San Rafael, CA – Earthen Vessel Publishing
releases If The Devil Wrote A Bible, by Kent Allan and Katie Philpott.
Originally published in 1974, the authors have put a whole new spin on
their classic, big-seller.
In this newest version of If The Devil
Wrote A Bible, authors Kent, and his wife Katie, Philpott have updated
the contents entirely, nearly tripling the word count and adding two
special features; the ‘Demonments,’ which are the devil’s version of the
Ten Commandments, and the ‘BeBaditudes,’ which are the counterpart to
Jesus’ Beatitudes found in Matthew’s Gospel.
Throughout the
twenty-nine chapters the devil spins his lies, some so very clever
people might not even recognize their demonic origin. In chapter 6 the
devil writes: “The bible is hopelessly outdated, complicated, and
unintelligible to modern readers.” In chapter 12 he pontificates, “What
counts is the community of Earth. Personal salvation is
self-centeredness to the extreme.”
There is a Christian response
after every demonic passage, presenting a reasonable and biblical
refutation to the witty but wickedly devilish lie of the ‘crafty one.’
In
1974, Logos International of Plainfield, New Jersey published the
original version of Philpott’s “If The Devil Wrote A Bible.” The small
volume treated some of the common misconceptions people have about
quasi-spiritual and Christian concepts. Philpott exposed their demonic
nature and presented a biblical point of view in their place. The books
flew off the shelves, with the need for a second print run a year later.
The demand was such that it was also published and distributed in
Spanish.
The current version of If The Devil Wrote A Bible is available in paperback and E-book format at: www.evpbooks.com .
Houston, TX – A
forty-year career in technology, providing geospatial solutions using
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and satellite imagery, definitely
gave Carlos Viola the ‘edge’ when writing realistic accounts of the part
technology plays in the deadly and secretive world of terrorism. His
debut novel, Black Lion (Harris & Johanssen Publishers, Inc.), tells
the story of Mike Harris, a fearless U.S. Army major and member of the
dreaded Desert Lions, an elite group within the Special Forces and
feared by the enemy.
When America declares war on terrorism after
the cowardly attacks of September 11, 2001, the president issues an
order that makes every resource and top technology available to Mike
Harris and his Desert Lions, assigning them the job of traveling the
world with the purpose of eliminating all the terrorist elements of
Al-Qaeda that threaten to disrupt world peace. Mike knows that his
skills and expertise, and that of his band of courageous men, will be
tested to the max once they are thrust into the shadowy world of covert
operations.
What Mike doesn’t anticipate is falling in love at
first sight with Marcie Johanssen, a rich and beautiful Danish heiress,
who unwittingly gets dragged into the deadly struggle that is about to
be unleashed in every corner of the globe.
In Black Lion,
readers are alongside these brave heroes as they are plunged into the
vivid and real world of deceit, secrecy and clandestine operations;
sharing the ride with this elite group as they navigate their way
through many deadly circumstances in a pulse-pounding, explosive plot
that keeps readers anxiously turning pages! Please visit: www.carlosviola.com for more information on this talented new writer and his thrilling debut novel.
For
over twenty years, Carlos Viola served as president and CEO of
Aeroterra SA; a technology company dedicated to providing geospatial
solutions using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and satellite
imagery, actively participating in all of the many projects undertaken
by the company. A passionate reader and writer, Carlos began writing
Black Lion, his first action novel, at age fifty-six.
New York, NY – Whether it’s Woody Allen’s
latest movie, Blue Jasmine, or looking at the recent cover of The New
Yorker magazine showing Anthony Weiner on top of the Empire State
Building, one has to wonder has anything changed since Nora slammed the
door over a hundred years ago in Ibsen’s iconic play A Doll’s House?
Deborah Schwartz made sure that they did in her timely novel, Woman on
Top (Laudan Press). The juxtaposition of Jasmine sitting on a bench
jabbering aimlessly at the end of Woody’s movie, and Kate, the heroine
in Deborah’s novel, sitting on top of Mount Kilimanjaro, is striking!
Deborah
Schwartz makes her literary debut with a story that captures the
essence and excesses of New York City and is a gem of a read. Woman on
Top is a captivating, sexy and romantic tale of the seduction of
enormous money, heady excitement and luxurious glamour.
Falling
prey to Len, a very wealthy Wall Street banker who is hell-bent on
acquiring her as his next deal, Kate struggles after the death of her
husband to keep control amidst the detours of a tempestuous New York
romance. As witness to a world of power and greed that life in New York
offers to a vulnerable woman, can Kate ultimately rescue herself from
the lure that is Len’s world?
Throughout this compelling story,
which is inspired by actual events from the author’s own life, Schwartz
cleverly weaves self-empowering thoughts into her heroine’s exploits,
making it less the ‘damsel in distress’ and more the infinitely
successful ‘woman on top!’ In this amazing look at a woman’s journey to
finding herself, readers will both laugh and cry as they relate to Kate
and her decisions, emotions and experiences.
While following her
quest for a reaffirmation of life and love, including a surprising
adventure, Kate’s story touches on the unexpected pleasures and
decisions we face throughout our lives. Readers who have dreamed of, or
survived, a “Len” in their lives, will recognize themselves in Kate as
she searches to find what matters most in her new life. What does a 35
year-old woman who seems to have it all do when the rug is pulled out
from under her? Kate’s struggle to find inner strength on her journey
down a slippery slope with a Wall Street man leaves readers wondering
and rooting for her to land as the ‘woman on top.’ For more information,
please visit: www.deborahschwartz.net .
Born
and raised in New York, Deborah Schwartz graduated from Tufts
University and then obtained her Masters in History at Columbia
University where she wrote a thesis on “Feminism in Eighteenth Century
England.” She received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law.
Today, Deborah’s passion is writing and she incorporated her achievement
of having reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2011 into her
debut novel. A New Yorker to the core, Deborah is most grateful to be
the mother of her two grown children.
Deerfield Beach, FL – In her newest book,
My Kitchen Cure: How I Cooked My Way Out of Chronic Autoimmune Disease
and Prevented Cancer with Whole Foods and Healing Recipes (MeeLee
Publishing – June 2013), Mee Tracy McCormick chronicles her journey from
near death to a vital, healthy woman with two children, husband and a
career that includes going into communities and teaching what she
learned about turning around a health crisis.
Her story starts
with hereditary Crohn’s disease, an intestinal ulceration, a diagnosis
of cancer waiting to be confirmed, and debilitating daily pain that
knocked her down and left her teetering at a painfully thin 96 pounds.
Medical tests, treatments and medicines that threatened to kill her
before they cured her had backed Mee into a health crisis corner.
Not
knowing how to proceed or even how to cook, Mee took it upon herself to
transform her kitchen into her personal healing “laboratory.” She
didn’t know it then, but she understands now that by learning about the
healing power of food, she was creating something bigger than a cure for
a personal ailment. She was creating a lifestyle… a new way of being… a
movement…. A REAL FOOD LIFE that could benefit everyone and, most
notably, the 55 million people in the United States alone who suffer
from an auto-immune disease, of which Crohn’s Disease is one.
More
than just “preaching” about this REAL FOOD LIFE, Mee has taken it upon
herself to teach what she knows in public schools to private homes. She
has set up Real Food Makeover Community Kitchens in Nashville and Los
Angeles, sometimes working with card tables and butane burners, cooking
with small groups or upwards of 150 people at a time. More importantly,
she includes the less privileged in her mission.
“I know now that
going through such challenging health issues that I still have to pay
attention to, that there was something more I needed to do,” says Mee
Tracy McCormick. “And, when I hear someone say that they were able to
cut down on their diabetes medication or how they lost 40 pounds by just
giving up foods that come in a box or can, it makes my heart sing.”
Written in three parts, My Kitchen Cure recounts:
•
The Who: Raised in Appalachia on a diet of chipped ham and ketchup
sandwiches by a single mom who died young of hereditary Crohn’s Disease;
suffered herself for 10 years or more from debilitating abdominal pain
and weight loss; married and started a family, but almost lost one
daughter in pregnancy due to complications caused by her condition;
eventually found herself doubled up in pain on the floor for 48 hours
alone with her two young girls in the Mexican jungle; moved with her
husband and family back to their ranch in Tennessee to get medical help;
made the rounds to doctor after doctor whose solutions entailed
dangerously invasive tests and mounds of daily drugs; finally found her
answer in her kitchen; then created The Real Food Makeovers, going into
her Nashville Community and shifting food deserts to food oases. •
The What and Why: Part two covers topics like, “What is autoimmune
disease,” ”Everything you need to know about sugar,” “Dairy, to eat it
or not eat it,” What’s real & what’s fake in the food world,” and
“Feeding our kids real food every day,” to name a few. • The How:
The kitchen staples and equipment that a REAL FOOD kitchen should stock,
along with 162 pages of recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert,
and everything in between.
Mee Tracy McCormick is a Real Food and
Autoimmune Cooking Expert, TV cooking personality, a Food Makeover
Consultant, a Community Food Advocate and the author of My Kitchen Cure:
How I cooked My Way Out of Chronic Autoimmune Disease and Prevented
Cancer with Whole Foods and Healing Recipes.
For more information on Mee, her REAL FOOD LIFE, her REAL FOOD MAKEOVERS and her book, visit www.MeeTracy.com . Her book is currently available on amazon.com where it is fast being lauded as the go-to book for autoimmune disease.
One in every five kids suffers from a diagnosable anxiety disorder
Deerfield
Beach, FL – With anxiety at epidemic levels among our children, Anxious
Kids, Anxious Parents (HCI Books — $14.95 – ISBN: 9780757317260 –
September 2013) offers a contrarian yet effective approach to help
children and teens push through their fears, worries, and phobias to
ultimately become more resilient, independent, and happy.
How do
you manage a child who gets stomachaches every school morning, who
refuses after-school activities, or who is trapped in the bathroom with
compulsive washing? Children like these put a palpable strain on
frustrated, helpless parents and teachers. And there is no escaping the
problem: One in every five kids suffers from a diagnosable anxiety
disorder.
Unfortunately, when parents or professionals offer help
in traditional ways, they unknowingly reinforce a child’s worry and
avoidance. From their success with hundreds of organizations, schools,
and families, Reid Wilson, PhD, and Lynn Lyons, LICSW, share their
unconventional approach of stepping into uncertainty in a way that is
currently unfamiliar but infinitely successful.
Using current
research and contemporary examples, the book exposes the most common
anxiety-enhancing patterns—including reassurance, accommodation,
avoidance, and poor problem solving—and offers a concrete plan with 7
key principles that foster change. And, since new research reveals how
anxious parents typically make for anxious children, the book offers
exercises and techniques to change both the children’s and the parental
patterns of thinking and behaving.
This book challenges our basic
instincts about how to help fearful kids and will serve as the antidote
for an anxious nation of kids and their parents. Readers will learn the
difference between healthy worrying and debilitating anxiety and gain
concrete skills to parent children and teens. Action, not avoidance, is
the key to success. By following this powerful program, children will
gain the encouragement to realize their independence and courage.
For
an interview with the author(s), an excerpt, or to discuss the book
further, contact: Kim Weiss, (800) 851-9100 ext. 212 or [email protected] .
Free E-Book! Inside every copy are
instructions for downloading Casey’s Guide, which puts the key
principles in language that resonates with kids.
