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P.S. Literary Agency Rights Catalogue Fall 2011
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Rights Catalogue
Contact:
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CONTENTS
Debt-Free Forever by Gail Vaz-Oxlade (NF) .…………………………………..…… 2 Never Too Late by Gail Vaz-Oxlade (NF) .…………………………….…..………… 3 It’s Your Money by Gail Vaz-Oxlade (NF) .…………………………….…..………… 4 Money Rules by Gail Vaz-Oxlade (NF) .…………………………….…..…………… 5 Teaching by Gerry Dee (NF) .…………………………………....……..…………….. 6 Not Quite the Classics by Colin Mochrie (NF) .………....……..………………….. 7 The 10-Pound Shred by Tommy Europe (NF) .………………….……..…………… 8 Endangered by Pamela Beason (F) ……………….……………………………….….. 9 Bear Bait by Pamela Beason (F) ……………………………….………………….….. 10 Undercurrents by Pamela Beason (F) ………………………..………………….….. 11 What Burns Within by Sandra Ruttan (F) ……………………………………….….. 12 The Frailty of Flesh by Sandra Ruttan (F) ………………………………………….. 13 The Belongers by Mary Akers (F) …………………………………………………….. 14 Once Upon a Second Chance by Marian Vere (F) ……………………………….. 15 The Lightning Bugs by Deepika Agarwal (F) ……………………………………….. 16 The Takers by R.W. Ridley (F) ……………………………………………………….. 17 The Happiness Equation by Dr. Nick Powdthavee (NF) .………………….……… 18 The Road to Nuclear Armament by Al J. Venter (NF) ..……………….………….. 19 Jihad in Africa by Al J. Venter (NF) ..…………………………………….………….. 20 Barrel of a Gun by Al J. Venter (NF) ..……………….………………………………. 21 Gunship Ace by Al J. Venter (NF) ..………………………….…….…………………. 22 World Famous by David Tyreman (NF) .……………………………………………. 23 Outsourcing and Management by Dr. Thomas N. Tunstall (NF) .……………….. 24 Blackjack Secrets by Jay Moore (NF) .…………………………………….………… 25 The Most Powerful Blackjack Manual by Jay Moore (NF) .……………………… 26 Co-Agents………………………………………………………………………………… 27
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Non-fiction: Finance 70,000 Words / Finished book now available
Gail Vaz-Oxlade is the #1
bestselling author of Debt-
Free Forever and Never Too
Late. She is currently doling
out her no-nonsense approach
to finance as host of the
television shows Princess and
Til Debt Do Us Part, and is a
columnist for Chatelaine and
MoneySense.ca.
DEBT-FREE FOREVER: TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR MONEY AND YOUR LIFE
by Gail Vaz-Oxlade
#1 BESTSELLER IN CANADA
Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s brand of money management isn’t full of
tricks. There’s no hidden agenda. There’s no mystery. As Gail
says, “Money isn’t rocket science—it’s discipline.” Gail has
made it her life’s mission to make money management
something everyone can do. And she won’t take no for an
answer. Hers is a style that’s unique, with a voice that is
demanding, and an approach that is holistic.
Debt-Free Forever will help readers take responsibility for, and
control of, their money. Gail’s rules are simple: you can’t spend
money you don’t have, you must save something, and if you’re
in debt, you must get the albatross off your back. But Gail
knows following the rules can be tough. That’s why Debt-Free
Forever gives you a roadmap to getting out of the red in 36
months or less. By following Vaz-Oxlade’s detailed plans and
drawing on her unflagging faith in people’s ability to take
control, readers will reach the right destination: a debt-free life.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
PART 1: FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU STAND
Chapter 1: Analyze Your Spending
Chapter 2: Face Up to Your Debt
PART 2: MAKE A PLAN
Chapter 3: What Do You Really Want?
Chapter 4: Create a Budget That Balances
Chapter 5: Lose the Debt!
PART 3: CHANGE YOUR HABITS
Chapter 6: Make More Money
Chapter 7: Shop Consciously
PART 4: PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE
Chapter 8: Start Saving for the Long-Term
Chapter 9: Build an Emergency Fund
Chapter 10: Plan Like a Pessimist
Chapter 11: Cope When the Caca Hits the Fan
PART 5: STAY THE COURSE
Chapter 12: Stay Debt-Free
Conclusion: Take Control … Really!
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Non-fiction: Finance 70,000 Words / Finished book now available
Gail Vaz-Oxlade is the #1
bestselling author of Debt-
Free Forever and Never Too
Late. She is currently doling
out her no-nonsense approach
to finance as host of the
television shows Princess and
Til Debt Do Us Part, and is a
columnist for Chatelaine and
MoneySense.ca.
NEVER TOO LATE: TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR
RETIREMENT AND YOUR FUTURE
by Gail Vaz-Oxlade
CANADIAN BESTSELLER
We all know we should save for retirement, right? But we don't.
We're just not sure where to start . . . or when. Experts conjure
magic numbers and use complicated terminology. Do we really
need a million dollars? And if we don't have a snowball's
chance in hell of saving that much, should we even bother? No
expert, Gail included, should offer a one-size-fits-all solution,
which is why Never Too Late has concrete steps for developing
a plan that is right for YOU. Never Too Late is about cutting
through the crap, taking charge, and taking action to create the
future you want.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
PART 1: FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU ARE NOW
Chapter 1: Calculate Your Net Worth
Chapter 2: Determine Your Personal Savings Rate
Chapter 3: Decide If You’ll Have Enough
PART 2: DECIDE WHERE YOU WANT TO BE
Chapter 4: Forget What You’ve Been Taught
Chapter 5: Understand the Relationship Between Time and Money
Chapter 6: Figure Out How Much You’re Going to Save
PART 3: START! NOW!
Chapter 7: Find the Money
Chapter 8: Narrow Down Your Investment Options
Chapter 9: Execute Your Plan
Chapter 10: Monitor and Adjust
PART 4: PULL THE CHUTE
Chapter 11: Decide If You’re Ready
Chapter 12: Make It Happen
Chapter 13: Time to Walk the Talk
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Non-fiction: Finance 105,000 Words / Manuscript now available
Gail Vaz-Oxlade is the #1
bestselling author of Debt-
Free Forever and Never Too
Late. She is currently doling
out her no-nonsense approach
to finance as host of the
television shows Princess and
Til Debt Do Us Part, and is a
columnist for Chatelaine and
MoneySense.ca.
IT’S YOUR MONEY: BECOMING A WOMAN OF
INDEPENDENT MEANS by Gail Vaz-Oxlade
With everything she does, Gail Vaz-Oxlade focuses on putting
money in perspective and encouraging people to take control of
their money and their lives. But over the years, she’s found that
an astonishing number of smart, competent women are
relinquishing that control. It’s Your Money is designed to
inspire and inform them to take charge of their financial
destinies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Part One: Understand How You Feel about Your Money
1: Identify Your Money Personality
2: Work with Your Money Personality
Part Two: Build Your Financial Foundation
3: Setting Goals
4: Make a Spending Plan
5: Establish an Emergency Fund
6: Manage Your Money
7: Establish Your Credit Identity
8: Putting a Roof over Your Head
9: Set Up a Pay-Yourself-First Investment Plan
10: Manage Life’s Risks with Insurance
11: Taxes, Taxes, Taxes
12: Wills and Powers of Attorney
Part Three: Adapt Your Plan as Your Life Changes
13: When You Partner
14: When You Have a Baby
15: As You Approach Retirement
16: When You Retire
Part Four: Just in Case
17: Just in Case You Become the Sole Breadwinner
18: Just in Case You Lose Your Job
19: Just in Case You Divorce
20: Just in Case You Are Widowed
21: Just in Case You Must Care for Your Aging Parents
22: Just in Case You Become Disabled
Conclusion
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Non-fiction: Finance 90,000 Words / Manuscript available January-1-12
Gail Vaz-Oxlade is the #1
bestselling author of Debt-
Free Forever and Never Too
Late. She is currently doling
out her no-nonsense approach
to finance as host of the
television shows Princess and
Til Debt Do Us Part, and is a
columnist for Chatelaine and
MoneySense.ca.
MONEY RULES: IF YOU DON’T RULE YOUR
MONEY, YOUR MONEY WILL RULE YOU
by Gail Vaz-Oxlade
The book Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s fans have been waiting for: her
rules for a strong financial foundation. Both of Gail’s previous
books Debt-Free Forever and Never Too Late are books that
help readers solve problems in their financial life—how to get
out of debt, and how to plan for retirement. But Gail gets huge
amounts of fan feedback saying that her readers want to hear
more broadly on a wide range of financial topics, even if they
don’t have a specific problem to solve. They want a blueprint
for starting right, for checking in to make sure they’re where
they should be, and for making sure they’re maximizing every
hard-earned dollar. This is where Money Rules steps in. It will
be a series of essays of various lengths on everything under the
financial sun. From TFSAs to Gail jars, from emergency funds
to credit cards, spousal RRSPs to RESPs, Gail will provide
readers with her essential rules for making your money work
for you. It’ll be written with the now-classic Gail mix of tough
love and biting insight.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Coming soon…
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Non-fiction: Humour 80,000 Words / Proposal now available
Gerry Dee is one of the funniest
and most recognized comedians
in Canada. He performs over
150 shows a year to both the
public and corporate world.
He appeared on NBC's Last
Comic Standing 5 where he
finished in the top three. He can
also be seen weekly on The
Score with his very humourous
segment called Gerry Dee-
Sports Reporter.
In January 2012, Gerry's new
sitcom, Mr. D., will begin airing
on CBC.
TEACHING: IT’S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS
by Gerry Dee
Gerry Dee, an award winning Canadian comedian who
previously spent ten years as a teacher, will offer his hilarious
take on what really goes on behind closed doors of a classroom.
Like, how do teachers deal with questions they don't know the
answers to? How do teachers deal with students who are
smarter than they are? How do teachers deal with the hopelessly
and academically challenged students? How do they deal with
teaching hungover?
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction
Chapter 1: The Happy Substitute
Chapter 2: Teaching Hungover
Chapter 3: Cursing Back
Chapter 4: Teaching the Smart Kids
Chapter 5: Winging It
Chapter 6: Parent Teacher Interviews
Chapter 7: Getting Older
Chapter 8: The Best Liars in the World
Chapter 9: Former Students
Chapter 10: Different Types of Teachers
Chapter 11: Bachelor of Education....Blah Blah Blah
Chapter 12: Private vs. Public
Chapter 13: Marking
Chapter 14: Physical Education vs. Everyone
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Non-fiction: Humour 45,000 Words / Proposal now available
Colin Mochrie is one of Canada's
most internationally successful
comedians. Best known for his
work on Whose Line Is It Anyway?
he has become known as the
quick-witted master of
improvisation. He has been seen
on Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza,
She's The Mayor, Degrassi: The
Next Generation, The Kids in The
Hall, Getting Along Famously and
Almost Heroes, and is currently
filming a new show for ABC.
Colin lives in Toronto.
NOT QUITE THE CLASSICS by Colin Mochrie
From internationally recognized comedian Colin Mochrie
comes a collection of short stories where he rewrites modern
classics with comedic flair. Not Quite the Classics is the
outrageous literary spin-off of the Second City improv game:
First Line, Last Line. Colin takes the first line and last line from
classic books, poems and songs and recasts the story taking
them in directions that only he could.
See how Colin gives First Line, Last Line treatment to The Cat
in the Hat, Bohemian Rhapsody and Slaughterhouse-Five, with
the remaining chapters to spoof the likes of The Raven, Life of
Pi, Every Breath You Take, The Handmaid’s Tale, and I Still
Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.
Not Quite the Classics is where improv meets literary comedy
from one of the most recognizable sketch comedians on TV
today.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Coming soon…
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Non-fiction: Health & Fitness 70,000 Words / Finished book now available
Tommy Europe is one of
North America’s most sought-
after personal trainers. His
shows, The Last 10 Pounds
Bootcamp and Bulging Brides,
reach millions of viewers each
week. Before becoming a
personal trainer, Tommy was
a two-time all-star in the CFL.
He had an eleven-year
football career, which also
included winning a Grey Cup
and a stint with the NFL’s
New Orleans Saints.
THE 10-POUND SHRED: FROM FLAB TO FIT
IN 4 WEEKS by Tommy Europe
In just thirty-one days, Tommy will take readers from flab to
fit, shedding ten pounds or more in the process. Each day has
complete, easy-to-understand exercise instructions with step-
by-step pictures, so that there’s no complicated flipping around
to figure out what you need to be doing -- and no free breaks,
either! Combined with these exercises is a nutritious yet
flexible meal plan designed to help readers set a new, lifelong
plan of healthy eating. And through it all, Tommy’s there with
his signature blend of drill sergeant and inspiring friend,
pushing readers to reach higher, go faster and shred a little
harder.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction
Chapter 1: Day 1: Planning for Success
Chapter 2: Day 2: HITZ Resistance #1
Chapter 3: Day 3: HITZ Cardio #1
Chapter 4: Day 4: HITZ Resistance #2
Chapter 5: Day 5: HITZ Cardio #2
Chapter 6: Day 6: HITZ Resistance #3
Chapter 7: Day 7: Nutrition Advice
Chapter 8: Day 8: Motivation Day!
Chapter 9: Day 9: HITZ Resistance #4
Chapter 10: Day 10: HITZ Cardio #3
Chapter 11: Day 11: HITZ Resistance #5
Chapter 12: Day 12: HITZ Cardio #4
Chapter 13: Day 13: HITZ Resistance #6
Chapter 14: Day 14: Motivation Day!
Chapter 15: Day 15: Midpoint Weigh-In
Chapter 16: Day 16: HITZ Resistance #7
Chapter 17: Day 17: HITZ Cardio #5
Chapter 18: Day 18: HITZ Resistance #8
Chapter 19: Day 19: HITZ Cardio #6
Chapter 20: Day 20: HITZ Resistance #9
Chapter 21: Day 21: Active Rest
Chapter 22: Day 22: Motivation Day!
Chapter 23: Day 23: HITZ Resistance #10
Chapter 24: Day 24: HITZ Cardio #7
Chapter 25: Day 25: HITZ Resistance #11
Chapter 26: Day 26: HITZ Cardio #8
Chapter 27: Day 27: HITZ Resistance #12
Chapter 28: Day 28: HITZ Cardio Workshop
Chapter 29: Day 29: HITZ Resistance Training Workshop
Chapter 30: Day 30: Nutrition Workshop
Chapter 31: Day 31: Results Day
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Fiction: Mystery/Crime 90,000 Words / Finished book now available
Pamela Beason’s work has
been awarded numerous
prizes including the RWA’s
coveted Daphne du Maurier
Award taking the grand prize
among hundreds of novels in
the Unpublished Division.
Although new to fiction, Pam
is an experienced author. She
has published several
nonfiction books and worked
for many years as a writer
and editor of multimedia
products. She is also a trained
private investigator and has
worked as an investigator of
criminal cases.
ENDANGERED by Pamela Beason
A Summer Westin Mystery Series #1
Meet wildlife biologist and writer Summer “Sam” Westin,
whose dream of saving the cougars is complicated when a boy
vanishes from a campground in Utah…
A child has gone missing, and Sam Westin knows it’s her fault.
She nudged the boy down a dark path toward a man she
presumed was his father. Now there’s a media campaign
targeting the cougars she helped rehabilitate and release a year
ago, blaming them for the boy’s disappearance. It’s only when
FBI Special Agent Chase Perez joins the case that human
suspects are considered.
Clues lead Sam and Chase to the high country, where they
comb the rocky canyons for evidence of the boy and for the one
man who may be a vital witness. But as hours pass, and the
media frenzy escalates, Sam fears they won’t uncover the truth
in time to save both the boy and the big cats…
“White-knuckle suspense. You may not want to read this book if you plan to go camping.”
--C.J. Box, New York Times Bestselling Author of Cold Wind
"Fast-paced, complex, and suspenseful, Pamela Beason's Endangered will keep you reading well into the night!"
--P. J. Alderman, Author of the Port Chatham Mystery Series
“Pamela Beason is a bright new star in the world of wildlife thrillers. Beason’s knowledge and love of the outdoors is finely etched in her protagonist, Sam Westin. The story lingered with me long after I finished the book. I look forward to many more adventures.”
--Jessica Speart, Author of Winged Obsession and the Rachel Porter Mystery Series
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Fiction: Mystery/Crime 95,000 Words / Manuscript now available
Pamela Beason’s work has
been awarded numerous
prizes including the RWA’s
coveted Daphne du Maurier
Award taking the grand prize
among hundreds of novels in
the Unpublished Division.
Although new to fiction, Pam
is an experienced author. She
has published several
nonfiction books and worked
for many years as a writer
and editor of multimedia
products. She is also a trained
private investigator and has
worked as an investigator of
criminal cases.
BEAR BAIT by Pamela Beason
A Summer Westin Mystery Series #2
Writer Sam Westin, originally trained as a wildlife biologist,
finally gets her opportunity to play park ranger on a three-
month-contract in Olympic National Park. When an explosion
and forest fire result in the discovery of a critically injured girl,
Sam must wade through a perplexing morass of clues that first
point toward illegal hunting and mining, and finally to a plan
for her own spectacular murder by a group out to teach the U.S.
government a deadly lesson.
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Fiction: Mystery/Crime 95,000 Words / Partial manuscript now available
Pamela Beason’s work has
been awarded numerous
prizes including the RWA’s
coveted Daphne du Maurier
Award taking the grand prize
among hundreds of novels in
the Unpublished Division.
Although new to fiction, Pam
is an experienced author. She
has published several
nonfiction books and worked
for many years as a writer
and editor of multimedia
products. She is also a trained
private investigator and has
worked as an investigator of
criminal cases.
UNDERCURRENTS
by Pamela Beason
A Summer Westin Mystery Series #3
When the Ecuadorian police seize her passport after the death
of her marine biologist partner in the Galapagos Islands,
wildlife writer and newly certified scuba diver Sam Westin is
stuck in more ways than one. She has no choice but to complete
her underwater survey alone as she tries to unmask the enemy
in a land where she doesn’t understand the language or the
forces that are clearly out to get her.
"…smart, sassy and sophisticated.”
- James W. Hall, Bestselling Author
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Fiction: Mystery/Crime 110,000 Words / Finished book now available
Described as “one of crime
fiction's hot new voices” by
Rick Mofina, Sandra
Ruttan’s short stories have
appeared in Out of the Gutter,
Crimespree Magazine, Pulp
Pusher, Demolition and The
Cynic. The editor of
Spinetingler Magazine, Ruttan
had her first newspaper
column at the age of thirteen,
and is also a reviewer and
interviewer.
WHAT BURNS WITHIN by Sandra Ruttan
The Nolan, Hart & Tain Series #1
One year ago, a brutal case almost destroyed three cops. Since
then they’ve lost touch with one another, avoiding painful
memories, content to go their own ways. Now Nolan is after a
serial rapist. Hart is working on a string of arsons. And Tain has
been assigned a series of child abductions, a case all too similar
to that one. But when the body of one of the abduction victims
is found at the site of one of the arsons, it starts to look like
maybe these cases are connected after all...
“Ruttan has a spellbinding style.”
--Clive Cussler, NY Times Bestselling Author "A totally mesmerizing narrative and a plot that burns off the page."
--Ken Bruen, Shamus Award-Winning Author of The Guards
“What Burns Within is a non-stop chiller of a mystery that keeps you turning the pages."
--Gregg Olsen, NY Times Bestselling Author of A Wicked Snow
“Ruttan manages to keep multiple leads and seconds on the same page admirably: she doesn't drop too many clues in their laps or allow the tension to flag. ...the straight proceduralism from Ruttan serves the story well through the rewarding climax."
--Publishers Weekly
"Promising talent Ruttan sets her gritty new detective series in Vancouver. It has a hard-edged feel and intriguing characters. ...this is a good start to an intriguing series."
--Romantic Times Book Review
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Fiction: Mystery/Crime 100,000 Words / Finished book now available
Described as “one of crime
fiction's hot new voices” by
Rick Mofina, Sandra
Ruttan’s short stories have
appeared in Out of the Gutter,
Crimespree Magazine, Pulp
Pusher, Demolition and The
Cynic. The editor of
Spinetingler Magazine, Ruttan
had her first newspaper
column at the age of thirteen,
and is also a reviewer and
interviewer.
THE FRAILTY OF FLESH by Sandra Ruttan
The Nolan, Hart & Tain Series #2
The police got the call: A four-year-old boy had been found
beaten to death in the park. But almost as soon as Hart and Tain
arrived at the scene, the case took a strange turn. They found
the victim’s brother hiding in the woods nearby. He said he saw
the whole thing and claims his older sister is the killer. And
she’s missing…. When the boy’s father is notified that his son
is dead, his first response is to hire a high-powered attorney,
who seems determined to create every legal roadblock he can
for Hart and Tain. So now the search is on for the missing girl.
But the clock is ticking, and the case is about to get even
stranger.
"…it moved me in ways I didn't even know I felt." --Ken Bruen, Author of Ammunition
“Sandra Ruttan writes with passion and honesty about every parent’s worst nightmare and the result is an emotionally wrenching experience.”
--Sean Chercover, Author of Trigger City and Big City, Bad Blood
"Brave, dark and utterly convincing, The Frailty of Flesh is guaranteed to break the hardest of hearts. An absorbing read."
--Allan Guthrie, Award-Winning Author of Hard Man
"The Frailty of Flesh is not only one of the best procedural thrillers I've read in a long time... but the ending knocked me right out of my seat. Ruttan captures the nature of crime in a way few thriller writers ever manage... this is vivid, impressive, gut-wrenching stuff."
--Russel D McLean, Crime Scene Scotland
“…a terrific plot.”
- -The Globe and Mail
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Fiction: Women’s Fiction 83,000 Words / Manuscript now available
Mary Akers is the author of
IPPY award-winning Women Up
On Blocks and co-author of
Radical Gratitude and other life
lessons learned in Siberia. She
is editor-in-chief of the online
journal r.kv.r.y., thrice awarded
a Bread Loaf work-study
scholarship, published in seven
countries, and translated into
four languages. Her fiction,
poetry and non-fiction have
appeared in a number of
international journals and she
frequently writes fiction that
focuses on the intersections
between art and science,
including such topics as diverse
and timely as the environmental
movement and the struggle for
human and animal rights.
THE BELONGERS by Mary Akers
In the summer of 1992, desperate to escape a bad marriage and
protect her young daughter, Darcy Keenan packs a suitcase and
steals away on the family boat, setting her compass for a small
Caribbean island. But life on the run is hard in an impoverished
community and controversy surrounds her work at the marine
ecology school after someone deliberately pollutes the drinking
water and an unknown sickness takes hold of the students. As a
hurricane bears down on the island, threatening the limits of her
endurance, neither Darcy's friendship with the other castaways
nor the romantic attention of a co-worker can save her from
facing the collision of her past and her present. In a taut and
impassioned tale, The Belongers explores the question of how
long we can hold on to the secrets of our past and what we risk
to save the ones we love.
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Fiction: Women’s Fiction 75,000 Words / Manuscript now available
A true debut author, Marian
Vere is 27 years old and lives
in Chicago with her husband
and two daughters.
ONCE UPON A SECOND CHANCE
by Marian Vere
Once Upon a Second Chance is a contemporary retelling of
Jane Austen’s Persuasion.
Julia’s life seemed to be falling perfectly into place. She had
burgeoning job prospects in the finance industry, an exciting
life in New York City, and a wonderful fiancé, Nick Kerkley,
who she was totally in love with. Nick however, while being
completely devoted to Julia, did not have the career potential or
financial stability to be worthy of someone like her—or at least
that’s what she came to convince herself. Hesitantly, Julia
ended the relationship, forcing herself to believe it would all be
for the best. Little did she know, that one decision would lead
both their lives to spiral away from each other, only to converge
again.
What happens to your fairytale when you let someone else
wave the magic wand? Will your dreams of love and
enchantment still come true, or will your ‘happily ever after’
pass by without you?
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Fiction: Literary 79,000 Words / Manuscript now available
Deepika Agarwal has a
bachelor’s degree in
journalism and business and a
master’s degree in business.
She currently works in
Business Intelligence, and will
be attending Harvard this fall
for a second master’s degree
in Public Health.
THE LIGHTNING BUGS by Deepika Agarwal
The Lightning Bugs is a debut literary novel that unravels the
lives, hopes and dreams of two writers as they sway from the
philosophical contemplation of life and meaning to testing the
mettle of their destinies.
The Lightning Bugs explores the truth and expectations behind
originality in literature when Karin Matthews-Roy takes a
research assistant job to India’s most renowned and reclusive
writer, Jehangir Majumdar. Karin, a recent college graduate and
aspiring writer, walks into Jeh’s life in hopes of becoming his
protégée but unwittingly becomes an active accomplice to his
plagiarism and a passive spectator to his menagerie of
insecurities and hopeless tendencies. Set in America and India
from the 1970s to 1990s the story recalls vignettes of Karin and
Jeh’s lives together and apart as we watch the determined turn
fatalistic and the fatalistic draw the line between right and
wrong in literature and life.
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Fiction: Young Adult 68,000 Words / Manuscript now available
R.W. Ridley is the winner of
both the 2006 and 2007
Independent Publisher Book
Award (IPPY) in Horror, as
well as the Writer's Digest
15th Annual International
Self-Published Book Award in
the Middle Grade Reader/
Young Adult category. He
was a finalist in two
categories in the 2007
Foreword Magazine Book of
the Year award and was a
2003 semi-finalist in the
Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl
Fellowship in Screenwriting.
THE TAKERS by R.W. Ridley
First title in the proposed Storytellers Series
Sixteen-year-old Oz Griffin awakens from a long illness to find
the world under attack by the Takers; a vicious race of monsters
brought to life by a comic book. Oz discovers that his character
flaws ignited the siege and assembles a ragtag group of
survivors to battle the beasts. With the fate of the planet in his
hands, is Oz brave enough to choose the Warrior’s path?
"... recalls Stephen King's The Stand and L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz."
–-Kirkus Discoveries “R.W. Ridley is a gifted storyteller…He has that Stephen King quality…”
–-Midwest Book Review
2006 & 2007 IPPY Award Winner
Winner of the Writer's Digest 15th Annual International Self-Published Book Award in the
Middle Grade Reader/Young Adult category
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Non-fiction: Science / Economics 60,000 Words / Finished book now available
Dr. Powdthavee is a
researcher in applied
microeconometrics, happiness
data, health economics, labour
economics, experimental and
behavioural economics at the
Department of Economics,
Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore.
Discussions of his work have
appeared in over 50 major
international newspapers in
the past five years, including
the New York Times and the
Guardian, as well as on TV
including Channel 5 News
and The Wright Stuff.
THE HAPPINESS EQUATION: THE SURPRISING
ECONOMICS OF OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET
by Dr. Nattavudh (Nick) Powdthavee Everybody wants to be happy. But how much happiness –
precisely – will each life choice bring? Should I get married?
Am I really going be as elated after having children? How can
we decide not only which choice is better for us, but how much
is it better for us?
The Happiness Equation brings to a general readership for the
first time the new science of the economics of happiness.
It describes how we can quantify emotional reactions to
different life experiences and present them in ways we can
understand and relate to. How, for instance, price tags can be
put on what cannot be bought or sold in the market – such as
marriage, friendship, or even death – so that we can
objectively rank them in order of preferences. It also explains
why some things matter more to our happiness than others
(like why seeing friends is worth more than a Ferrari) whilst
others are worth almost nothing (like having children).
"This intelligent and entertaining book shows how the scientific study of happiness is changing the field of economics - and the world!" --Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and author of Stumbling on Happiness
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: The Pursuit
Chapter 2: Happiness – What’s Science Got to Do with It?
Chapter 3: Money Can’t Buy Me Love, But Can It Buy Me Happiness?
Chapter 4: The Price of What Money Can’t Buy: Part 1
Chapter 5: The Price of What Money Can’t Buy: Part 11
Chapter 6: Does Time Really Heal All Wounds?
Chapter 7: Just As Long As I’m Not the Only One
Chapter 8: Focusing Illusions
Chapter 9: Why Should We Be Happy?
Chapter 10: Who Gets To Decide?
Chapter 11: And The Funny Thing Is?
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Non-fiction: Current Affairs 100,000 Words / Manuscript coming soon
Al J. Venter is an
internationally recognized
journalist who is considered
an authority on the subjects of
terrorism and weapons of
mass destruction in Africa and
the Middle East. He
contributes regularly to
publications by Jane’s
Information Group, and has
authored over twenty books
including: Iran’s Nuclear
Option (Casemate 2005), War
Dog (Casemate 2006) and
Allah's Bomb (Lyons Press
2007)
THE ROAD TO NUCLEAR ARMAMENT:
THE THIRD-WORLD THREAT by Al J. Venter
According to Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, the director general
emeritus of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there are
currently more than thirty countries worldwide experimenting
with one form or another of nuclear weapons research, the
majority of them doing so clandestinely. In the Middle East,
countries that are known to have been involved in such research
include Iran, Syria, Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. To
this list may be added, outside the region, Pakistan, India,
Burma (Myanmar), and North Korea. And since the early
1980s, al Qaeda has been making concerted efforts to acquire
nuclear prowess, to the extent that it has launched a succession
of instructional Web sites on building nuclear weapons.
Clearly, the prospect of various unstable nations with
conflicting political and ideological agendas or radical terrorist
groups acquiring nuclear weapons is a potential crisis like none
other in history. What is the extent of the threat and what can be
done to stop nuclear proliferation?
Veteran journalist Al J. Venter, a former military correspondent
for Jane’s Information Group in Britain, provides a thorough
overview of the state of nuclear armament in this revealing and
disturbing investigation.
Besides providing a great deal of new information, Venter
illustrates his points with photographs, diagrams, and sketches
never published before in the West. With the intrigue of a Tom
Clancy novel, yet completely factual, this sobering glimpse into
a dangerous underworld will keep readers fascinated and on the
edge of their seats.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Non-fiction: Current Affairs 100,000 Words / Manuscript coming soon
Al J. Venter is an
internationally recognized
journalist who is considered
an authority on the subjects of
terrorism and weapons of
mass destruction in Africa and
the Middle East. He
contributes regularly to
publications by Jane’s
Information Group, and has
authored over twenty books
including: Iran’s Nuclear
Option (Casemate 2005), War
Dog (Casemate 2006) and
Allah's Bomb (Lyons Press
2007)
JIHAD IN AFRICA: THE RISE OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISM ON A
VOLATILE CONTINENT by Al J. Venter
with Jerome M. Conley
While the international media and most of the public focus on
Islamist terrorism in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Middle
East, little attention is given to Africa. In fact, revolutionary
Muslim groups have made significant strides throughout vast
swaths of Africa.
In this eye-opening account of Islamic extremism in this often
neglected continent, Al Venter, a former military correspondent
for Jane’s Information Group in Britain, and national security
consultant Jerome M. Conley present a sobering overview of
the dangerous trends in many volatile regions of Africa. Based
on firsthand research, the authors describe the motley groups of
like-minded Muslim militants who intend to change not only
the political face of the African continent but history as well.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Non-fiction: Memoir 100,000 Words / Finished book now available
Al J. Venter has been an
international news
correspondent for nearly forty
years, primarily for the Jane’s
Information Group. He has
also contributed to, among
others, BBC, NBC News
(New York) and Britain's
Daily Express and Sunday
Express. Venter has authored
over twenty books and
produced documentary films
on the subjects from the wars
in Africa and Afghanistan to
shark hunting.
BARREL OF A GUN: A WAR CORRESPONDENT'S
MISSPENT MOMENTS IN COMBAT by Al J. Venter
Barrel of a Gun is a fascinating memoir of a journalist,
filmmaker, and just plain raconteur who has made a career of
examining warfare—on the ground and as the bullets are flying.
While the average citizen is aware of violent conflicts broiling
all around the globe, Al J. Venter—from some strange
compulsion unexplainable even by him—has felt the need to
see them all in person, preferably at the center of the action.
Born in South Africa, Venter has found no shortage of horrific
battles on his own continent, from Rhodesia to Biafra, and
Angola to Somalia. He has ridden with the legendary merc
group Executive Outcomes, flown with the Selous Scouts on
their “bounty hunts,’ and traipsed the jungles with both
guerrillas and national troops under whichever strongman in the
country then held power. During Sierra Leone’s civil war he
flew in the government’s lone Mi-24 Hind gunship as it blasted
apart rebel villages and convoys, his complaint being that the
Soviet-made craft leaked when it rained.
In the Mideast he went into southern Lebanon with the invading
Israeli army, and at one point was held prisoner by Hezbollah.
Curious about the other side of the hill, he joined up with
General Aoun’s Christian militias while that conflict was at its
height. Touching down in Croatia during the Balkan wars, and
in Congo during their perpetual one, as well as the Uganda of
Idi Amin, Venter never lost his lust for action, even as he
sometimes had to put down his camera or notebook to pick up
an AK-47.
In his journeys, Venter associated with an array of similarly
daring soldiers and journalists, from “Mad Mike” Hoare to
Danny Pearl, as well as elite soldiers from around the world,
many of whom, he sadly relates, never emerged from the war
zones they entered. The creator of countless documentaries and
books, from warfare to shark diving to nuclear proliferation, Al
Venter has here offered the reader his own personal combat
experiences, in all their multi-faceted fascination.
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Non-fiction: Biography 100,000 Words / Manuscript now available
Al J. Venter has been an
international news
correspondent for nearly forty
years, primarily for the Jane’s
Information Group. He has
also contributed to, among
others, BBC, NBC News
(New York) and Britain's
Daily Express and Sunday
Express. Venter has authored
over twenty books and
produced documentary films
on the subjects from the wars
in Africa and Afghanistan to
shark hunting.
GUNSHIP ACE: THE WARS OF NEALL ELLIS,
HELICOPTER PILOT AND MERCENARY
by Al J. Venter
A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action
throughout the region from the 1970s on, Neall Ellis is the
best-known mercenary combat aviator alive. Apart from
flying Alouette helicopter gunships in Angola, he has fought in
the Balkan War (for Islamic forces), tried to resuscitate
Mobutu's ailing air force during his final days ruling the Congo,
flew Mi-8s for Executive Outcomes, and thereafter an Mi-8
fondly dubbed 'Bokkie' for Colonel Tim Spicer in Sierra Leone.
Finally, with a pair of aging Mi-24 Hinds, Ellis ran the Air
Wing out of Aberdeen Barracks in the war against Sankoh's
vicious RUF rebels. For the past two years, as a "civilian
contractor," Ellis has been flying helicopter support missions in
Afghanistan, where, he reckons, he has had more close shaves
than in his entire previous four-decades put together.
Twice, single-handedly (and without a co-pilot), he turned the
enemy back from the gates of Freetown, effectively preventing
the rebels from overrunning Sierra Leone's capital-once in the
middle of the night without the benefit of night vision goggles.
Nellis (as his friends call him) was also the first mercenary to
work hand-in-glove with British ground and air assets in a
modern guerrilla war. In Sierra Leone, Ellis' Mi-24 ("it leaked
when it rained") played a seminal role in rescuing the 11 British
soldiers who had been taken hostage by the so-called West Side
Boys.
Al Venter, the author of War Dog and other acclaimed titles,
accompanied Nellis on some of these missions. This book
describes the full career of this storied aerial warrior, from the
bush and jungles of Africa to the forests of the Balkans and the
merciless mountains of today's Afghanistan. Along the way the
reader encounters a multi-ethnic array of enemies ranging from
ideological to cold-blooded to pure evil, as well as examples of
incredible heroism for hire.
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Non-fiction: Business 70,000 Words / Finished book now available
David Tyreman has helped
differentiate and develop brand
identity for some of the best-
known companies in the world,
including Polo Ralph Lauren,
Nike, Banana Republic, Tommy
Hilfiger, and Disney. He has
been featured on CNN, the Wall
Street Journal, and many other
TV shows, magazines, and
newspapers. He lives in
Honolulu, Hawaii.
WORLD FAMOUS: HOW TO GIVE YOUR
BUSINESS A KICK-ASS BRAND IDENTITY
by David Tyreman
Great fortune awaits those who dare stand out from the crowd,
approach their market differently and engage customers in
unique and authentic ways. World Famous spotlights why many
businesses fail to make the leap remaining unknown to a vast
marketplace that would buy if only it were inspired. Discover
the great wealth and opportunity that exists by simply applying
the principles revealed in this book. With smart insight and
illuminating anecdotes Author David Tyreman presents the 5
simple steps between you and a world compelled to do business
with you.
“Positively compelling… tremendously rewarding”
--Hap Klopp, Founder, The North Face
“As a business how-to World Famous is first rate, packed with unique approaches to the question: how to stand out as the obvious choice?”
--Stephen Mannello, VP Global Brand Development,
Polo Ralph Lauren
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Obvious Choice
Chapter 2: Step One – Dare!
Chapter 3: Dare to Stand Up and Be Counted
Chapter 4: Dare to Stand Out
Chapter 5: Dare To Be Authentically Different Step One Summary: Dare!
Chapter 6: Step Two - Discover The Power of
The Super-Niche
Chapter 7: The Secret to Why People Buy
Chapter 8: Demographics in Ten Minutes or
Less
Chapter 9: Psychographics - Breathing Life into Your Brand
Chapter 10: Putting it All Together
Step Two Summary: The Power of the Super-
Niche
Chapter 11: Step Three – A Defined
Differentiation Chapter 12: What Business Are You Really In?
Chapter 13: What Are The Personality,
Attitude & Values of your Brand
Identity?
Chapter 14: Three Essential, Powerful, Earth-
Shattering Words
Chapter 15: Creating Your Own 3D Brand
Identity
Chapter 16: Brainstorm Guidelines - How to
Get Your Words
Chapter 17: Active List
Chapter 18: Organize, Rank, and Review Chapter 19: The Test Drive
Chapter 20: The Playground of Your Brand
Chapter 21: Declaring the Promise of Your
Brand
Step Three Summary: Differentiation, The
Secret Weapon
Chapter 22: Step Four – Adding Value Chapter 23: A Problem is a Golden
Opportunity
Chapter 24: The Bitch Session
Step Four Summary: Adding Value
Chapter 25: Step Five – Ready, Set, Engage!
Chapter 26: Exercise – Putting it All Together Chapter 27: Engaging Experiences
Chapter 28: Touch the World
Chapter 29: Business Ergonomics
Chapter 30: Zone-Out Zones
Chapter 31: The Rules of Engagement
Step Five Summary: Ready, Set, Engage!
Onward!
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Non-fiction: Business 80,000 Words / Finished book now available
Dr. Thomas N. Tunstall is
currently co-chair for the Dallas
Chapter of the International
Association of Outsourcing
Professionals (IAOP) and a
former senior manager with
BearingPoint (KPMG
Consulting), a leading
international consulting firm.
He has extensive international
experience and is well versed in
issues involving public policy
and economic development.
OUTSOURCING AND MANAGEMENT: WHY THE
MARKET BENCHMARK WILL TOPPLE OLD SCHOOL MANAGEMENT STYLES
by Thomas N. Tunstall, Ph.D
Outsourcing and Management shows how the next generation
of executives will employ outsourcing, systematic thinking,
disciplined management, and effective use of technology to
redefine organizational structure and drive performance to new
levels. Too many executives still fail to grasp how the
organizational whole becomes greater than the sum of its
individual parts. Layers of bureaucracy, dysfunctional behavior,
and simple inertia continue to impose a drag on organizational
performance at all levels. Outsourcing and Management
identifies and defines important new economy organizational
dysfunctions -- the Moving-Target Theory of Management,
Internal Monopoly, the Bozo-CEO, and the Stream-of-
Consciousness Manager -- all of which are destined for the
scrapheap.
“One of the most extensive reviews of organizational management and the outsourcing movement.”
--John Holloran President, Axis Leadership Group, LLC
“It is essential reading for the managers of tomorrow's networked organizations.”
--Professor Don McCubbrey, University of Denver
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1. The High Level Framework
Chapter 2. Governance Options
Chapter 3. Organizations Over Time
Chapter 4. The Black Box Exposed
Chapter 5. External Governance
Chapter 6. The Global Perspective
Chapter 7. Management Style
Chapter 8. New Rules For Governance
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Non-fiction: How-To 25,000 Words / Finished book now available
Jay Moore is the author of
The Most Powerful Blackjack
Manual and Blackjack
Secrets. In his books, Jay
demonstrates how to become
a part of the less than 5% of
players who leave the casino
as winners, and have fun
doing it. Jay is an
accomplished math teacher
and architect, who has played
winning blackjack for over 30
years.
BLACKJACK SECRETS: A HANDBOOK FOR
BEGINNERS by Jay Moore
The result of thirty years experience playing and winning, Jay
Moore's new book, Blackjack Secrets offers rules that are of
deciding importance in everyday play. Even if you don't know
anything else about blackjack, follow these tips and your game
will improve! Know when to stand, when to hit, when to
double, and when to split. Casino blackjack is a huge amount of
fun-even more so when you have the confidence that will come
with knowing the "secrets" of an experienced gambler.
Discover the key to keep the cash flowing in and the good times
rolling with Blackjack Secrets.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction
THEORY (To Learn at Home)
1/ You Have to Know the OBJECT OF THE GAME
2/ You Should Know Why to STAND-HIT-DOUBLE-SPLIT
3/ Don’t Make the BIGGEST MISTAKE
4/ Remember What the WINNING HAND Is
5/ Learn What You Can EXPECT from the Game
6/ You Have to Have Adequate BANKROLL
BEFORE SITTING DOWN TO THE TABLE
7/ Be READY to Play
8/ The CROWDED CASINO Is Not for You
9/ CHARTING a Table: Why It’s Important
10/ You Must Develop SELF-CONTROL
PLAYING AT THE TABLE
11/ Go with the STREAK
12/ Don’t Worry about OTHERS AT THE TABLE
13/ Don’t Play Any SIDE BETS (Including Insurance)
14/ Should You Go for the BIG WIN?
15/ Don’t Forget to QUIT on Time
ODDS & ENDS
16/ Instead of “YOU NEVER KNOW,” Use “YOU ALWAYS KNOW”
17/ You Don’t Need a CREDIT CARD in the Casino
18/ How to Get COMPS
19/ A Few Good Secrets for the ROOKIES
20/ How to Play the “Dangerous” ONLINE Casinos
21/ Miscellaneous (Luck, Myths, Card Counting, Well-Balanced, Stories)
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Non-fiction: How-To 65,000 Words / Finished book now available
Jay Moore is the author of
The Most Powerful Blackjack
Manual and Blackjack
Secrets. In his books, Jay
demonstrates how to become
a part of the less than 5% of
players who leave the casino
as winners, and have fun
doing it. Jay is an
accomplished math teacher
and architect, who has played
winning blackjack for over 30
years.
THE MOST POWERFUL BLACKJACK MANUAL:
A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR BOTH BEGINNERS AND EXPERIENCED PLAYERS
by Jay Moore
Any book can teach the rules and basic plays of blackjack, but
only this one offers real insight into the mental game –
particularly the winning combination of analytical thinking,
self-discipline, and cool decision-making that will give you an
immediate edge at the table.
“...the perfect "how to" manual for aspiring Blackjack players.”
“...a "must read" for anyone seeking to make their fortune...”
"A virtually complete instructional guide and reference.” --Midwest Book Review
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction
Chapter 1. (How) the Game of Blackjack (Is Played)
Chapter 2. What Can We Expect from the Game?
Chapter 3. How to Play the Game (The Basic Strategy)
Chapter 4. Betting Methods – Betting Series
Chapter 5. My Method: Delayed and Up
Chapter 6. When to Quit
Chapter 7. Money Management - Bankroll
Chapter 8. How to Control Your Game
Chapter 9. Keep Records
Chapter 10. Miscellaneous
Chapter 11. How to Control Yourself
Chapter 12. What (Else) Makes a Good Player a Winner
Chapter 13. How to Turn This Book Into a Winning Weapon
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