:Article Marketing At Its Best

It is indeed an acknowledged fact that women have made great
strides in all fields, matching and even surpassing men in many
areas. What this book attempts to do is to provide them with
finer nuances for empowering themselves more, so they know how
to wield power and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with men. The
author emphasizes the need for women to abandon all the
wrongful, traditional, womanly traits and behavior that keep
them from evolving into their potential best. Solovic brings out
the contrasting styles between men and women and how women wreck
their chances due to their weakness and lack of adequate
confidence. She illustrates by using examples and employs quotes
to bring home the point that right behavior and attitudes are
the keys for being recognized as a leader. She stresses on the
need for women to assert themselves in the right way, break free
from old-held expectations and challenge traditional workplace
inequities. She also underlines the importance of making
forceful communication, adopting the right tone and tenor, and
developing an appropriate overall style that best reflects the
image that one would like to project and be identified with. The
book also makes a strong statement on working out a blended
image that combines the best elements of feminine attributes
with the assertive and forceful communication style of men in
order to ensure greater leverage and effect. As more and more
women take charge of their life and career, the need to stop
remaining on the sidelines and move centre stage to leadership,
power and influence is indeed the next step in the process of
their evolvement. This book is no doubt a step in that
direction. Needless to say, business professionals,
entrepreneurs, in fact all aspiring women will find this book
useful for reinventing their image more strongly. Even men can
have a peek into this book so they will be able to recognize
such women when they come across, and play an encouraging and
useful role.

Comments Off

E-Books are making a big impact in the way we read, write and
use books. There is nothing holding back an expert with years of
experience on a particular field to write about all the ins and
outs, trade secrets, strengths and weaknesses of the industry.

Consider Colm Dillon, the author of Unique Real Estate
Development Method. He has 30 years and $1.2 Billion worth
of professional real estate development experience. Dillon wrote
his book purely from experience and practical usage. His eBook
is now selling in 63 countries and directly available on the
Internet.

More and more shoppers are now buying books online. If you
purchase a physical book that you have been dying to get your
hands on you still have to wait for shipping and delivery before
you can start reading. With E-Books you get instant delivery
24×7. No more waiting and watching the clock. While the
inspiration and interest is hot, you get to download your
favorite business book and start reading away.

Imagine, discovering an E-Book called Business Plans at 11.30 pm, decided to
buy and download the book at 12.05 am, finished reading it by
2.00 am. The 10 o’clock meeting next morning, and you are
already a guru on Business Plans and opportunities to lead you
company to new frontiers.

And that E-Book is very easy to share with your spouse or
friend, just email it. The E-book will never wear out for
millions of years to come. Hundreds of thousands of E-Books can
be carried in the palm of your hand no matter where you go in a
flash-drive or portable disk.

E-Books are the new media for traditional physical books, but
are E-Books here to stay? Consider Joe Vitale, author of
numerous successful E-Books and more recently famous for Attra
ctor Factor which has already outsold Harry Potter as #1
bestseller twice in two weeks. E-books are carving the path for
many talented authors around the world. E-books are not only
here to stay but also becoming very popular.

Comments Off

It may seem odd, perhaps even uninspired, for writers to search for opening sentences from a book of listings. But Romesburg’s book, “How About It, Writer?” provides lots of inspiration when crafting openings, closings, titles, and transitions in your writing. This unusual guide lists thousands of suggestions for adapting previously published sentences into exactly what you need for essays, articles, sermons, op-eds, theme papers, reports, and dissertations. (The opening sentence of this review is an example of this adaptation technique, taken from his sample sentence “It may strike you as odd, perhaps even unjustified, to speak of light pollution and social well-being in the same breath.”)

The book also offers 18 ways of opening an essay and a dozen miscellaneous tips on writing, such as “How To Decide Whether Or Not To Use A Comma After An Introductory Phrase In A Sentence,” “Don’t Be Afraid To Put Short Details In Parentheses,” and “How To Cite An Anecdote Or Fact When You Can’t Put Your Finger On Its Source.”

The strength of this work, however, is clearly the author’s painstaking research into the structure of a good sentence. His alphabetized listings are comprised of sentences borrowed from essays appearing in “The Atlantic Monthly,” “Harper’s Monthly Magazine,” “The Literary Digest,” and other respected publications from the 1800s and 1900s.

Although the material is presented for all kinds of writers at all levels of experience as “your first point of reference for getting out of mental blocks,” it should prove most useful for college students and new writers who seek help getting started on writing projects. A university professor of forestry who often cites his own environmental writings as examples in this book, Romesburg is donating proceeds from sales to no-kill animal shelters.

Author: H. Charles Romesburg
Lulu Press, Morrisville, North Carolina
ISBN: 1411628624, $22.95, 2005, 190 pp.

Copyright 2006 Leslie Halpern

Central Florida-based entertainment writer Leslie Halpern is the author of “Dreams on Film. The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and Science” (McFarland & Company), a book that analyzes representations of sleeping and dreaming in the movies. She also wrote “Reel Romance. The Lovers’ Guide to the 100 Best Date Movies” (Taylor Trade Publishing), a book that reviews date movies for couples, and suggests romantic ideas inspired by these films. Her articles have appeared in hundreds of entertainment trade and consumer magazines. Visit Leslie’s website at http://home.cfl.rr.com/lesliehalpern/leslie_halpern.htm.

Comments Off

Reviewed by Cathy Yanda for Reader Views (1/06)

“The Mouse That Roared”
By Dwayne Murray, Sr.
Madbo Enterprises (2005)

ISBN 0976985500

This book grabs you at the beginning and doesn’t let go until the last word is read. It begins with a young boy, Doug Gunner, finding his father in bed with someone other than his mother. It also introduces you to Sandra Lyte, a beautiful young lady entering her first beauty pageant. Their two stories will intertwine until the very end of the novel. Doug grows up to be a drug dealer and an abuser with whom Sandra falls in love and has two children. Sandra, knowing what Doug is, believes, as many women do, that she can change him and life will be wonderful. When she finally realizes that she needs to leave to save her life and the lives of her children, it’s too late. Doug will do anything to make sure they do not leave alive.

After everything Doug puts Sandra and her friends through, she never gives up. Her words to her children at the end sum it all up, “You will never leave my heart or my soul simply because we are one and no one will ever separate us.” Some might say this story is about Sandra Lyte, but it isn’t. It’s about everyone she meets. The author is very adept at creating the histories of these magnificently beautiful people and bringing them to light. You will not find a character in this book whose motivation you do not understand

“The Mouse That Roared” is a rich story that will hold onto you long after the pages are closed. It is a surprise to find that this wonderfully crafted novel is written by a very talented first-time novelist, Dwayne Murray, Sr. Let’s hope he is busy working on his second book because once you finish this one you will be eagerly awaiting the next.

Cathy Yanda is a book reviewer for Reader Views based in Austin, TX http://www.readerviews.com

Comments Off