New Book Comforts Those Dealing with Grief, Loss and Hardship

(Nashville, TN) - The December 2006 Mount Hood tragedy claimed the lives of three experienced mountain climbers shortly before Christmas. The extensive search and rescue efforts captured the attention of millions of people across the world who hoped for a successful rescue and a Christmas miracle.

Karen James, the widow of Kelly James whose body was found in a snow cave on Mount Hood, tells her story of love, loss and friendship in her new book Holding Fast: The Untold Story of the Mount Hood Tragedy (Thomas Nelson, November 2008). READ MORE »

“THE LIFE YOU’VE LED HAS PREPARED YOU FOR THE LIFE YOU DREAM OF.”
- Congressman Marsha Blackburn

(Washington) – Congressman Marsha Blackburn invites women everywhere not to quietly crack open the door of opportunity, but to kick it down, take it on, and make it happen. “As women, we tend to compare ourselves to others and undervalue the talents we already possess.” says Blackburn. “Mom was right though, there will always be someone richer, smarter, prettier, and more talented, but no one else is uniquely you.”

In her new book, Life Equity (Thomas Nelson, January 2009) Blackburn encourages women to use what is “uniquely you,” and bring their mighty powerful leadership skills to the table. “It’s not about demanding our rights. It’s about deploying our gifts,” writes Blackburn. “In a day in which we face unprecedented challenges — locally, nationally, and globally — far too many women leaders are standing in the shadows.” READ MORE »

Buckingham’s Fifth Book Reveals Important Message to
Young Professionals about Career Choices and Life Improvement

MAYNARD, Mass. and LOS ANGELES – October 21, 2008 – Monster®, the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), today announced its sponsorship of best-selling author Marcus Buckingham’s The Truth About You national book tour.  With a shared philosophy on the importance of work and life satisfaction, Monster and Buckingham deliver a strong message on the correlation between career decisions and life improvement.

Buckingham, one of the world’s leading experts in career success, speaks predominately to a Gen-Y audience in his fifth book, The Truth About You, Your Secret to Success (Thomas Nelson Publishers, $29.99), which challenges readers to put their strengths and passions to work.  Through his book and university tour, Buckingham hopes to offer college students and the American workforce the ultimate edge in work and life. as he reveals that there is a science to success that can be achieved by those who fine-tune their work to focus on their personal strengths.
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NEW BOOK CAPTURES AMERICA – HER STRENGTHS, HER CHALLENGES AND HER SACRIFICES

It’s June 22, 1939, and with $45 in his pocket, 19-year-old Jack Newkirk is riding his rickety Harley across the country – a nation, as Tom Brokaw so eloquently wrote, that was balanced precariously between the darkness of the Great Depression on one side and the storms of war in Europe and the Pacific on the other.  Jack had no way of knowing that he and the rest of America were on the brink of an irrevocable transformation.

Nearly seven decades later, author John J. Newkirk retraces that journey with his aging father – Jack. The results make up The Old Man And The Harley: A Last Ride Through Our Fathers’ America (Thomas Nelson, September 4, 2008) – a heartwarming hybrid of Brokaw’s The Greatest Generation and the late Tim Russert’s Russ and Me.

Come full circle with John as he and Jack ride from San Francisco to New York – discovering freedom, forgiveness, and respect along the way.  READ MORE »

“Real success is a treasure you cannot spend or lose, and it can’t ever be stolen from you, because it is who you have become.” - Louis Barajas

(Santa Fe Springs, Calif.) – Today’s sputtering economy has workers feeling as though they’re doing more and more and going nowhere – and with good reason. Americans work eight weeks longer per year than they did in the 1960s, but for roughly the same income after adjusting for inflation, according to a report by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Conference.

We have always been told that the harder we work the more successful we will be. So why is it that we are not living the life we say we want? Why do we feel so overwhelmed and stressed? The simple answers can be found within the pages of Overworked, Overwhelmed and Underpaid (Thomas Nelson, September 30, 2008) by award-winning columnist, speaker, and Certified Financial Planner™ Louis Barajas. READ MORE »