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 Title: BOBBLEHEAD DAD: 25 LIFE LESSONS I FORGOT I KNEW
Author: Jim Higley -
Paperback: 201 pages
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press (June 1, 2011)
ISBN: 978-1608321421
World's Great Dad, Jim Higley's memoir is the perfect addition to your Father's Day table display for JuneJim Higley is the Bobblehead Dad - writer, speaker, life observer and cancer warrior. A single father raising three kids, Jim’s first book “25 Life Lessons I Forgot I Knew” is scheduled for a summer 2011 release. Jim writes a weekly column, Bobblehead Dad, for Chicago Tribune's TribLocal and is also a contributing writer for DadsGood. You can read more from him at his blog, Bobblehead Dad. Jim’s also the inaugural winner of the World’s Greatest Dad Challenge, sponsored by Man of the House. His kids, however, are requesting a recount.
"'Funny,' 'witty,' and 'entertaining' are not words people typically use to describe a story about cancer. But Bobblehead Dad isn't just about being sick. It's about the joy of living and discovering who you are, where you came from, and ultimately, where you want to be."
-Tracy Beckerman, syndicated humor columnist "Lost in Suburbia," and author of Rebel without a Minivan.
For a free "Care Package" of Bobblehead Dad ARC and promotional items, contact info@jkscommunications.com
 Business with a Heart
Crystal Thomas
Boutique of Quality Books Publishing Company
April 2011
ISBN 978-0-9831699-0-1
Retail Price: $15.95
Paperback, 202 pages
Story Summary
Janine, a young rising star in the corporate ranks of a mid-sized company that provides accounting software to corporate and retail clients, treads a winding path of business, personal life, and spirituality, learning that these segments of our lives are never far apart. Her path to success is certain until she precariously decides to challenge the company’s status quo. Her search for a more fulfilling corporate existence is nearly stymied in the crosshairs of a demanding boss, resistant subordinates, and her own unfortunate oversights.
While written in novel format, this book is filled with guidance, choices, and ideas to help each reader in their quest to achieve greater personal balance and create their own style of “business with a heart.” The experiences of the young woman in this book are similar to those of many who are currently in the workforce where the challenge of balancing head and heart is not an easy task, yet the results merit it an action worthy of full pursuit.
About the Author
A renowned speaker, coach, and author in the private club industry, Crystal Thomas excelled at a young age as a general manager in the same industry. The following three decades of GM experience educated her on the need for a coaching organization that could support businesses in incorporating into the “heart” aspect—one that mutually benefited upper management, team members, and members/customers alike while still advancing the bottom line. For your free review copy, email your store name and mailing address to terri@boutiqueofqualitybooks.com
 Holy Ghost Girl: A Memoir
Donna M. Johnson
Gotham Books
October 13, 2011
ISBN: 978-1-592-40630-2
Price: $26.00
Hardcover, 288 pages
A compassionate, humorous exploration of faith, betrayal, and coming of age on the sawdust trail.
She was just three years old when her mother signed on as the organist of tent revivalist David Terrell, and before long, Donna Johnson was part of the hugely popular evangelical preacher's inner circle. At seventeen, she left the ministry for good, with a trove of stranger- than-fiction memories. A homecoming like no other, Holy Ghost Girl brings to life miracles, exorcisms, and face-offs with the Ku Klux Klan. And that's just what went on under the tent.
As Terrell became known worldwide during the 1960s and '70s, the caravan of broken-down cars and trucks that made up his ministry evolved into fleets of Mercedes and airplanes. The glories of the Word mixed with betrayals of the flesh and Donna's mother bore Terrell's children in one of the several secret households he maintained. Thousands of followers, dubbed "Terrellites" by the press, left their homes to await the end of the world in cultlike communities. Jesus didn't show, but the IRS did, and the prophet/healer went to prison.
Recounted with deadpan observations and surreal detail, Holy Ghost Girl bypasses easy judgment to articulate a rich world in which the mystery of faith and human frailty share a surprising and humorous coexistence. Donna Johnson has written about religion for The Dallas Morning News and other publications. Holy Ghost Girl won the Mayborn Creative Nonfiction prize as a work in progress. She lives in Austin, Texas. http://holyghostgirlthebook.com/ To request an advance reader copy please contact Jessica.Chun@us.penguingroup.com
 Hourglass
Myra McEntire
Egmont USA
June 14, 2011
ISBN 9781606841440
Retail Price: $17.99
Hardcover, 400 pages
One hour to rewrite the past . . .
For seventeen-year-old Emerson Cole, life is about seeing what isn't there: swooning Southern Belles; soldiers long forgotten; a haunting jazz trio that vanishes in an instant. Plagued by phantoms since her parents’ death, she just wants the apparitions to stop so she can be normal. She's tried everything, but the visions keep coming back.
So when her well-meaning brother brings in a consultant from a secretive organization called the Hourglass, Emerson's willing to try one last cure. But meeting Michael Weaver may not only change her future, it may change her past.
Who is this dark, mysterious, sympathetic guy, barely older than Emerson herself, who seems to believe every crazy word she says? Why does an electric charge seem to run through the room whenever he's around? And why is he so insistent that he needs her help to prevent a death that never should have happened?
Full of atmosphere, mystery, and romance, Hourglass merges the very best of the paranormal and science-fiction genres in a seductive, remarkable young adult debut. “First-time author McEntire deftly juggles plot, characters and dialogue; her portrait of grief is particularly poignant.” – Kirkus Reviews
“McEntire’s debut novel is really all about romance. Emerson and Michael go through every clich' in the romantic-comedy genre, but readers wanting a little vacation from reality wont mind.” --Booklist
“Buffy for the time-traveling set.” –Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
For your free review copy, email your store name and mailing address to katiehalata@egmont.com |