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About a decade ago, Emotional Intelligence, (EI), was recognized to be a far better indicator of success in the work world than IQ.

However, the key question that remained was, how do you raise you EI?Dr. Reldan S. Nadler’s book, Leaders’ Playbook answers that question. The Leaders’ Playbook is a how-to guide with more than 100 EI techniques and tools to help raise EI.

Nadler, an executive coach and speaker also reveals the secrets of success in fascinating thumbnail EI stories of corporate star performers, political leaders and sports coaches.

Examples include:

• Rudy Giuliani.s perfect pitch of empathy and vision after 911
• G.E.s Jeff Immelt.s managing adversity
• eBays Meg Whitman’s initiative and service orientation
• USC’s Pete Carroll’s optimism and developing star players and championship teams Continue reading »

BloggingAuthors had the opportunity to sit down with Amazon Top 10 Reviewer Grady Harp and discuss the art of the book review.

Grady, what inspired you to become a book reviewer?
I see reviewing a book as bringing closure to the event of reading a book. If I can immediately sit down and write my response, it feels like I have committed to the author – a response, if you like, that feels like a communication with the writer. Reviewing completes the circle, for me.

Did you have a goal of becoming an Amazon Top 10 reviewer?
No, I never aimed to become a Top 10 Reviewer. I just wrote reviews and enjoyed seeing people’s responses.

Actually there is a down side to being a Top 10 Reviewer – many people feel the need to put you down, criticizing the reviewer and not the review. There are circle of fairly vicious people who seem to fill their days spouting venom at those of us who have been reviewing for such a long time that we are in the Top 10.

What advice would you give to those who want to become a book reviewer?
Just do it. The first couple of reviews feel embarrassing and self indulgent, but then you just learn that everyone has a right to an opinion and the pressure to ‘perform’ is off. The joy is when authors write to you and thank you for your insight! Continue reading »

by Robin Duncan

Remember the scene in the movie, Pay it Forward when the stranger tosses the keys to his brand-new Jaguar to a man stranded without a car?

For aspiring writers, the La Jolla Writers Conference is a different set of keys. Instead this conference offers bestselling authors Lisa Jackson, David Morrell, and Stephen J. Cannell and many other experts in the field of publishing, donating their time, experience and knowledge, as well as good fortune, to writers of all levels.

Inspired by the book Pay it Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde (later a movie of the same name), Antoinette Kuritz, the founder and director of the LJWC, created a conference centered on successful authors giving back in an atmosphere of collegiality and camaraderie. Continue reading »

Discover the outrages that drove this otherwise good-natured family man to the darkest of crimes. Pushed to your limit, with nowhere to turn, what would you do? Find out in Darwin Demer’s Walkin the Dog, just released in digital format.

What happens when a family’s peace of mind and idyllic lifestyle are destroyed by a new neighbor? Just how much is a person expected to tolerate? Read this true,real life drama as it unfolds for the Demers family culminating in explosive results! Laugh and cry as you find yourself asking … What would I have done under similar circumstances?

Prepare to be challanged as you find yourself drawn into the real life existence of an ordinary family whose home becomes a prison and whose lives become a hell, as they struggle to find the answer that will finally set them free! Perhaps you’ll even come to believe that though life isn’t fair… It is a gift!

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 »

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 »

Author Jackie Kessler’s novel of paranormal romance is heating up the bookstores as well as romance reviewer sites and publications.

Hell’s Belles , Kessler’s story of Jezebel–NOT your average exotic dancer–but a 4,000-year-old succubus on the run from Hell (which isn’t easy to do in high heels) is pulling in rave reviews from both the paranormal romance, and mainstream romance communities.

Romance Reader at Heart wrote “Now, I’m no expert on paranormal romances. As of matter of fact, short of the works of Christine Feehan, I can virtually count on one hand the number of paranormals I’ve read in the past. But, after reading Jackie Kessler’s debut work, HELL’S BELLES, I have to say that if this is just a sample of the originality and creativeness that comprises the world of paranormal romance stories now so popular with reading fans, you can count me in as another avid fan.

Romantic Times, who gave Kessler’s debut novel a 4.5 star rating (scorcher!) wrote “Kessler’s debut novel will captivate fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon and Laurell K. Hamilton from the very first page. Adding interesting new characters to the dark fantasy genre, this first novel in the Hell on Earth series is sure to have readers salivating over the release of the next book. The novel is steamy, humorous and fast-paced, with tons of imagery and symbols that take it to a deeper level, similar to that of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series.”

Pick up your copy of Hell’s Belles today and settle in for a fabulous read!

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Welcome to the July 22, 2007 edition of promote and sell your book Carnival.

Ted Demopoulos presents 3 Reasons why Authors and Wannabe Authors Should Blog posted at Blogging for Business, saying, “Blogging has helped sell more books for me than just about anything else!”

Alex Shalman presents Announcing The Personal Development Bootcamp posted at Self Help.

Tracy Coenen presents Book Publishing: Deciding what to write posted at FRAUDfiles. Continue reading »