NONFICTION AUTHORS
ETHLIE ANN VARE : Ethlie Ann Vare is the editor of ROCK Magazine and her syndicated newspaper column ROCK ON was rated the #1 music column in America by Feature Research Inc. and won a Maggie Award. She is a multi award winning script writer and her TV movies have won Platinum, Gold and Silver medals at film festivals in the US and Canada, including CSI, Dick Wolf’s Players and Lifetime’s Strong Medicine. She has published a science fiction novel, The Broken Places (Tor Books, 2003), and currently, writes the popular blog "ADD: Affection Deficit Disorder", which has gathered a loyal following of readers worldwide. Her current humorous book dealing with ADD includes current rock stars and film personalities entitled Love Addict, published by HCI Books in September 2011.
GAYLE PRUITT : Gayle Pruitt's fun and healthy recipe book, The Dog-Gone Good Cookbook: For Humans and They're Canine Kids, is full of tasty natural recipes for both humans and dogs to enjoy together. Pruitt has been a nutritionist and chef for 15 years and currently produces "Health By Nature," a national syndicated health radio show. Her book contains 100 delicious balanced recipes which are gluten, corn, and soy free and are enhanced by humorous photography by award-winning photographer Joe Grisham and art director/designer Janet Healey. Sold to St. Martins Press to be published late 2012.
DIANA MONTANE, KATHY KELLY : In I Would Find a Girl Walking: Letters from a Serial Killer, Kathy Kelly and Diana Montane take you inside the serial killer Gerald Stano's mind, giving you a glimpse of his sick and warped reasoning, while at the same time, depicting the horror his victim's lived in the last moments of their lives. It is a true crime book which will shock and astound. Published by Berkeley Press in April 2011.
Diana Montane is co-author of the autobiography of talk-show host, Cristina Saralegui, My Life as a Blonde, (Warner Books , 1998). She co-authored the book, The Daughters of Juarez, with Univision anchor Teresa Rodríguez, (Simon & Schuster, 2008.) Diana co-authored the book I Would Find a Girl Walking: Letters from a Serial Killer with police reporter Kathy Kelly, published in April 2011 by Berkley Publishing/Penguin Books. She is also a journalist, playwright, and published author. She was Arts & Entertainment writer, and theatre and film critic for Miami’s first newspaper, The Miami News, until its demise. Entertainment editor and theatre and film critic of EXITO, published by The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and The Chicago Tribune. She has contributed numerous articles and cover stories for The Miami Herald, The Los Angeles Times, The Palm Beach Post, The New Times, Latina Magazine, and others.
DIANA MONTANE, CAROLINA SARASSA : Showgirl Interrupted: The Mystery of the Missing Las Vegas Dancer, a true crime to be published by Titletown Publishing in September 2012.
Carolina Sarassa is a news anchor and producer for Univision’s affiliate station in Las Vegas, Nevada. Previously, Sarassa worked for Univision’s affiliate KORO TV in Corpus Christi, Texas where she was anchor and lead reporter covering the courts and the police department. Sarassa has been nominated for four Emmy awards. She has covered high profile cases for network such as the O.J. Simpson’s trial in Las Vegas.
STANLEY RENSHON : Professor Stanley Renshon is both a Political Science professor and a psychologist. Author of 16 books, including "National Security in the Obama Administration" and award winning "High Hopes: The Clinton Presidency and the Politics of Ambition", (Routledge 1998); "In His Father's Shadow: The Transformations of George W. Bush" (St Martins Press 2004) . With over 100 articles published on political comment in the nation's newspapers and journals, he has appeared extensively on national television and radio. His latest book is The Obama Presidency and the Politics of Change pubished by Routledge in July 2011.
AVI SHILON: Avi Shilon's best-selling Begin: 1913-1992 is a revelatory biography of one the most important figures in Israeli history. It is the most thorough biography of Menachem Begin to date and sheds new light on Begin's lasting impact on Israeli politics and society. To be published by Yale University Press May 2012.
YOSSI MELMAN : Spies, by Yossi Melman and Eitan Habber, has for over 40 weeks been on the best seller list of the Ha’aretz Newspaper in Israel. This is Yossi Melman’s second best selling book, the previous book Every Spy a Prince co-authored with CBS anchor Dan Raviv, was on the Best Seller List of the New York Times for 15 weeks in 1991. Published in thirty countries, it was translated into ten languages. It was a best seller in Israel, Russia, Poland and several other countries. Melman has written six other books on terrorism and covert diplomacy and publishers articles in major international newspapers including the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and The Guardian. Yossi Melman is regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on Israel’s intelligence operations. His new non-fiction book The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran, written with Meir Javedanfar, was published in April 2007 by publishers Carroll and Graff and in paperback by Basic Books in February 2008.
NATHAN LEAN : Monster Mosques and Muslim Madness by Nathan Lean reflects the rising tide of Islamophobia sweeping through the United States and Europe. Lean takes us inside the minds of the "industry of Islamaphobia:" a well-orchestrated enterprise of conservative bloggers, right-wing talk show hosts, evangelical religious leaders, and politicians, united in their quest to exhume the ghosts of September 11th and convince their compatriots that Islam is the enemy. Uncovering their scare tactics, revealing their motives, and exposing the ideologies that drive their effective propaganda machine, Lean situates Islamophobia within a long history of national and international phobias and unravels the narrative of fear that has dominated discussions on Muslims and Islam. Nathan Lean is a scholar of Middle Eastern studies, international relations and political science. He is a presenter on the Middle East on many talk shows and has co-authored “Israel, Iran and the United States" (Praeger 2011) together with Jalil Roshandel.To be published by Pluto Press September 2012.
MICHAEL HILL : Michael Hill is a media trained journalist, a 20 year veteran public speaker and business entrepreneur. He regularly conducts business development and project management classes and he's also a contributor to the Washington Post and other mass media outlets. Cannibal Capitalism follows Michael Hill’s intellectual journey from losing a net worth of more than $40 million in the 2007-9 economic collapse to reassessing the operation of America’s capitalist system. To be published by John Wiley and Sons November 2011.
AMIR AHMAD : Islam: A Love Story of How Fundamentalism Stole My Mind, Broke My Heart, and Blogging Fed My Mystic Soul is the story of one man’s trouble relationship with his religion - from arranged marriage to unexpected love, to infidelity and then to the brink of irreconcilability and back. Amir Ahmad was born in war-ravaged Sudan and raised in Qatar, where he was taught in school in his neighborhood mosque that Islam was the one true faith, Jews and secularism were the sources of countless evils, Western women were generally immoral and promiscuous, and doubts about any of this were the voice of the devil. Amir's blog, "The Sudanese Thinker," has a huge following and has for two years won the World Blog Award. His memoir, Islam: A Love Story, has been sold to St. Martins Press to be published May 2013.
ROBERT EMMET HERNAN : Robert Hernan, until recently, served as Senior Counsel for Commissioner Initiatives for the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation. From 1988 - 2007, he was Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York serving as trial counsel for the State in major toxic waste cases, including the infamous Love Canal Case. His book This Borrowed Earth describes the worst 15 environmental disasters in the twentieth century published by Palgrave McMillan February 2010. Chinese rights sold to be published December 2011.
MARK FRANKO : Mark Franko is one of America’s most prolific writers on dance in the country. As well as being an award winning writer with numerous books and articles written on the subject of dance, he is an acclaimed choreographer and editor of Dance Research Journal. Martha Graham in Love and War, study of the life and choreography of Martha Graham between the war years from 1938 to 1953, to be published by Oxford University Press in October 2011. His book Dance As Text: Ideologies of the Baroque Body, Second Edition to be published by Oxford University Press in Spring 2012.
FRAN REISNER : Dogs of Central Park celebrates the vast number and variety of dogs that live and play in or near iconic Central Park in New York. Dogs of all shapes, sizes and breed are captured during every glorious season offered in Central Park, from classic to comedic portraiture. Fran Reisner is a multi-published photographer who has won numerous national and international awards. She has been honored with Photographic Master and Craftsman degrees. Published by Rizzoli Publishing in May 2011.
STACEY KANANEN and LISA BONNICE : Sink Or Swim by Stacey Kananen with Lisa Bonnice, is the true story of Stacey Kananen who together with her brother, survived decades of severe sexual and physical abuse (ducking bullets and knives) by her father. Ultimately, both parents were killed by her brother, Richard, and when Stacey agreed to testify against him, he turned on her and accused her of helping him with his crimes. On trial for her life in 2010, nationally televised by CNN’s “In Session”, Stacey was defended by Diana Tennis, an Orlando attorney famous for her role as legal analyst on Greta Van Sustern’s FOX News Show. She is to be included in a BBC documentary in 2012. To be published by The Berkeley Publishing Group October 2012.
KEN MCADAMS : Ken McAdams became a US Marine Officer during the Vietnam War and joined the famous “Black Sheep” Squadron. After the war he joined Pan Am and became the youngest division Chief Pilot in Pan Am history and became the personal pilot to Pan Am Founder, Juan Trippe and Charles Lindberg. He has broken 3 World Records and established one other. Ken McAdams has been writing all his life. Bon Courage is a charming narrative nonfiction telling the story of he and his new wife in their 60’s, embarking on their honeymoon to a charming peaceful village near Toulouse, France, where they find themselves buying a medieval house. Bon Courage recounts the trials and tribulations of renovating a house in a foreign country and not speaking the language.
MACK COLLIER : Mack Collier's fascinating book, Think Like a Rock Star: How to Create Marketing Strategies That Turn Customers Into Fans, will show companies how to create fiercely loyal customer advocates by applying the methods that Rock Stars use to connect with their fans. Mack Collier is a social media strategist, trainer and speaker specializing in helping companies better connect with their customers via social media. His clients range from small companies to Fortune 100 companies. Mack is a highly sought after public speaker and he founded and moderates Blogchat, the largest Twitter chat.
DAN ROTTENBERG : Award-winning editor, media critic, arts critic, financial journalist and chronicler of great American family dynasties. Author of nine published books, Dan Rottenberg has written more than 300 articles for magazines such as Town and Country, New York Times Magazine, Forbes, Civilization, Rolling Stone, and many others. His latest book, Death of a Gunfighter, a saga of the "Old West," uses the the forgotten Pony Express Enforcer Jack Slade(1831-1864) as prism to write about the opening of the West was published by Westholme Publishing in Autumn 2008. Death of a Gunfighter won the Wild West History of the Year Book Club Award in November 2009 and was published in paperback in February 2010. Dan Rottenberg’s latest book, The Albert M. Greenfield Biography, is the story of American business in the first half of the 20th Century describes the struggle of innovative European immigrants- primarily Jewish, Irish and Italian-for prosperity and social acceptance in the face of resistance from the Anglo-Saxon Protestant business elite. To be published by Temple University Press Spring 2013.
DR. LAWRENCE KAPLAN : Dr. Lawrence M. Kaplan has been with the Missile Defense Agency Historian since 2003. As Adjunct History Professor at Cameron University in Lawton Oklahoma, he taught European and American history. Dr. Kaplan's book, “Homer Lea: American Soldier of Fortune” is a fascinating in depth look at the enigmatic American adventurer, author and controversial geopolitical strategist, Homer Lea, who, in spite of the fact that he suffered debilitating health, became the trusted personal military advisor to Chinese revolutionary leader Dr Sun Yat-se during the 1911 Chinese Republican Revolution. Published by University Press of Kentucky Fall 2010.
Lawrence Kaplan's edited account written in 1905 by John Tidball, a distinguished artillery man who served through the Civil War in most of the major campaigns in the Eastern Theater, from the first battle of Bull Run through to the siege of Petersburg. The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-65 is a comprehensive overview and analysis of the U.S. Army’s field artillery service in the Civil War’s principal battles was published by Westholme Publishing in September 2011.
NANCY HEINZEN : In The Perfect Square: A History of Rittenhouse Square, Nancy Heinzen--a resident of Rittenhouse Square for over forty years and an activist committed to its preservation--provides the first full-length social history of this public urban space. Published in October 2009 by Temple University Press.
GRACE PUNDYK : Writer, editor, award-winning photographer, and author of 10 travel and photographic books, Grace Pundyk has traveled the world to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of the honey bees. This story of her journey is involving, surprising, occasionally disturbing and often very funny. The Honey Spinner published by Murdoch Books in Australia/New Zealand. U.S. Published by St. Martin's Press in October 2010 as The Honey Trail.
GAIL KASPER : Professional keynote and motivational speaker, trainer and television personality, Gail Kaspar has been chosen as an outstanding woman of 2008 based on her accomplishments and contributions to society by the ABI International Board of Review. Her latest book, Its Only Pee, Mom: 7 Easy Ways To Live A Stress Free Life From The World Of Apollo, her rescued Basset Hound, whose infinite wisdom, and her own personal stories, anecdotes, and a lot of research, Apollo and Gail lead readers down a path of self-discovery, putting worry and stress into perspective, and providing readers with the tools to live a healthier, happier lifestyle. This is Gail’s third book.
THOMAS GUEKEN : Thomas Gueken is a Danish music producer, a shrink, a business thinker, a management consultant, and a change and leadership expert who owned a Music-production company and a recording studio in Copenhagen for 6 years, has spent a decade studying future oriented companies, grappling with formerly unsolvable leadership challenges and facing down the familiar voices who say “who do you think you are coming in here and trying to change everything?” Rock N Roll Leadership in 2011 is a best selling book in Denmark with the message: there is another way to collaborate, work and live and the inspiration comes from - rock music.
LISA PETRILLI : Lisa Petrilli is Chief Executive Officer of C-Level Strategies, Inc. and is passionate about visionary leadership. She helps C-suite executives and emerging leaders create strong visions for their companies and for themselves Lisa has an MBA from Northwestern University in Marketing and International Business and a Bachelor’s Degree from Indiana University Honor’s College in Business. The Introvert Power Play helps introverts in the business world feel that they are not at a disadvantage. This book helps them to be highly successful in their careers and to reach top leadership positions explaining which steps to take that to elevate them to these positions while allowing them to be true to themselves, and to their introverted preferences, in the process.
HALI HELFGOTT : Hali Helfgott is an award winning journalist covering breaking news stories. She has written features and developed an award winning series of articles that prompted new state legislation in New Jersey. Her book of interviews on coaches, sports and media personalities, professional and college athletes was published by Hyperion Books in 2004. LA Dog Tails is a collection of interviews and photographs capturing the love affair famous Los Angelenos have with their four legged friends. Each story is a revelation of the profound bond that they share with their dogs and how that companionship helped them with their demanding careers.
DAN BROWN : Dan Brown was born in Philadelphia, but moved to New York to attend NYU Film School. In 2003, he became the first person ever to go directly from NYU to the New York City Teaching Fellows. His memoir, The Great Expectations School, is a searing account of that year in one of New york City's toughest elementary schools. It is a powerful, heartbreaking story that challenges the image of inner city schools and the children that populate them - a humanistic, humorous, and honest account by an accomplished young writer. Dan Brown's memoir, The Great Expectations School, was published in August 2007 by Arcade Publishing to high acclaim both in the New York Times and Newsweek. The paperback version was published in 2008.
DAVE WATERS WITH WILLIAM HARMENING : Moments in Courage is the most comprehensive collection of photographs of The Second World War, whichremains one of America’s tmost defining period. Those who that fought that war, as well as those who supported it with their labor back home, are now commonly referred to as “the greatest generation”. The book includes 700 high quality photos taken by or compiled by Staff Sergeant Louis A. Waters, father of the book’s author, and a Marine combat photographer who participated in a number of campaigns capturing these photos. William Harmening is a published author of numerous books and a professor of forensic psychology.
MAHANKIRN KHALSA : Mahankirn Khalsa was born into an Orlando ashram and began practicing Kundalini yoga before she was two years old. As a well known yoga instructor and healer, Mahankirn has studied with Yogi Bhajan and is a certified Kundalini yoga instructor and a healer to many celebrities in the film world of Los Angeles. Life Is Not Perfect-Or Is It? follows Mahankirnn as she finds the beauty within chaos, hope within pain, and happiness within herself despite life-threatening accidents, catastrophic loss, and incapacitating illness.
RON BROWN : Ron Brown, PhD, is an organizational/leadership consultant and executive coach, serving leaders and corporations in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Ron consults with top Fortune 500 companies, helping clients implement creative solutions for organizational and leadership development needs. He also speaks to audiences across the country on topics related to leadership and personal success while serving as an adjunct professor of Leadership Studies at Greenville College. Ron's book, The Courageous Life, which was published by Dreamtime Publishing in October 2008, helps the reader rediscover their dreams and then courageously step out to pursue those dreams.
ADAM SLUTSKY : Adam Slutsky is a journalist and writer, a car racer and collector, and a proficient poker player/gambler which has enabled him to write hundreds of published articles and has written numerous books on food, poker, car racing and entertainment. Don't Marry A Stripper is the advice given to him when he was 13 years old by his father together with "don’t play poker with anyone nicknamed after a power tool" and "don’t play dice in the basement of an Italian restaurant!" He did all three and when his ex wife/stripper filed for divorce and made him choose between the car he had lusted after since childhood and his two lovable Boston terriers he looked for books on advice to help him through his crisis and how to read the warning signs - this is that book!
JOHN COVENTRY : There’s nothing more intriguing than a true-life thriller, where the protagonist maneuvers through a world of high-stake drugs, espionage and terror. Along the way, he unwisely falls in love with a woman whose commitment to her cause is greater than the love she shares with him. I Was, I Am, I Will Be is a real life James Bond memoir and chronicles the life of a young British man who finds himself involved with the IRA and Baader Meinhof selling drugs and gun running in the 1980’s. Major film rights have been sold.
MESHAL AL_SABAH : Meshal Al_Sabah, a royal prince from a Middle East ruling family, a diplomat and journalist. Inspired by Barack Obama's philosophy and the objectives the US President sets out in his biographies, Meshal’s ultimate dream and driving force is the creation of a better world. The Family is a portrait of his family, but a metaphor, too, of the family of Muslim nations and the brotherhood of man.
JOHN GERASSI : Professor John Gerassi is the official biographer of Jean-Paul Sartre. A professor of politics at Queens College New York, he has had a long eminent career as a journalist editor, writer, and professor at various universities including the University of Paris, JFK Institute, Freie Universtat West Berlin, International Relations San Francisco, and University of California Sacramento. He is the author or editor of 10 books including The Boys of Boise, Fidel Castro, The Coming of the New International, The Great Fear In Latin America which sold 178,000 copies and scores of other articles and pamphlets published on both sides of the Atlantic. Talking with Sartre: Conversations and Debates published by Yale University Press in November of 2009, published in the UK in February 2010 and the French translation by Grasset in March 2011. The Spanish, Italian and Egyptian translations will be published in 2012.
AARON HASS : Aaron Hass has been a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine for over 25 years. He has written six books, which have been translated and published in 17 countries. In the Shadow of the Holocaust: The Second Generation was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Another book, The Aftermath: Living with the Holocaust was a Co-Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. Professor Hass’ most recent work, Doing the Right Thing: Cultivating your Moral Intelligence was a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award. His new book Inside Therapy is now available through Langtons International Agency.
DAVID ROSENBERG : David Rosenberg is an award winning American/Israeli Journalist living in Israel. In the Shadow of Death, deals with living with terrorism on a daily basis and what the United States can learn from taking Israel as a model. David Rosenberg has reported from Israel on business, economics and politics for Reuters, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Jerusalem Post and many others. He was Israeli Bureau Chief for Bloomberg This is his second book.
