July 26, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For more information call 800 480-2776 or reply to this e-mail

Fearless Books announces the launch of NEWS OF A NEW HUMAN NATURE, a special series of articles in the "journalism of consciousness" published in association with MightyWords.com.

Since 1985, pioneering journalist and Fearless Books founder D. Patrick Miller has written over 75 feature articles, profiles, and reviews in the fields of personal health, psychological growth, and spiritual development for such periodicals as Yoga Journal, The Sun, Intuition, Columbia Journalism Review, and many more. Most of these articles are out of print but many still contain useful information and insights. The best of these articles are being updated, reformatted, and made available at low cost as the "News of New Human Nature" series through the MightyWords website.

The first four articles in the series, now available for quick downloading, are:

* How to Let Go of Bad Habits
* How to Do What You Love for a Living
* The Clear Path of Creativity: An Interview with Dan Wakefield
* A Healing Journey Through Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

For more details and links directly to these articles, go to http://www.fearlessbooks.com/NewHumanNature.html.

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July 26, 2000

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALLISON JONES, my children's novel.

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALLISON JONES
A Middle Grade Mystery
by Kayla Perrin
From Genesis Press, Inc
ISBN: 1-58571-022-9
July, 2000

    Sarah and Karen love to read mysteries.  Sarah, though, is eager to start
solving REAL mysteries in her own neighborhood, and this leads to
imaginations running wild.

    Everyone at Red Creek School has long been suspicious of their classmate
Tracy, who lives in Whistlethorn Manor with her ancient grandmother, whom the
kids have declared "the witch of Whistlethorn Manor."  When Allison Jones, a
new girl in town, fails to show up for school after last being seen going
into Tracy's house, Sarah, Karen, and their band of "Red Creek Truth Seekers"
go into action solving their first REAL mystery--the disappearance of Allison
Jones.
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Kayla Perrin is a prolific and critically acclaimed author of women's romance
and mainstream fiction.  Her first Genesis Press title was the bestselling
AGAIN, MY LOVE.  She is a graduate of the University of Toronto and currently
lives in Miami, Florida.  The Disappearance of Allison Jones is her first
children's book.

Kid Genesis is an imprint of Genesis Press, Inc.
      http://www.genesis-press.com

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July 26, 2000

The Bridges of Madison County meets the Celestine Prophecy in new
nonfiction book

EYES OF SOPHIA: A DREAM COME TRUE
By Donna May and Alan Chien ISBN 1-55212-349-9

In September of 1994 Alan Chien took a photograph of Donna May, whom he
had come to care for deeply in the few months he had known her. In the
picture there appeared several extra eyes on her forehead. What led up
to that event and what transpired afterwards is captured in the new
book, EYES OF SOPHIA: A DREAM COME TRUE.
 
In this book, The Bridges of Madison County meets The Celestine
Prophecy, with one important difference: this is a true story. Donna and
Alan share their personal experiences of love and spirituality,
demonstrating that the seemingly unattainable outcomes often portrayed
in novels can
become a reality. EYES OF SOPHIA is a well documented, autobiographical
account of spiritual reality. It is supported by numerous illustrations
and a series of photographs that gives credibility to the story.

As Harvey Honig, Jungian analyst says, “This is a truly spiritual book,
in which the presence of divine love allows the experience of human love
to flourish. It can be read as a romantic story like Bridges of Madison
County, but here the romance is allowed to flourish and lead to a
sustained relationship, and there is an experience of divine grace as
well as human passion."

MORE:
To purchase copies, or read excerpts on line, please go to
http://www.trafford.com/robots/00-0013.html. For review copies or
interviews, contact the authors directly at 608-752-9595 (e-mail at
ctrpoise@jvlnet.com) Fax: 608-752-9934

Eyes of Sophia: A Dream Come True by Donna May and Alan Chien
238 pages; 37 illustrations; 10 photographs
paperback $16.95 (US) published by Trafford Publishing ISBN 1-55212-349-9

July 26, 2000

For immediate release....  Contact:  Alice J. Wisler (919) 596-7663

                   Childhood Cancer Awareness:  Your Help Is Needed

Did you know this year 330 children under the age of nineteen will
be diagnosed with cancer?

September, National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is just around the
corner.  You can focus on helping cancer victims through vital
life-saving research by joining up with NCCF, The National Childhood
Cancer Foundation.

Author Alice J. Wisler, inspired by her own four year-old, Daniel,
who died after eight months of cancer treatments in 1997, compiled a cookbook
of memories, "Slices of Sunlight", donating the proceeds to NCCF. This
unique book is for "...all who like to cook and for each with a tender
heart."

To order a cookbook and learn about NCCF, visit
http://www.mindspring.com/~wisler/danielshouse.html.


*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^
"Slices of Sunlight, A Cookbook of Memories"
http://www.mindspring.com/~wisler/danielshouse.html
   
Interview: http://www.tufffemme.com/femmers/04302000femmers.html
New article: "How To Help A Grieving Heart"
http://www.cyberpathway.com/1812/home4.htm

July 13, 2000

In his fast-selling electronic book
The Intruder Bulletin: The Dark Side of Technology

Technology author Mark Antony Rossi states

"unethical use of advanced technology is threatening
the fabric of a free society"

The Intruder Bulletins: The Dark Side of Technology
examines the terrifying consequences of science
and technology absent of ethical or moral consideration.
Topics include: 

Human Cloning, Genetic Discrimination, Organ Theft,
Global Slave Labour, Eugenics, Artificial Wombs,
Male Pregnancy, New Age Censorship, Silicon Cults,
Environmental Racism and dozens of other
lesser known means to harm the individual.

You are welcome to visit the book site
VanGoach Books, Canada's Premier Publisher of Ebooks
http://vangoachbooks.com

The introduction pages includes:

1. Sample Chapter
2. Extended Bio of Author
3. Interview Interview
4. 90 Min Radio Interview (Sightings w/Jeff Rense)
5.  60 Min Radio Interview on the John & Sarah Show
6. Bonus Article
7. Book Review
8 Press Kit

Mark Antony Rossi is available for
print, web or radio interviews:

please contact Sy Albright, Media Relations
syalbright@aol.com

The ebook "The Intruder Bulletins: The Dark Side of Technology"
is available to official media sources as a free download.

please contact Christine Gauthier, Senior Editor
vangoach@bmts.com

IB is currently available in the following formats
through the following means:

Downloads:

.EXE download for Windows
.EXE download for Mac
APORTISDOC dowload for Palm Pilot
HMTL download for Rocketbook


Software:

.EXE 3.5 Diskette w/cover art for Windows or Mac
.EXE  Compact Disk w/cover art for Windows or Mac



The Intruder Bulletins: The Dark Side of Technology

http://vangoachbooks.com


"When science becomes God, man is just another beast in the jungle"


VanGoach Books, Canada's Premier Ebook Publisher
http://vangoachbooks.com 

Palm Gear HQ, The #1 Supplier of Programs & Ebooks for PalmPilot
http://www.palmgear.com

Stimulating Talk Radio:

Peter Weissbach--------------http://www.weissbach.com
The Quest----------------------http://www.weissbachthequest.com
Clayton Douglas Show------http://www.freeamerican.com
Sightings w/Jeff Rense-----http://www.sightings.com
The John & Sarah Show---http://www.fccfree.com
The Mary Stoddard Show--http://www.realtalknetwork.com/beta
ParaNet Continuum w/Michael Corbin  http://xxedgexx.com/paranet

July 13, 2000

PREVIEWPORT.COM ANNOUNCES NEW MILESTONES
ONE MONTH AFTER LAUNCH

Literary Entertainment Site Adds High-Profile Authors, New Affiliates,
Increased Site Traffic, Visitors From More Than 55 Countries


CHICAGO, July 13, 2000 - PreviewPort.com, the leading literary entertainment
web site launched last month at BookExpo America, today announced that 50
additional distinguished writers have joined the company's 100 founding
authors whose authorized web sites are built and hosted by PreviewPort.

Signs of Expansion: New Authors, Affiliates, Site Visitors

"Dramatic increases in new authors and affiliates, as well as the daily
increase in the number of visitors to the site, have accelerated our growth
in the first month of operation," according to PreviewPort.com co-founder
Susan Bergman, author of the memoir "Anonymity" (Farrar Straus & Giroux) and
editor of the literary anthology "Martyrs" (HarperCollins).  Bergman noted
that the site has established new affiliate and "NewsStand" arrangements with
organizations and literary publications across the country, including
"Poetry," the oldest continuously published poetry magazine in America,
"Conjunctions," one of the first literary periodicals to publish online, and
The Chicago Humanities Festival.

Further, Bergman reported that PreviewPort.com already has registered more
than 500,000 "hits," with visits from individuals in 55 countries, and that
"Authors, agents and publicists are now contacting us because, unlike
anything else available on the Internet, our site was designed by authors to
meet authors' needs. We always have the author in mind as we design, refine
and broaden our offerings."

New authors include Mary Gordon, Jonathan Kozol, Jim Harrison, Susan Cheever,
Antonya Nelson, and bell hooks.   Mary Gordon, known for her best-selling
literary novels including "Spending" and "The Company of Women," has most
recently published a memoir titled "Seeing Through Places:  Reflections on
Geography and Identity" (Scribner).  Jonathan Kozol has brilliantly and
compassionately illuminated the lives of the poor in a series of works
including "Amazing Grace, Savage Inequalities, Rachel and Her Children," and
his most recent book, "Ordinary Resurrections." 

Jim Harrison, author of "Legends of the Fall," among other novels, has been
compared by critics to Melville and Faulkner.  He has two new books coming
this fall from Grove/Atlantic.  Susan Cheever is best known for her personal
and family memoirs, including "Home Before Dark: A Biographical Memoir of
John Cheever by His Daughter," "Treetops:  A Family Memoir," and "Note Found
in A Bottle:  My Life As a Drinker." 

Antonya Nelson, author of "Talking in Bed," has won the Chicago Tribune's
Heartland Award and was hailed by the New Yorker as one of the "Twenty
Writers for the Twenty-First Century."  Her newest novel, "Living to Tell"
(Scribner), is receiving universal rave reviews.  bell hooks is widely known
for works that mix memoir, social criticism, and literary criticism,
including "Ain't I A Woman:  Black Women and Feminism," "Remembered Rapture: 
The Writer at Work," and her newest book, "All About Love:  New Visions"
(William Morrow).

Distinctive Philosophy:  "A Filter for the Best Literary Content"

Bergman also noted that PreviewPort distinguishes itself from other
e-publishing and literary web sites in that "we are are providing our readers
with an editorial filter for the best literary content available."  Rather
than offering a platform for all emerging writers, PreviewPort's focus has
been on leading and established authors.  PreviewPort endorses the role of
the book publisher and the literary magazine in seeking out the very best
writing, and works with these traditional platforms to make their content
accessible to a readership that increasingly shops and browses online.

About PreviewPort.com

PreviewPort.com is an online literary community that serves authors,
publishers and readers by hosting unique interactive author web sites,
partnering with traditional publishers to preview books, and hosting literary
events and a comprehensive national literary calendar. PreviewPort.com's
mission is to become the preferred port of entry to the world of writers and
great books.
# # #
For more information, contact:
G. E. Murray
708-366-3755
MurrCorp@aol.com
    -or-
Jill Carter
312-726-5336
JCarter@PreviewPort.com

Press Release: July 2, 2000

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 June 30, 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                           PO Box 9642   Scottsdale  AZ 
85252-3642   USA
June 29, 2000                                            800-536-6162
(480-481-9737) Fax 480-481-0103    
       
                                                        Contact: Catherine
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Strategic Media Alliance
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                    ELECTRONIC BOOKS - INFORMATION ON DEMAND

eBooks - What They Are and What They Offer Us

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - As we've all heard ad infinitum, last March, Stephen
King released his first electronic book (eBook), Riding the Bullet, which was
downloaded more than 400,000 times in the first 24 hours. With that came a
blitz of media and public attention focused on this newest technological
innovation from the Internet, but, honestly, what are eBooks? And why would
we want to consider eBooks as a viable alternative to the traditionally
published, paper-based books we've known all our lives?

First things first:  eBooks are a digitized version of a book's text,
graphics and photographs. In its digital form, an eBook can be downloaded to
any computer - from a desktop to a palmtop. Although futuristic television
shows, such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, often illustrate for us a
paperless world in which small, handheld devices carry entire libraries of
information, that vision hasn't exactly caught up to our present-day society.

So, why would we want to use eBooks? What possible benefit could this
technology offer us? Actually, quite a bit.

Advantages of eBooks

While moving beyond our lifelong comfort-level with printed books may take
some doing, eBooks have the potential to open up a whole new avenue of
accessing the information we want, when we want it. Let's think about this.
How many times have we all tried to find a piece of information we remember
reading in a printed book? We ended up flipping through countless pages, over
and over again, scanning paragraphs and searching for the targeted words. Yet
we think nothing of conducting intricate searches on the Internet for the
most minute, specific item.

"For any type of work or research, both personally and professionally, the
ability to filter through information quickly and accurately to find what we
want is essential," stated Mary Westheimer, CEO of BookZone, the oldest and
largest publishing community on the Internet.

Nonfiction books, especially, are among the first, prime candidates for this
emerging segment of the publishing industry. "Think about it," Westheimer
continued. "You could be considering your retirement portfolio, looking over
investment options. Suddenly you remember reading something about, say, Roth
IRAs, and you go directly to your computer. On the hard drive, you have a
book on managing finances and your future. Within a minute, you've accessed
the book, conducted a search on 'Roth IRAs' and you're reviewing the list of
pros and cons. It's fast and easy."

Along with having immediate and trouble-free access to information, eBooks
also offer a brand-new option for packaging and obtaining that information.
As Westheimer pointed out, "Since they're in digital format, eBooks, unlike
their printed counterparts, can offer consumers the option of buying only the
information they want. Remember that information about Roth IRAs? I could
purchase just that chapter on Roth IRAs for a fraction of the cost of the
entire book - and get only the information I want, on my computer, at my
fingertips and completely searchable. As a veteran of the publishing
industry, I truly believe that consumers will welcome this viable option to
satisfy their information needs."

In addition, we can enjoy access to new releases more quickly than with
traditional print publishing. "In traditional publishing, it can take a year
or more for a manuscript to go through all of the processes involved with
print book publishing, not to mention the ever-increasing costs of paper,"
confirmed Westheimer. "With eBooks, this same information can be published
much faster and distributed more cost-effectively - allowing the savings to
be passed along to readers."

Another benefit of this new technology is the development of reasonably
priced, portable and handheld devices that make eBooks highly transportable.
Instead of packing a stack of books to take on a trip, a palmtop computer
could hold several eBooks at once, making vacation travel, for instance, much
less of an arduous load to haul.

Saving Our Forests

While eBooks are much cheaper and can also be available up to one full year
sooner than their printed complements, let's not overlook the positive impact
eBooks could have on our environment. As our society becomes more concerned
with issues of recycling and forest-conservation, the bottom line is that
electronic distribution can help preserve our natural resources.

Take Stephen King's recent eBook release. Four hundred-thousand copies of
about 60 pages each (not including a much heavier paper stock to produce a
full-color cover) means that, in its debut on the Internet, the eBook, Riding
The Bullet, saved more than 24 million pages in its first 24 hours, which
roughly equates to 6,700 trees. With the rapid disintegration of rain forests
worldwide in the last half of the twentieth century, eBooks offer an
attractive, environmentally conscious alternative in helping to create and
maintain a better-balanced, natural world.

Future of eBooks

Given our predilection for "the printed word," what is the future of eBooks?

"It's a fascinating innovation," commented Westheimer, "that offers a growing
number of benefits to publishers and consumers alike. I see the first wave of
book genres to adapt quickly to eBooks will probably include reference
materials, trade and vertical books, along with educational and how-to books
and booklets. This type of information used frequently by us all will offer
the first bridge between the publishing worlds of traditional and electronic.
I don't believe that eBooks will replace printed books any time soon. In
fact, one of the benefits of eBooks is that they are actually the next step
in Print on Demand, which produces books 'just in time.' POD might well have
even greater impact on the publishing industry than eBooks. These
technologies provide incredible opportunities  for growth and development in
the publishing industry."

New eBook Releases from Word Wrangler Publishing

Title:   Silent Obsession
Author:   Chuck Kelly
Genre:   Fiction, Mystery/Suspense
ISBN:   1-58630-027-X
Price : $8.95 US in HTML
Publisher: Word Wrangler Publishing, Inc.
URL of publisher - http://www.wordwrangler.com
URL of book page - http://www.wordwrangler.com/chucksilent.html
Pub Date: June 20, 2000
Tel:  1-877-733-2865
Contact:  Barbara Quanbeck, Publisher.

Synopsis

    Private detective Charles, "Curly," Morgan is used to dealing with
intrigue. Between his caseload and moonlighting for the CIA as an escort for
dignitaries visiting Washington, D.C., he's no stranger to flirting with
mystery.
     When the mystery begins to involve his personal life, however, he's left
to ponder whether one can ever truly leave the past behind or if the present
can haunt as desperately as age-old ghosts from years past. Which demons are
making his business personal? Who is stalking him and why are the women in
his life suddenly turning up dead?
     Join Curly as he tries desperately to stay focused while all around him
the world, as he knows it, is tumbling down.


Title:   Gabriele Departing America
Author:   Steven Sills
Genre:   Contemporary Literature
ISBN:   1-58630-025-3
Price : $8.95 US in HTML
Publisher: Word Wrangler Publishing, Inc.
URL of publisher - http://www.wordwrangler.com
URL of book page - http://www.wordwrangler.com/stevensills.html
Pub Date: June 20, 2000
Tel:  1-877-733-2865
Contact:  Barbara Quanbeck, Publisher.

Synopsis

     An American-raised Korean, Sang Huin, now back in his native homeland,
struggles to find his own identity in a culture he knows little about.
Discovering a creative streak within himself, he invents the story of
Gabriele on his laptop.

     Spanning continental boundaries and the dysfunctional lives of the
fictional author and the characters of his book are interwoven as Sang Huin
develops Gabriel's storyline. The reader is persuaded to delve into the mind
of Sang Huin's lead character, Gabriele, as she reflects on the demise of her
marriage while doing her laundry in a public washateria in Tijuana. It is
there that she later forges a friendship with a woman named Hilda.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / 6/12/00
For more information call 800 480-2776
or write fearlessbook@fearlessbooks.com

 
Six new books from independent presses are featured at the online FEARLESS REVIEWS, including:

        * a naturally paced novel from Japan
        * a book of "mentoring heroes" for women
        * a complete and passionate guide to yo-yos from "Dr. Lucky"
        * a collection of literary postcard messages
        * a book shedding new light on the Dead Sea scrolls
        * an Old West story with an ethnic AND feminine twist

Read about these independent press titles at http://www.fearlessbooks.com/Reviews.html.

Every six weeks, the FEARLESS REVIEWS spotlights a handful of new titles that our reviewers consider to be the best from independent houses outside the New York -- books that may never be reviewed by the NEW YORK TIMES, but deserve the attention of readers nonetheless. The REVIEWS are linked to a unique public service known as the FEARLESS INDEPENDENTS, a listing of independent bookstores worldwide at http://www.fearlessbooks.com/Indies.html.

Also new on the Fearless site:
        Dr. John Amodeo's second "Heart and Soul" column, with advice about "Opening to Agony & Ecstasy" at http://www.fearlessbooks.com/HeartNew.html

and Fearless founder D. Patrick Miller begins previewing material from a forthcoming book in the latest "Sense & Spirituality," in an edition titled "Finding Your Path Without Losing Your Head" at http://www.fearlessbooks.com/SenseNew.html.

Read a sneak preview of the first Fearless fiction:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
To schedule an interview or  to receive additional information,
contact Glorimar Rodriguez at 305-591-9522, ext. 102

Alfaguara to publish for the U.S. Hispanic market

There are over 30 million Hispanics in the United States, a population that
is expected to total 96 million by the year 2050.  Roughly 40 percent of the
30 million Hispanics speak Spanish exclusively or are bilingual.
Approximately 25 percent or eight million Hispanics read Spanish.

To serve this ever increasing market, Alfaguara's U.S.A. operation will now
begin publishing works from authors who write in Spanish and primarily
reside in the United States. This move will make Alfaguara the only Spanish
publisher to publish books within the U.S. rather than just importing books.
Alfaguara will be releasing its first titles that originate in the U.S. this
fall.  "Our plans are to publish eight to ten titles as well as ten to
fifteen for the children and young adult markets.  Alfaguara is positioned
to become the leading Spanish publisher in the U.S. by publishing the new
generation of Hispanic authors in the United States.  Leylha Ahuile,
Director."

With offices in 18 countries, Alfaguara is the leading Spanish-language
publishing house in the world.  Alfaguara has for many years been publishing
the best literary works from Spain and Latin America, with the most
prominent authors, who have set standards for quality and pioneered new
literary trends.

Among its award-winning authors are names such as Carlos Fuentes, Mario
Vargas Llosa, Marcela Serrano, Olga Nolla, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, and the
Nobel Literature Prize winners, Günter Grass (1999) and José Saramago
(1998).

From pre-school to high school, Alfaguara's children's division develops
life-long readers of Spanish literature.  It provides children and young
adults with the best literature from around the world. Represented on our
author list are such award-winning favorites as Alma Flor Ada, Fernando
Alonso, Roald Dahl, and Judy Blume.


Glorimar Rodriguez
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Alfaguara
A Santillana Company
2105 N.W. 86th Avenue, Miami, FL  33122
Tel. 305-591-9522, ext. 102
Fax. 305-591-7473
e-mail:  glorimar@gate.net

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