aunt as proof. Julia figures he cannot bed a “horseface” like her, but agrees to his terms.

They marry and she moves into the loony bin that is the Pelham extended household. She quickly becomes a favorite, beloved by all, but the one she needs the most remains beyond her reach as she believes her love for him is unrequited. In reality Henry loves her and wants to consummate his marriage, but fumbles each time he tries to talk with Julia.

This reviewer realizes that a zillion historical romance novels center on the marriage of convenience theme. The Mad Marquis is the zillion and one tale to employ that overkilled motif. Yet in the capable hands of Fiona Carr, readers receive a terrific tale starring a strong cast that leads to a delightful novel. Continue reading »

Excerpted from Sarah Britten’s The Art of the South African Insult

“I’m prejudiced because it’s good for survival.” Eric Miyeni

WHEN THE honourable Cape Judge President John Hlophe denied telling attorney Joshua Greeff in 2005 that he was a piece of white shit and it was time he went back to Holland, he may or may not have been continuing a proud South African tradition.

We may not be very good at soccer. Or cricket. Or sticking to the speed limit. (In fact, if we are going to be honest with ourselves, it does seem, from time to time, that we are not very good at anything except inventing automatic pool cleaners, perfecting chutney recipes and carrying out cash in transit heists.) But, at any given point in time, we are very good at calling each other names.

South Africans are, after all, a bunch of Dutchmen and Souties, Charras and Hotnots, Shangaans and the Xhosa Nostra, Bushies and Afs, Goms, Porras, Lebs, Crunchies, Zots, Mlungus, Japies, Boers, Chinamen, Makwerekwere, Rooineks, Rockspiders, Makwankies, Hanskhakis, and yes, (even though we know of course that nobody except Australian cricket supporters use it) Kaffirs.

It’s what defines us as a nation. Continue reading »